{"id":94594,"date":"2025-08-29T07:41:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=94594"},"modified":"2025-08-29T07:41:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:41:51","slug":"bulls-receive-positive-update-on-josh-giddey-contract-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=94594","title":{"rendered":"Bulls receive positive update on Josh Giddey contract negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2025-07\/Untitled%20design%20-%202025-07-14T121252.166.png.webp?itok=_WMiD0S6\" alt=\"Bulls receive positive update on Josh Giddey contract negotiations image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Bulls remain at a standstill with restricted free agent Josh Giddey, though the two sides could be nearing a new deal.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago reportedly offered the Australian point guard a four-year, $80 million contract earlier this summer. However, Giddey is seeking a deal in the range of $30 million. While a deal hasn&#8217;t been finalized yet, the team seems likely to find common ground with Giddey, who is expected to become a long-term fixture of the team&#8217;s ongoing rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulls hold plenty of leverage, as few teams have the cap space to offer Giddey a lucrative salary. Still, it wouldn&#8217;t be surprising to see a resolution materialize soon.<\/p>\n<h2>Josh Giddey, Bulls likely to find \u2018common ground\u2019 on long-term deal<\/h2>\n<p>While nothing is set in stone, the Bulls want Giddey to remain in Chicago on a long-term deal. He could still accept his qualifying offer and play out the remaining year of his contract, though it seems more probable a deal gets done before training camp, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll indications from Chicago this summer are that the Bulls and Josh Giddey will find common ground on a new, long-term contract that keeps him as one of the building blocks of the franchise,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:\u00a0<\/strong>Bulls trade proposal sends Nikola Vucevic to Western Conference contender<\/p>\n<p>After spending the first three years of his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the 22-year-old requested a trade while facing a reduced role. In his first season with Chicago, Giddey averaged 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.2 steals across 30.2 minutes per game in 70 regular-season appearances.<\/p>\n<p>The former No. 6 overall pick appears to be a significant part of the Bulls\u2019 long-term plans alongside Matas Buzelis. Letting Giddey accept his qualifying offer and enter unrestricted free agency next offseason could prove to be a costly mistake, especially with Coby White also on an expiring contract.<\/p>\n<p>Giddey displayed improvement in the 2024-25 campaign, shooting a career-best 37.8 percent from three-point range. 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