This included a stunning half-court buzzer beater over LeBron James to beat the Los Angeles Lakers in Chicago<\/a> in what was one of the wildest finishes last season. Giddey finished with 25 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists.<\/p>\nIn an earlier game on the road against the Lakers, Giddey had a near quadruple-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds, 17 assists, and eight steals, reinforcing his all round value.<\/p>\n
The middling Bulls, however, were eliminated in the play-in tournament game ahead of the play-offs.<\/p>\n
What are the options for Giddey and the Chicago Bulls?<\/p>\n
Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf is notoriously stingy when it comes to paying the NBA\u2019s luxury tax, meaning Giddey faces a major fight to get what he wants.<\/p>\n
As a restricted free agent, Giddey cannot sign outright with another team, but he could be part of a sign-and-trade deal. In that type of deal, Giddey would ink an extension with the Bulls and then be traded. But his new team would need to create salary cap space by trading a player back to the Bulls.<\/p>\n
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According to the Stein Line, Giddey has attracted interest from a handful of eastern conference teams, while Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors also have interest, although the Warriors have financial issues to address.<\/p>\n
According to ESPN, the Warriors are about $25 million below the first tax apron. They could try and secure Giddey through a sign-and-trade deal by getting him to sign a $20 million-a-year deal with the Bulls, and then bump his salary up by the spare $5 million they have.<\/p>\n
One suggestion raised in the US media has been a double sign-and-trade that would swap Giddey and the Warriors\u2019 free agent small forward Jonathan Kuminga, but there remain hurdles.<\/p>\n
Giddey also has the option of accepting the Bulls\u2019 one-year qualifying final offer of $17 million, backing himself to have another strong season, and perhaps securing an even better deal come unrestricted free agency after the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n
As a restricted free agent, he has until October 1 to decide whether to accept the one-year offer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he knows what he is worth. They [the Bulls] know what he is worth. Other teams are starting to look around and say: \u2018If you don\u2019t want him, we\u2019ll take him\u2019. Golden State have mentioned something, Sacramento have mentioned something,\u201d Copeland, now a prominent NBL commentator, said.<\/p>\n
Giddey\u2019s agent Daniel Moldovan and the Bulls were contacted for comment.<\/p>\n
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How will this play out in the NBA off-season market?<\/p>\n
We are still only midway through the off-season, so there is plenty of time for a deal to be done. The Bulls say Giddey remains a key part of their future, and he will be paid well. Perhaps middle ground will be found, with Giddey signing for an overall deal worth $135 million. However, there are several restricted free agents still available, when typically there are two or three, highlighting how the new collective bargaining agreement is squeezing teams.<\/p>\n
\u201cI honestly don\u2019t think the Bulls want to lose him. I think they\u2019ll come to conclusion soon,\u201d Copeland said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Bulls, back in my day, had a reputation of winning championships. They haven\u2019t done that in a very long time [the last title was with Jordan in 1997-98].<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the fans are looking forward to putting a better team on the floor, and Josh Giddey is an unselfish guy who can score, looks for everybody else who can knock down that shot, and he is young and athletic, and plays hard. You would be a fool to lose him.\u201d<\/p>\n
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