Bulls have Atkinson and several assistants as candidates for head coaching job

The Chicago Bulls have a long list of candidates for the head coaching job after Jim Boylen’s firing.

Per ESPN, No permission was necessary for former Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson to interview, but new executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley are talking to several assistant coaches still involved in the playoffs, including Milwaukee’s Darvin Ham, Denver’s Wes Unseld Jr. and Miami’s Dan Craig, sources said.

Among the assistant coaches granted permission to talk to Chicago from eliminated teams, sources said: Dallas Mavericks assistants Jamahl Mosley and Stephen Silas, Philadelphia’s Ime Udoka and one candidate — Minnesota associate head coach David Vanterpool — whose team didn’t qualify for the restart.

The Bulls are also interviewing current assistant Chris Fleming and could also meet with assistant Roy Rogers — both remaining from former coach Jim Boylen’s staff, sources said.