Ep 271: Stacey on the Bulls top Front Office picks, Ayo dropping 43 points, and the 2026 NBA Draft

Well, I know that you're trying to power through and the Bulls are trying to power through.

It sounded more and more like they want to get that head of basketball operations named before the annual scouting combine, which starts in Chicago the weekend of Mother's Day, which only gives you a little over a week to get this done.

We heard today a report of a new finalist in the search.

His name is Dave Lewin.

He's a 39-year-old assistant general manager with the Boston Celtics working under Brad Stevens.

And Stacey, I know you said you should always tap into the best organizations and the Boston Celtics would definitely qualify.

Yeah, I mean, the only the only concerning thing would be for me is his experience and, you know, age, you know, and I'm not saying that that's something to turn a turn an eye off to.

But I mean, 39 years old, how much experience does he have? I think you really, really have to look at that when you're hiring the next guy because you go through the same situation that we just had.

You go for the second guy in command, and how much experience did he have in that role before he jumped to the main role? And you don't want to put yourself in that situation again.

You like to get somebody with some experience, a guy with good ideas, good vision.

If he's 39, he's 39.

But for me and my mindset...

I have to make sure that that guy is that he's got some experience because this is this is an important hire for the Bulls for the next.

I mean, if we just go off of what they did with AK for six years, this is the next.

This is a big hire for them.

So you don't want to you don't want to rush it.

You don't want to not do your due diligence just to try to get the person in before the draft.

You're rushing it, you know, and then you might regret that.

So, you know what? If you don't get a guy in before the draft, listen, So be it, you know, or the combine.

So be it.

You'll have scouts there.

You have scouts there to give you information that's been working with the Bulls for years.

Those guys will be able to tell you which guys are which.

But I think they got to get this hire right.

Yeah, there's no question about it.