{"id":106701,"date":"2025-08-30T12:10:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/106701\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T12:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:10:11","slug":"josh-giddey-threat-to-take-the-qualifying-offer-becomes-more-real-by-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/106701\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Giddey threat to take the qualifying offer becomes more real by the day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s get it out in the open\u2014there’s a very real possibility Josh Giddey re-signs with the Chicago Bulls on the qualifying offer. What was once dismissed as unlikely is now a conceivable reality. <\/a><\/p>\n

Although Giddey’s qualifying offer is substantially below his reported $30 million asking price, it allows him flexibility next offseason. Moreover, his $11.14 million qualifying offer isn’t drastically lower than the Bulls’ reported offer.<\/p>\n

Remember, Chicago offered the 22-year-old point guard roughly $80 million over four seasons. That’s $20 million on average, but in all likelihood, Giddey wouldn’t earn $20 million next season at a flat rate.<\/p>\n

For example, the player whom Chicago traded for Giddey, Alex Caruso, signed a four-year, $81 million extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder in December. Caruso won’t earn $20 million this upcoming season; he’ll take home $18.1 million (well, less than that to be precise, but you get the point). In 2025-26, he’ll earn $19.5 million, then $20.9 million, and lastly $22.4 million in 2028-29.<\/p>\n

Signing a qualifying offer wouldn’t ruin Josh Giddey<\/p>\n

The difference between Caruso’s $18.1 million and Giddey’s $11.14 million isn’t all that different. ESPN’s Tim Bontemps pointed it out<\/a>\u2014if Giddey signs the qualifying offer, he’d only have to sign a three-year, $69 million contract to get his money back.<\/p>\n

It’s a win-win for the Bulls, but surely a risky maneuver. There’s no telling whether Giddey would actively explore the unrestricted free agent market next season, even if such a gentleman’s agreement were in place. Perhaps, not coming to terms on a long-term contract will miff Giddey and his camp.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-8 point guard believes he’s worthy of $30 million per season, and rightfully so. He performed at a near-All-Star level over the last quarter of the season. He raised his counting stats to a near triple-double at 21.2 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 9.3 assists per game, while exploring new elements<\/a> to his game.<\/p>\n

Of course, he’d earn a tick over $30 million in 2026-27, but it comes after missing out on a hefty chunk of change in 2025-26, at least in Giddey’s eyes. The difference between $30 million and $11.14 is substantial. <\/p>\n

Nevertheless, his representation should be well aware that it’ll be almost impossible for Giddey to be gifted a deal that pays him $30 million on average. The 22-year-old has no leverage. He’s a restricted free agent with no feasible avenues besides returning to Chicago.<\/p>\n

Unlike his fellow restricted free agents\u2014such as Jonathan Kuminga, who has also received an offer\u2014Giddey\u2019s qualifying offer more closely aligns with the Bulls\u2019 $20 million proposal, making it all the more enticing. Kuminga should, and will continue to play hardball, since his qualifying offer is merely $7.9 million, about $14 million below his reported offer from the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Let’s get it out in the open\u2014there’s a very real possibility Josh Giddey re-signs with the Chicago Bulls…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106702,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-106701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}