Ricky O’Donnell of SB Nation<\/a>\u00a0outlines why Giddey could be hard-pressed to find a competing offer. As a restricted free agent, Chicago has the right to match any amount tendered the 6-foot-8 Australian’s way by a rival team.<\/p>\n“Yes, there will be more salary cap space available next year around the league, but there have been zero rumors of outside interest in Giddey this summer,” O’Donnell writes. “He\u2019s a particularly hard player to fit into a good team because he has to play on the ball, and his defense and shooting are both shaky. He\u2019s also had turnover problems throughout his career.”<\/p>\n
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Last year,\u00a0the 22-year-old averaged 14.6 points on .465\/.378\/.781 shooting splits, 8.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks in 70 healthy bouts (69 starts) for the 39-43 Bulls. He needs the ball in his hands to be effective, as O’Donnell mentions, but his defensive woes and gaps as a shooter and distributor have clearly chilled his market.<\/p>\n
Although he connected on 37.8% of his (often wide open) 4.0 triple tries last year, Giddey was a 31% three-point shooter on 3.3 attempts a night during his first three NBA seasons.<\/p>\n
“Giddey is important to Chicago\u2019s future, but the reality is he has no leverage in this situation,” O’Donnell notes. “If the Bulls are offering a deal for $80 million guaranteed over four years, that would give Giddey a chance to get back into unrestricted free agency in his prime (he\u2019ll only be 26 four years from now) after years of trying to improve his weaknesses. He\u2019s in a position to put up big numbers in an uptempo system built around his strengths in Chicago, but whether or not that can actually lead to wins is another question entirely.”<\/p>\n
Still just 22, Giddey is already a triple-double machine, and does have major All-Star upside on a Chicago team that, despite its painful mediocrity, could enjoy fringe playoff momentum in a depleted Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n
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“Giddey should try to negotiate a shorter deal with a player option if he really wants to bet on himself \u2014 that way he\u2019s locking in generational wealth while still gaining the ability to truly test the open market at a young age,” O’Donnell writes. “A four-year, $90 million offer should be the absolute max for the Bulls.”<\/p>\n
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