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Marc Eversley, the first black man to …

Marc Eversley, the first black man to become general manager of the Chicago Bulls, will certainly be noticed in the Windy City, standing 6 feet, 8 inches tall. But in his quest to help rebuild the Bulls, he also hopes to be visible among Chicago’s black youth and use his story to inspire others. “I am a black man who has a leadership position in a city with so many black youth,” Eversley told The Undefeated. “I see this as an opportunity. Being visible is important. My position with the Bulls provides resources to help drive change. We all can do better and I intend to do more.”

During seven years with the Raptors, …

During seven years with the Raptors, Eversley would be promoted to vice president of scouting and assistant general manager. At one point, Eversley and Masai Ujiri both worked under Colangelo as assistant general managers. “You’re working for your hometown team, the game you love, you got a pretty good position with a growing organization, you’ve got a boss who’s giving you autonomy to grow and he’s giving you a platform to grow,” said Eversley, who lists being part of the drafting of DeMar DeRozan as his greatest accomplishment in Toronto. “It was perfect, it was tailor-made. At the time, we had a little bit of brand building to do with the franchise in the organization. Trying to put Toronto on the NBA map. … “I worked with Chris Bosh, who was an emerging star, he was about to become an All-Star, developed a great relationship and friendship with him, which I still have today. I just learned a bunch of different things.”

“I love his experience at Nike,” …

“I love his experience at Nike,” Reinsdorf said. “It shows his ability to connect, not only with players but also with their families and support teams. When it comes to working in the NBA, he hasn’t skipped any steps. He methodically worked his way through different organizations gaining tremendous experience.” Karnisovas called Eversley on the night of April 26 to offer him the position. “As he’s saying that, my jaw is dropping and I’m like, ‘This is really freaking happening,’ ” Eversley said. “After eight or nine days of not sleeping, studying, it just became real in that moment. You try and contain your emotions and try to stay cool in the moment.”

Report: Assistant GM Marc Eversley to leave Sixers, become GM of Bulls

Philadelphia 76ers assistant GM Marc Eversley to leave the Sixers to join the Chicago Bulls.

During this time in quarantine, sleep is not all that important when nobody knows what time it is anyway. So, in the wee hours of the morning on Monday, the Philadelphia 76ers lost an important member of their front office.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Monday morning, or Sunday night depending on your perspective, that assistant general manager Marc Eversley was hired by the Chicago Bulls to be their new general manager. Eversley had served as the team’s Senior Vice President of Player Personnel before being promoted to assistant general manager. He joins Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Arturas Karnisovas to attempt to turn the Bulls around.

Eversley had been with the Sixers since May of 2016 and he helped the team get into better shape through the draft with his terrific eye of scouting young talent. The Bulls are laced with it led by young players such as Zach LaVine, Wendell Carter Jr., and Lauri Markkanen. [lawrence-related id=30105,30098,30091]