Chicago Bulls 2025 Offseason Recap
Yo, what’s going on guys? And today we are back here with another video in the off season recap. And today we’ll be talking about the Chicago Bulls. And I know someone’s going to be like, “Well, serum, the off season isn’t technically over for them. Josh Giddy hasn’t been signed.” We do have a takeaway notes and a whole segment dedicated to Josh Giddy. Similarly, we had done that with the Brooklyn Nets and the Camp Thomas situation. We’ll do the same with the Philadelphia 76ers and Quinton Grimes as it was a terrible year to be a restricted free agent. The only team that could have given them the max offer or the offers that those players were looking for on the high end was the Brooklyn Nets and maybe could have been the Detroit Pistons. But both of those teams decided to use their cap space differently. So before we start today’s video, I’d like to hear your thoughts down below. It’d be greatly appreciated. What do you think of the Chicago Bulls off season? And did you like what they did? Was it worth it? Did they do a good enough job? Is it a playoff team? the roster they’ve put together so far, assuming that Josh Giddy returns, either on a multi-year deal or on the qualifying offer. If you enjoy this content, hit that like and subscribe button. It’ll help out the channel a ton. Now, as I sit here and click through this slideshow for us, let’s talk about who they brought back. And shout out to Chicago Sun Times, New York Times aka the Athletic, Mark Stein, and Jake Fischer of the Steinline Substack, NBA.com, and yours truly, where I work, hoops.com for a lot of this information that we put together, and some of the screenshots. So, Trey Jones comes back on a three-year deal. $28 million, was it? Or 21 million going off the dome right here. I think it was a seven or a seven. Yeah, I think it was like $7 million a year, $9 million a year. Welldeserved an efficient, low turnover, good passing backup point guard who’s become a better scorer over the years. I like this deal. Lonzo Ball, they resigned him to be able to trade him and he wasn’t going to be a part of the team’s future. They’re clearly already having to decide if Kobe White or Josh Giddy is going to be the guy who’s going to get that money because if they resign Josh Giddy, it probably means they’re going to have to trade Kobe White because Kobe White is going to obviously want a similar contract to Josh Giddy. And having Lonzo Ball being there and already having Iodumo made it that there was a lot of mouths to feed. Isaac Auro allows you to trade Patrick Williams who they might have overpaid and isn’t working out there and Auro still has potential. This is a guy that people were comparing to be like a modern-day style player. Not a direct comparison to Andre Iguadala, but a similar archetype, defensive, not the best shooter, but you know, could become efficient on low volume dunker, athletic, can guard multiple positions, isn’t a bad passer. and they got straight up player swap and put themselves in a position to have a guy who’s going to be a great perimeter defender at the point of attack, but also be someone who still has some value as a reclamation project to become maybe like an alldefensive caliber player for you guys. They drafted Noan SN who everyone’s been like this is the Pascal Seakum prototype the next one hopefully I think it’s a swing but for where they were at 12 that’s the type of flyer you take you he could develop as a small forward power forward maybe a small ball five he works well next to Bzelis a team that wants a running gun with Iodumo Josh Giddy Mr. Kobe White all at their disposal. Throw in Buzzelis and Noah Assing Gay and what you could have that be the fiveman lineup right there and that’s a lot of running and gunning. You guys remember what they were what Billy Donovan who they just extended did with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Very similar style play. Loves to play transition, loves to play pace. And I think that’s something there. And then I just loved Lachlan Albbrick. Oh, we hit the mic. I mean, we hit the camera. I’m sorry guys for knocking the camera. But what we did see was that Lachlan Olberg, a guy who was a G-League elite camp stud, made his way to the NBA combine and can play a switch big, a little undersized retro big, but another Aussie who’s got that strength and grit to do what is needed to be done to be a productive, effective member of a team, and that is rebounding the basketball, playing tough defense, and hitting open shots. Like we said, Mr. Lonzo Ball was the man that they moved off of and rightfully so. So, the current roster, assuming that Josh Giddy is coming back, he’ll push Iodumo into that backup role. I don’t know what happened with Dalen Terry. That was a wasted pick. Why would you? He was a point guard in college. He was 67. They’ve developed him as a small forward when he does play. He’s kind of a swing man. Someone tell me what’s going on with Dalen Terry. But Trey Jones and Nayoduma will back up Josh Giddy and Kobe White. Auro will probably start. Visual power forward. Bujovich until they trade or buy him out is the starting center. Jaylen Stick Smith is the backup and allegedly when Vu is moved off of they’re going to have Zack Collins be the starter who played really well to end the year for them. And to me that’s something that I really really like. Now sixman I think is going to be a combination of Trey Jones and IO Dumo. They have Kevin Herder who can also start if Auro struggles. Patrick Williams is there to play either combo for position but he could be pushed out by Noah Essen. Now another guy Javon Carter who I really like but he hasn’t really fit in there. They have three guys on two ways Lachland Emanuel Miller Yuki Kyle Bora Wuga popppler and Caleb Real will probably be trying to push Emanuel Miller out of that one of those spots. Same thing with Julian Phillips. But really solid squad there. I think there’s a lot of depth, a lot of guards, a lot of