{"id":60180,"date":"2025-05-10T08:28:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T08:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=60180"},"modified":"2025-05-10T08:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T08:28:56","slug":"bulls-projected-to-land-josh-giddey-on-team-friendly-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=60180","title":{"rendered":"Bulls Projected to Land Josh Giddey on Team-Friendly Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2191708818-e1746827585890.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2191708818-e1746827585890.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2191708818-e1746827585890.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2191708818-e1746827585890.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Bulls Projected to Land Josh Giddey on Team-Friendly Deal\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Josh Giddey, Chicago Bulls<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Securing Josh Giddey\u2018s long-term future will likely be the Chicago Bulls\u2018 top priority heading into the summer. The playmaking guard is heading for restricted free agency. Chicago is expected to match any offer sheet Giddey signs.<\/p>\n<p>According to NBA cap expert Yozzi Gozlan, who wrote in his \u201cThird Apron\u201d Substack newsletter, the Bulls could end up getting a favorable deal with the multi-talented guard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe harsh conditions of restricted free agency and the lack of offers that may come with it could get the Bulls to offer him something in the low $20 million range annually,\u201d Gozlan wrote. \u201cAn annual salary in the $25 million range could be his ceiling and ultimately a fair compromise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Inking Giddey to a deal between $20-$25 million annual average value would be a significant win for the Bulls. That would allow them to keep their star player for what could be viewed as a significant discount.<\/p>\n<p>Such significant savings would provide the Bulls with additional flexibility moving forward, thus making it easier to round out the roster and build a team capable of competing in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Bulls Should Let Giddey Test Free Agency<\/h2>\n<p>Gozlan\u2019s expectations of Giddey\u2019s contract are likely based on the notion that Chicago will let him test his free agency market. Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times recently shared a similar idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bulls can let Giddey go to market where there are limited suitors, see what the market bids on him, and then have the right to match it,\u201d Cowley wrote. \u201cBasically, what they should have done with Patrick Williams and didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unless the Brooklyn Nets suddenly decide to chase Giddey, the Bulls should have very limited competition for their star guard. As such, letting the market dictate his value is smart business. If Gozlan\u2019s projections are right, the Bulls could be getting a steal.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Bulls Could Make Giddey a \u201cBloated Offer\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the potential upside of letting Giddey test the free agency market, there are also risks. Chicago could find itself getting outbid for their star player. That\u2019s why Bleacher Report\u2019s Zach Buckley believes the franchise could risk overpaying him to keep him around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChicago, of course, also had some control over Giddey\u2019s future with restricted free agency awaiting him, but it might still be noteworthy that the price tag on said free agency likely spiked over the season\u2019s final stretch,\u201d Buckley wrote. \u201cThe Bulls could lean on their leverage and let Giddey test the market, knowing they have the power to match whatever offer he finds from the few teams with cap space to spare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buckley continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut knowing this front office\u2014the same one that gave Patrick Williams a five-year, $90 million deal last summer\u2014and its particular affinity for Giddey, Chicago seems less likely to take that route than it is to just give him a bloated deal before he hits the \u201copen\u201d market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the Bulls decide to do, the aim will be to retain Giddey. He has proven capable of being the team\u2019s cornerstone moving forward. The partnership he has developed with Coby White is also encouraging. Therefore, it\u2019s safe to assume the front office will do what\u2019s best for the team\u2019s future. Giddey is undoubtedly central to those decisions.<\/p>\n<p>So, whether it\u2019s $20, $25 or even $30 million, expect to see Giddey sticking around the Windy City. He\u2019s too important to the team\u2019s rebuild for them to let him slip away.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Taylor is a basketball reporter covering the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns for Heavy. He has also written for CelticsBlog, USA Today, Yardbarker and FanSided. Adam has a bachelor\u2019s degree in creative writing from Open University. More about Adam Taylor<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Bulls could potentially re-sign Josh Giddey on a team friendly deal when he hits restricted free agency this summer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":60183,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bulls Projected to Land Josh Giddey on Team-Friendly Deal - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=60180\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bulls Projected to Land Josh Giddey on Team-Friendly Deal - 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