New Chicago Bulls coach Tiago Splitter is taking over with a clear understanding of the franchise’s history and the distance still to cover in returning to that level.
Splitter acknowledged that the Bulls have plenty of work ahead as they try to move back toward the heights reached during the Michael Jordan-led dynasty, an era he remembers fondly from his childhood. Jordan’s Bulls defined the NBA in the 1990s, setting a championship standard that remains central to the organization’s identity.
A Legacy That Still Shapes Chicago
For Splitter, the connection to that era is personal. As a childhood fan of Jordan and those championship teams, he steps into the role with an appreciation for what the Bulls have meant to the league and to generations of basketball fans.
At the same time, Splitter made clear that admiration for the past does not change the work required in the present. His message centered on the need for progress and the challenge of building a team capable of moving the franchise closer to its historic standard.
The Bulls’ Jordan-era success remains one of the NBA’s defining dynasties, and Splitter’s arrival brings a new voice to a franchise still measured, in part, against that legacy.