Chicago Bulls finalizing deal with Tiago Splitter to be next HC: Report
The Chicago Bulls have their next head coach, with former NBA Power Forward/Center Tiago Splitter, finalizing a deal to be the next man at the helm.
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Splitter succeeds former Bulls head coach Billy Donovan, who stepped down and away from his duties after the 2025-26 season. Splitter had been serving as the Portland Trail Blazers head coach this past season when his predecessor, Chauncy Billups, was removed from his duties after gambling allegations emerged.
In his time as the Trail Blazers’ interim head coach, Splitter was 42-39, but lost in the first round of the Western Conference Finals, losing 4-1 to the San Antonio Spurs. Before serving as the Trail Blazers head coach, the Brazilian was the assistant coach/player development leader for the Houston Rockets (2023 to 2024) and for the Brooklyn Nets (2020 to 2023).
Donovan was the Bulls coach for six seasons (2020 to 2026) and compiled a record of 226-256.
BREAKING: The Chicago Bulls are finalizing the hire of Portland Trail Blazers interim Tiago Splitter as the franchise’s new head coach, sources tell ESPN. Splitter succeeds Billy Donovan as the Bulls’ coach after stepping into the head job and excelling in Portland last season. pic.twitter.com/m8e91FrvXC
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 15, 2026
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Splitter received three points and ranked seventh in the Coach of the Year voting for the 2025-26 season. Before coaching, the 41-year-old spent seven seasons in the NBA playing for the Spurs (2010 to 2015), the Atlanta Hawks (2015-16) and the Philadelphia 76ers (2016-17).
Tiago Splitter will bring an empathetic coaching style to the Chicago Bulls
In an interview given back in 2024 to Mozzart Sport, Splitter described his coaching style as more compassionate to players, rather than yelling and screaming at them when coaching over in the EuroLeague’s.
“I’m not someone who likes to shout and yell at players. Sometimes, I even feel the need to hug them. This doesn’t mean I let them do whatever they want,” he explained to Bojan Brezovac of Mozzart Sport. “I always aim to create new challenges for the players,” Splitter went on to say. “In Paris, discipline and professionalism are respected. I’m not here to teach them the basics, like how to pass the ball or take two steps. My role is to present the game plan, prepare them, and motivate them for the EuroLeague and our domestic competitions.”
With as many young players the Bulls having many inexperienced players on the roster, having someone willing to explain things and not bark at the players could be beneficial in the development of someone like Matas Buzelis.
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