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Jim Boylen Agrees to Join Chicago Bulls Staff

One of the biggest question marks for the Chicago Bulls heading into Fred Hoiberg‘s rookie season was what the Bulls would look like defensively.

On Saturday afternoon, the Bulls answered that question when San Antonio Spurs assistant Jim Boylen accepted the Bulls offer to become associate head coach on Hoiberg’s staff.

Spurs assistant Jim Boylen has accepted Associate Head Coach job with Chicago Bulls, league source tells Yahoo.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 13, 2015

The hire is a fantastic one for the Bulls, who had been targeting Boylen for several days.