Coming into the 2025 NBA offseason, the Chicago Bulls were widely expected to re-sign combo guard Josh Giddey. While that is still the expectation, no deal has been done yet.
Giddey put together a strong season with the Bulls in the 2024-25 campaign. He looks to be a piece that Chicago could build around as part of its long-term core.
While there don’t appear to be many other potential destinations for the 22-year-old, the Bulls may not be in a great place with Giddey.
During the offseason, there have not been many teams with space financially to make big moves. Some teams have created cap space, like the Milwaukee Bucks did by waiving and stretching Damian Lillard to sign Myles Turner, but those kinds of moves are dangerous to make.
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A new report has come out about Giddey and Chicago that give reason for concern.
According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, Giddey has not been present with the team during Summer League action. He believes that could signal the two sides not being on the same page in contract discussions.
“Josh Giddey is in Las Vegas, but has noticeably been absent from both Bulls games at Summer League,” Fischer said. “Several veterans just sat courtside here. Certainly seems like an indication that negotiations between the point guard and Chicago are not trending in an amicable direction.”
If that is indeed the case, could another team try to swoop in late and sign Giddey to a contract? Perhaps he would be willing to take a one-year deal worth a decent chunk of change to set himself up for an even bigger pay day next offseason.
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Throughout the course of the 2024-25 season with the Bulls, Giddey played in 70 games and made 69 starts. He averaged 14.6 points per game to go along with 8.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists, and 1.2 steals. Giddey also shot 46.5 percent from the floor and knocked down 37.8 percent from the three-point line.
Bringing in a guard who can make that kind of an impact would be of interest to most teams around the NBA. There are quite a few teams who could use an upgrade in their starting lineup at either point guard or shooting guard.
It’s still the most likely scenario that Giddey will end up back in Chicago. However, the situation is not as obvious as it once appeared to be.
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