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Shams Charania: Graham, 39, has been known across the NBA for a tremendous scouting eye and being part of successful finds in the draft and player acquisitions during his tenure with the Pelicans and Hawks. The Bulls conducted in-person interviews with candidates last week and mulled over three finalists — Graham, Detroit Pistons senior vice president Dennis Lindsey and Minnesota Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd — over the weekend before deciding on Graham on Monday.
As of last week, his list of candidates to replace Arturas Karnisovas was down to Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd; Bryson Graham, the Hawks’ vice president of basketball operation; Pistons vice president Dennis Lindsey; and Celtics assistant GM Dave Lewin. All four are considered not only process-oriented but good at communicating their plans to ownership, fans and media. A source told the Sun-Times that although there was no clear-cut favorite for the job as of last Monday, Lloyd has taken the lead and could be named to the position in the next several days. That makes sense considering his long stint with the Bulls under former basketball operations chief John Paxson, who remains with the organization as an adviser and is said to be a strong Lloyd supporter.
Jake Fischer: The Bulls also interviewed Celtics assistant general manager Dave Lewin as part of their search for a new lead executive, sources tell @TheSteinLine , and Lewin has advanced to the next round of in-person interviews along with Matt Lloyd, Dennis Lindsey and Bryson Graham.
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The Bulls' search for a new lead voice in basketball operations began in earnest this week, league sources say, with virtual interviews. In addition to Minnesota's Lloyd, interviewees included Atlanta's Bryson Graham, Cleveland's Mike Gansey, Detroit's Dennis Lindsey and San Antonio's Dave Telep. Sources tell The Stein Line that Lloyd, Graham and Lindsey are already regarded as finalists.
The Chicago Bulls have started the search process for their new head of basketball operations, receiving permission to interview Timberwolves GM Matt Lloyd, Pistons senior vice president Dennis Lindsey, Hawks senior vice president Bryson Graham, Cavaliers GM Mike Gansey and Spurs assistant GM Dave Telep, sources told ESPN on Monday.
Detroit Pistons executive and former Harrison adviser Dennis Lindsey is the only known external candidate for the Mavericks’ post at this very early juncture … and the early rumbles are that Lindsey would indeed be interested.
Marc Stein: There has already been a push among some of the organization's influential voices to try to bring back former Harrison adviser Dennis Lindsey from Detroit, sources tell @TheSteinLine, but Dallas is first expected to install an interim front office after Harrison's departure.
Carlos Boozer strode confidently through Zions Bank Basketball Center, the Utah Jazz training facility. Once upon a time, he walked this space as a player. Those were his All-Star days. His Olympian days. The days of Deron Williams, Andrei Kirilenko and the late, great Jerry Sloan. The days of Utah’s powder blue uniform. Today, Boozer is back with the organization, and, along with Avery Bradley, is a key cog in a front office tasked with selecting the fifth pick in Wednesday night’s NBA Draft. Utah’s war room will be different for Boozer, not only because he’s no longer a player, but also because the building has undergone renovations since his playing days. And we’re talking about a front office that has transitioned in general managers from Kevin O’Connor to Dennis Lindsey, to Justin Zanik, to Danny Ainge, and now to Austin Ainge.
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Rival executives speak highly of Trajan Langdon, who just completed his first season as Detroit’s president of basketball operations, and of his staff—in particular Dennis Lindsey, a veteran team executive who played a key role in the Dallas Mavericks’ rise. The Pistons also have strong leadership bridging the basketball and business sides, with former superagent Arn Tellem running the club as vice chairman.
The Detroit Pistons announced today the finalization of their basketball leadership under President of Basketball Operations Trajan Langdon. Michael Blackstone has been named Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations, Dennis Lindsey has been named Senior Vice President, Basketball Operations and George David has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Basketball Administration. JR Holden returns to the Pistons, where he served in the front office from 2016-2018, as Vice President, Player Acquisition & Development, Greg Smith has been named Vice President, Player Health & Care and Eric Tellem has been promoted to Vice President, Player Personnel.
Langdon has been aggressive in gathering front office and coaching talent in recent weeks, hiring Mike Blackstone and Dennis Lindsey in his front office and now moving quickly to land Bickerstaff out of a field that included Dallas Mavericks assistant Sean Sweeney, who made a strong impression in the process, sources said.
Mike Curtis: Harrison on Dennis Lindsey, who was hired by the Pistons: The good thing about Dennis is he has a lot of good experience. I learned a lot from him. He's a friend. He's someone I can go to for advice. That's not going to change. We just won't be talking about our respective teams.