Tim Bontemps: I suspect again here I would be surprised if there isn’t a deal that’s struck at some point between Josh Giddey and the Bulls. I just, you know, the the question I think is is it going to be something in the 20 to 25 million range per or is it going to be something, you know, well north of that? Tim MacMahon: And that from what I hear, that’s kind of the difference in the discussions right now. Tim Bontemps: And look, Josh Giddy’s a talented player. I wouldn’t want to sign him to either deal because to your point, it’s you’re sort of signing yourself up to be a 35 and 47 team if you have him as your main engineer offense, which is right about where the Bulls were last year and probably will be going forward if they have him doing that. But he is a talented player. If you do believe in him continuing to grow and improve, like somewhere in the 20-25 million range is probably a reasonable deal for everybody. Again like I would assume that gets done at some point and that he doesn’t sign the qualifying offer. But Josh Giddey has put up a lot of numbers and you know he I think there’s a a belief that he’s got a chance to be a high level player and so I could see him saying well I was a sixth pick in the draft. I’ve made a decent amount of money. I get another $11 million. There’s a lot of cast space next summer. I’ll take my chances. -via YouTube / July 15, 2025
