Lighting agent limited Josh Giddey has entered into an agreement on a 100 million dollars contract over four years to re-sign with the Chicago Bulls, agent Daniel Moldoudan said on Tuesday of the lighthouse.
The agreement is fully guaranteed and does not contain any player or team option. The Bulls announced the contract on Tuesday but did not disclose conditions.
Giddey, 22, cements like the cornerstone of the Bulls to the starting leader, after the franchise landing it by trade with Oklahoma City Thunder for Alex Caruso during the 2024 off -season.
Giddey has just left a career season in Chicago, marking 14.6 points per match while making the summit in the career in rebounds (8.1), in assists (7.2), in interruptions (1.2) and a percentage of goals on the field at 3 points (37.8%). He posted seven double triples, the second plus one campaign in the history of the Bulls, dragging Michael Jordan in 1988-1989 (15).
Giddey’s performances went to a higher level after the stars break and the business of the Zach Lavine Stars Guardian. The 6 -foot 8 -inch product shone as the leader of the Bulls, with an average of 21.2 points, 10.7 rebounds and 9.3 aid on 50% shooting, including 46% on 3 points.
On March 22 against the Los Angeles Lakers, Giddey became the first player with 15 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds and eight interceptions in an NBA match since interceptions became an official statistics in 1973-74. The Bulls had a finish of 15-5 in last season to obtain a game tournament place; Giddey played in 13 of these games and collected an average of 20.6 points, 10.7 rebounds and 9.7 assists over this period.
For the last month of the season, he played through a muscle tear in the palm of his firing hand.
Giddey was choice n ° 6 of the NBA 2021 draft by Oklahoma City, and he quickly presented the capacity to fill the statistics sheet. Giddey remains the youngest player in the history of the NBA to record a triple-double when he posted 17 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds at 19 and 84 days as a member of the Thunder on January 2, 2022, against the Dallas Mavericks.
He became the second limited free agent to land on an agreement in September after the Nets Cam Thomas goalkeeper signed a one -year qualification offer and $ 6 million last week. Jonathan Kuminga of Golden State and Quentin Grimes de Philadelphia remain the exceptional restricted free agents.
Upon entering a free agency this summer, only a few teams had a wage ceiling space, which created a frost for the restricted market. The Brooklyn Nets worked as the only team with a real wage ceiling space for the majority of the offseason.
