{"id":367231,"date":"2025-12-25T03:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T03:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/367231\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T03:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T03:00:08","slug":"bulls-guard-josh-giddey-flipping-script-to-make-all-star-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/367231\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls guard Josh Giddey flipping script to make All-Star run"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATLANTA \u2014 Bulls<\/a> guard Josh Giddey isn\u2019t much into Hollywood endings, but even he thought the pitch for the script sounded \u2018\u2018pretty cool.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

An Australian basketball star travels to the United States, gets selected No. 6 overall in the NBA Draft, falls out of favor after three seasons with his original team, then gets traded and finds a new home in Chicago.<\/p>\n

And the classic Hollywood ending? He ends up becoming an All-Star.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where the script remains unfinished. At least for now.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018When you put it like that, it does sound pretty cool,\u2019\u2019 Giddey said with a smirk. \u2018\u2018You know, I always believed I had the talent and ability to be at that level. I guess it took a new situation to fully unlock who I am as a player. I give a lot of credit to teammates and coaches to put me in position to be successful.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Successful is one thing. Giddey has checked that box so far this season. But an All-Star-level player? Don\u2019t discount it.<\/p>\n

All Giddey did in the Bulls\u2019 come-from-behind victory Tuesday in Atlanta was notch his seventh triple-double of the season with 19 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds. In 27 games this season, he\u2019s averaging 20 points, 9.3 rebounds and 9.1 assists.<\/p>\n

The NBA is unveiling a new format for the All-Star Game this season. The game still will feature 24 players, but there will be two U.S. teams and one World team with eight players each. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Wembanyama are shoo-ins for the World team. The last three spots is where it gets interesting, with Alperen Sengun, Lauri Markkanen and Giddey the likely leaders heading into January.<\/p>\n

Bulls head coach Billy Donovan was clear about where he puts Giddey.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018I think if you look at his body of work and what he\u2019s meant to our team, how well he has played and how that\u2019s impacted our team, I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any reason he shouldn\u2019t be considered for the All-Star team,\u2019\u2019 Donovan said. \u2018\u2018He\u2019s put himself in that position.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018Now, our record [14-15] and where we\u2019re at [in the standings], there may be some people that [think] winning maybe has a higher priority as they vote. But if you look at the impact he\u2019s had on our team from the start of the season until now, there\u2019s no question he should be in strong consideration for that, in my opinion.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Giddey has an opinion, too. And while he stressed that winning games between now and selection time is a priority, he didn\u2019t pretend he hasn\u2019t thought about what an All-Star appearance would mean to him.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018Every player wants to be an All-Star \u2014 all those things when they first get drafted, get into the league \u2014 and I\u2019m no different,\u2019\u2019 Giddey said. \u2018\u2018Everyone has individual aspirations. They\u2019re lying if they say they don\u2019t, but it\u2019s about not letting it get in the way of the team.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018I want to be an All-Star; everybody inside [the locker room] wants to be an All-Star. But you\u2019ve got to be able to do that inside the team and win games while trying to do individual things, as well. Winning solves everything, and all the individual stuff comes after that.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Not bad for a guy who was being pulled from the Thunder\u2019s starting lineup at the end of the 2023-24 season and from games altogether in the playoffs. He described that as his \u2018\u2018rock bottom.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018It can take hitting rock bottom, especially for me in my NBA career, because it can go away like that,\u2019\u2019 Giddey said, reflecting on his trade from the Thunder to the Bulls after that season. \u2018\u2018You get traded once, you get traded twice, then you start bouncing around the league. I never wanted to be that. I wanted to find a home for a long time, and I\u2019m starting to feel like this is where it\u2019s at.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

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There was a dustup between Ayo Dosunmu and Hawks guard Trae Young, but in the end, the Bulls finally got some key stops. They completed their three-game road trip with three victories.<\/p>\n

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Guard Coby White refers to himself and fellow backcourt partner in crime Josh Giddey as the \u201cDynamic Duo,\u201d but with White slowed by calf injuries since August, it has been more \u201cPromising Duo\u201d than dynamic.<\/p>\n

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Billy Donovan knows how to coach a top defensive unit; he proved that in 2022-23. But there has been slippage since, and the Bulls are putting up some ugly defensive numbers.<\/p>\n

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