{"id":61711,"date":"2025-05-16T06:51:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T06:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=61711"},"modified":"2025-05-16T06:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T06:52:06","slug":"bulls-josh-giddey-expected-to-push-for-8-figure-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=61711","title":{"rendered":"Bulls&#8217; Josh Giddey Expected to Push for 8-Figure Contract Extension"},"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-2187882505-e1747319501108.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-2187882505-e1747319501108.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2187882505-e1747319501108.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2187882505-e1747319501108.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Bulls' Josh Giddey Expected to Push for 8-Figure Contract Extension\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Photo by Luke Hales\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Josh Giddey, Chicago Bulls<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Signing Josh Giddey to a long-term contract will be the fastest way to ensure the Chicago Bulls enjoy a successful postseason. Giddey is heading into restricted free agency. Therefore, the Bulls will retain some form of control.<\/p>\n<p>According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, Giddey is expected to push for a contract worth $150 million. Scotto noted\u00a0that Giddey could use\u00a0Jalen Suggs\u2019\u00a0recent contract as a\u00a0potential framework for his own negotiations. Although it is worth noting, Giddey is a more impactful player than Suggs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe belief around the league is Bulls restricted free agent guard Josh Giddey hopes to command a similar five-year, $150 million deal to Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs and earn roughly $30 million annually or more,\u201d Scotto reported.<\/p>\n<p>Giddey enjoyed a strong debut season with the Bulls. In 70 games, he averaged 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists, shooting 37.8% from 3-point range and 51.2% from 2-point range.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Giddey developed a strong partnership with Coby White as the season progressed. Now, the front office likely views that pairing as its starting backcourt of the future. As such, we can expect the Bulls to be open to the notion of paying Giddey what he\u2019s looking for. Especially if it means avoiding him hitting the free agency market altogether.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Bulls Could Get Lucky With Giddey<\/h2>\n<p>According to NBA cap expert Yozzi Gozlan,\u00a0via his \u201cThird Apron\u201d Substack newsletter, the Bulls could get lucky with Giddey and sign him to a team-friendly deal.<\/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>Gozlan\u2019s projections likely assume Chicago lets Giddey explore his market in free agency. While that is a risky move, it could save the franchise millions in the long run.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Bulls Would be Smart to Take Risk With Giddey<\/h2>\n<p>Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times appears to be on board with the Bulls taking a slight risk with Giddey\u2019s free agency.<\/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\u00a0Cowley wrote.\u00a0\u201cBasically, what they should have done with Patrick Williams and didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As he\u2019s a restricted free agent, Chicago can match any offer sheet that Giddey signs. By letting him test free agency, there\u2019s an opportunity for the Bulls to get their guy at below his current asking price.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, there\u2019s also the risk that Chicago is priced out of keeping their star talent. The Brooklyn Nets head into the summer with a significant amount of cap space. If they choose to pursue Giddey, it could put the Bulls in a tough spot.<\/p>\n<p>The front office has a choice to make. They can either give Giddey the $150 million he\u2019s looking for. Or, they can roll the dice and let the market dictate his value. Either way, his future projects to be with the Bulls.<\/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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Giddey is expected to push the Chicago Bulls for an 8-figure contract extension once the free agency market opens this summer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":61713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61711","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&#039; Josh Giddey Expected to Push for 8-Figure Contract Extension - 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=61711\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bulls&#039; 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