There was a clear “next step’’ in the Arturas Karnisovas regime.
The newly-hired Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations made that very evident on Monday, when he was officially introduced to his new post.
“My next step is to hire a GM,’’ Karnisovas said in the teleconference. “This process is going to be extensive and diverse.
“I was telling [COO] Michael [Reinsdorf] that I have an advantage over him in terms of hiring the right person because personally I know most of those guys in this industry. Over the years my role in scouting and the front office, I got to know them, and the list is very extensive.