{"id":65988,"date":"2025-05-30T12:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T12:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/65988\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T12:49:21","slug":"bulls-rumors-insider-makes-120-million-josh-giddey-projection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/65988\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls rumors: Insider makes $120 million Josh Giddey projection"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Bulls rumors: Insider makes $120 million Josh Giddey projection<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Chicago Bulls<\/a> struck gold when they traded for Josh Giddey<\/a>. The Aussie proved to be a critical piece of this roster in 2024-25, posting 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 7.2 assists per night.<\/p>\n

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Giddey is set to become a restricted free agent this summer, which means the Bulls can match any offer he receives. But, it does appear they want to keep him around, with rumors he could fetch a deal in the ballpark of $30 million per season.<\/a><\/p>\n

In fact, NBA insider Jake Fischer projects that Giddey is looking for an extension<\/a> at no less than $120 million:<\/p>\n

\u201cChicago\u2019s Josh Giddey<\/a> and Philadelphia\u2019s Quentin Grimes are two more restricted free agents soon to face their own challenges in this marketplace. Sources say Philadelphia has ongoing confidence in its ability to re-sign Grimes, but let\u2019s see. Ditto for the Bulls and Giddey coming to terms on the five-year pact that the Aussie playmaker is said to be seeking which is routinely projected to land at no less than $120 million,\u201d Fischer wrote.<\/p>\n

Giddey found another gear post-All-Star break for the Bulls, especially after Zach LaVine was traded. He averaged 21.2 points, 10.7 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game.<\/p>\n

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The playmaker also saw the LaVine blockbuster as a turning point in his role with Chicago.<\/p>\n

Via Fox Sports Australia:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first half of the year it\u2019s a new situation, so naturally there\u2019s going to be an inclination to come in here and try to fit in,\u201d Giddey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was my initial mindset. I never wanted to come in and try, not ruffle feathers, but change the whole dynamic of the way guys played and the way the team played.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think it took me a little while to find my feet, and obviously, trade deadline happened when Zach got moved, and he was obviously such a big part to what we did here.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt kind of opened up avenues for other guys to step into. I saw that as an opportunity to take on a bigger responsibility on both sides of the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Giddey made just $8.4 million this past season, so he\u2019s in for a massive pay raise. He\u2019s proven that he can be a key piece of the Bulls\u2019 future, which means they should be doing all they can to keep him in town. With LaVine gone, Giddey may be one of this organization\u2019s building blocks moving forward. If so, he deserves to make a lot more per season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The post Bulls rumors: Insider makes $120 million Josh Giddey projection appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Chicago Bulls…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65989,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3771],"tags":[7,920,919,329,3824,3553,965,6,678,4155,7106,3212],"class_list":{"0":"post-65988","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-bulls","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-bulls","10":"tag-chicago","11":"tag-chicago-bulls","12":"tag-chicagobulls","13":"tag-jake-fischer","14":"tag-josh-giddey","15":"tag-nba","16":"tag-philadelphia","17":"tag-quentin-grimes","18":"tag-restricted-free-agent","19":"tag-zach-lavine"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114596869780473252","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}