Before today, it was pretty hard to fathom that Bryan Colangelo could potentially be an executive for an NBA team again. At least in the near future.
While he got some love for building the foundation for the 76ers and the whole “process,” he also traded up for Markelle Fultz who ended up…well…we still don’t really know. If that’s not enough for you, remember the whole thing about the burner account his wife supposedly set up? Yeah, this is that same guy.
Yet, somehow, here he is two years later being considered for a job again. Colangelo interviewed for the Chicago Bulls GM job after they reassigned former executives John Paxson and Gar Forman.
The Bulls interviewed former 76ers president Bryan Colangelo for top basketball operations position, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Colangelo also has been lead executive in Toronto and Phoenix.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 8, 2020
What a transition that would be for Bulls fans. Go from the guys who’ve turned your favorite team into a dumpster fire to the guy who has his own share of issues. Spectacular.
NBA Twitter, as it always does, had some pretty good jokes. Particularly about his collars. The a
The account that was supposedly a burner account for his wife got into it with a fan on Twitter after the fan said Colangelo’s collars were big. The response? “That is a normal collar. Move on. Find a new slant.”
So, of course, NBA Twitter took that and ran with it today.
— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) April 8, 2020
Why do we call it Interviewing Bryan Colangelo and not Dying of Collar-Ugh https://t.co/67tMruAJUH
— Michael Baumann (@MichaelBaumann) April 8, 2020
Find a new slant
— holden (@hold6n) April 8, 2020
THIS IS A NORMAL INTERVIEW MOVE ON FIND A NEW SLANT https://t.co/Z0UWOoSL9X
— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) April 8, 2020
Totally normal interview candidates for a major market team's GM opening.
Find a new slant. https://t.co/pwwtCDMXGg— Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux) April 8, 2020
Bulls should probably find a new slant. https://t.co/Qw7BvhQkNG
— Brady Klopfer (@BradyKlopferNBA) April 8, 2020
And Bulls Twitter? Bulls Twitter was just sad. Poor, poor Bulls Twitter.
The Bulls going from a guy like Karnisovas, to potentially hiring Danny Ferry or Bryan Colangelo would end my Bulls fandom.
You don't come back from that.
— Tyler Pleiss (@Tyler_Pleiss) April 8, 2020
Gar and Pax if you're reading this I'll blow myself up if you hire colangelo
— neon genesis eva longoria (@WMuckian) April 8, 2020
Swear to god if the Bulls hire any of Colangelo, Ferry, or Wilcox….
— Bobson Dugnutt (@Swazi4) April 8, 2020
hahahahahah YES https://t.co/sAovlXJiLH
— Jason Patt (@Bulls_Jay) April 8, 2020
What a time. There are going to be so many jokes next season if the Bulls hire him. They probably won’t, but we can dream.