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Report: Bulls to Hire Nuggets GM Arturas Karnisovas as New Executive VP of Basketball Ops

Less than a week after reports surfaced that the Chicago Bulls were ready to move on from their current front office braintrust of executive vice president John Paxton and general manager Gar Forman, it appears as if the team has found its new decision maker.

The Bulls are finalizing an agreement to hire Denver Nuggets general manager Arturas Karnisovas as Chicago's new executive vice president of basketball operations, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Karnisovas will revamp the Bulls' front office and hire a new general manager.

Last week, the Bulls reportedly were denied by Indiana Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan in a request for an interview.