length. a team that I think was already good offensively especially because of their coach that needed to improve defensively got a lot of length and SN I mean over the season with Collins I think that was a good addition but to me I think this is a team that and Okuro another one just really helps a team that needed some help when it came to being a potential playin team that maybe could surprise people you know and I think that’s one of the the more interesting parts about all of this is like, oh, can they surprise people? And I wonder if they can because to me, I think they’re in a position to do so. All right, sorry about that. By the way, this is the salary cap look at the Cavaliers who, if you currently look where they are, this is a team that their payroll 149.3 luxury tax line is at 187.9 million. Tax room is $ 38.6 6 million with 195.9 being where the current first apron is and 270 27.8 million being where the rest of that is. And the cap line right here for the Chicago Bulls. I don’t know if I said Cavs by accident. I I think when I said cap and I said Cavs, I in my head I don’t know which one I said and I gone I’ve gone stupid. Either way, the cap snapshot for the Bulls 149.3 million is the payroll. And that gives them right now $ 38.6 million in tax room. Assuming 30 million taken out for Josh Giddy, gives you about probably 8 million. Then same thought process goes to the first apron. Take out 30 million gives you about $13.7 million from the first apron. Take out 30 million from that 55.6 gives you about a $25.6 million in cap. And I’m shooting over on the 30 million for Josh Giddy just because let’s just overestimate to be safe. And that’s anything in life when you’re like doing business finances. My father, a, you know, small business entrepreneur my whole life always told me when you’re doing any type of financial management, you want to always estimate based off of your worst months and always estimate for the highest cost. So, if I was going to buy something and it’s usually $18,000, but sometimes can run for $19,000. All right, we’re going to estimate that it’s going to be $19,000. We’re going to assume that we’re buying it for $19,000. And if on a good month we’re making $3,000 a month, on a bad month we’re making 15. Well, we’re going to assume that we’re paying it based off of the $1,500 a month. So, even on your worst month, you still have room to grow. So, that was my whole thought process right there. And here we go. The Josh Giddy news that everybody’s been waiting for in this video. The Bulls and Giddy are allegedly 8 to10 million apart on a long-term deal. And what we’re hearing, Chicago wants 20 million to be the average annual value, the AAV. Gdies Camp wants 30 million of the average annual value. What we’re hearing is 22 to $25 million as the average annual value is considered fair. I’m assuming $25 million either on a three to fouryear deal bring him to 70 to 100, maybe even a 5year deal. I think it could be something where we’re looking at $125 million to $150 million 5-year deal for Josh Giddy. Before we continue in the rest of the video, I’d like to hear what you guys have to say. What do you think Josh Giddy will get and why? He’s welld deserving the way he ended the season while he was averaging like 22 and seven and seven. An absurd run while shooting like 40% from three. Welld deserved if he whatever they give him. So what are the big picture takeaways right here? The front office is continuing to retool as they want to win or at least be a playoff team regardless of them not being anywhere near contending. They flipped Lonzo Ball for Curo’s defense and potential rather than picks. They drafted upside and Noah Singon and a contender or a potential contender as a day one role player off the bench in Lachland to beef up their forwards and front court depth. The payroll sits far below the tax even after signing Josh Giddy which obviously leaves the flexibility if Giddy signs you know big. And the Bulls still insist on trying to build from the middle and they’re resisting a full rebuild. This progress or playoff hopes obviously hinges on the growth from Bzelison, the soontobe paid Josh Giddy, Kobe White, and everybody else and Billy Donovan and continuity. But that’s it. That’s basically what the Chicago Bills did this off season. I’d like to hear you guys’ thoughts in the comments. Do you guys agree with it or do you not like the strategy of building from the middle? We haven’t yet seen a team come to fruition as a championship contender, let alone win a championship having built from the middle. Most famously, that term was coined by Tommy Shepard, who I actually met have his number now at Las Vegas through this whole thing. We were like in the tunnels. I actually going to ask him a question. Then two days later, he came up to me. He’s like, “Dude, so sorry you got didn’t h didn’t ask you. I’m so sorry I didn’t get to your question. Let me ask you.” And then we talked for like 10 15 minutes. Love Tommy Shepard. Good guy. Lives in Davidson, Maryland. Actually, neighbors with Pat Spencer. That’s a whole other story, guys. Either way, let me hear your thoughts if you made it to the end of the video. And if you did make it to the end, you clearly like this type of content. Hit that subscribe button. It helps out the channel a ton. Like, share, do whatever needs to be done. That’s it from me, guys. I’m out from here.
The Chicago Bulls’ 2025 offseason recap highlights key moves to stay competitive while building depth. The Bulls re-signed Tre Jones on a 3-year deal and swapped Lonzo Ball for Isaac Okoro, adding defensive versatility.
Their draft night brought promising big men Noa Essengue and Lachlan Olbrich to strengthen the frontcourt. Payroll remains comfortably below the luxury tax line, preserving flexibility as contract talks with star Josh Giddey continue.
Cyro Asseo breaks down the Bulls’ offseason strategy, cap situation, and outlook for the season ahead.
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