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TORONTO, Ont. (May 1, 2020) – The Chicago Bulls announced Friday that the franchise has hired Canadian Marc Eversley to be the team's next General Manager.

"Becoming a General Manger in the NBA and joining the Chicago Bulls family is a dream come true," said Eversley. "I'm grateful to be working with someone like Arturas who shares my level of passion and commitment to winning basketball, and having both come from successful programs, we will put in the work and all it entails to become a sustainable and winning team. I want to thank Arturas, as well as Jerry and Michael Reinsdorf, for trusting in my leadership abilities to move this iconic franchise forward."

Eversley becomes the fourth Canadian general manager in NBA history.

Pete Newel, who was born in Vancouver, B.C., became the first Canadian GM in league history when he was hired by the San Diego Rockets on June 18, 1968.  Also hailing from Vancouver, Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Bob Houbregs was GM of the Seattle SuperSonics from November 18, 1969 to May 3, 1973.

Originally from Franklin Park, Illinois, Glen Grunwald, Canada Basketball President and CEO, was general manager of the Toronto Raptors (1997-2004) and the New York Knicks (2011-13).  Grunwald became a Canadian citizen in 1999.

The Brampton, Ont. native joins the Bulls after having previously worked for the Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards and Philadelphia 76ers.  

Most recently as Senior Vice President of Player Personnel with the 76ers, Eversley was actively involved in Philadelphia's recruiting and decision-making process, along with managing player personnel and talent evaluation.  During his first two season with the organization, Eversley was Vice President of Player Personnel.

Prior to joining the 76ers, Eversley spent three seasons with the Washington Wizards as Vice President of Player Personnel.

Eversley started his NBA career with the hometown Toronto Raptors where he spent seven seasons as an Assistant General Manager and two seasons as the Vice President of College Scouting.

He began his career in retail, managing Nike-owned stores in Ontario, before moving to Nike Canada's corporate office where he oversaw the basketball assets. Eversley worked for six years with Nike Canada before moving to Oregon and working at Nike's world headquarters as its NBA Player Relationship Manager.

Eversley attended high school in Brampton, Ontario, and went to college at Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio, on a basketball scholarship.

With files from the Chicago Bulls / NBA

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