There's proof of concept that Josh Giddey's size, playmaking and tempo are needed in Chicago, while the Thunder are more in need of Alex Caruso's defense and shooting.
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Chicago Bulls rang the opening bell of the offseason on Thursday by making the first trade of the summer, swapping Josh Giddey and Alex Caruso., is cut and dry. Your player for ours. Giddey is coming off a maligned postseason that saw him get benched in the waning moments of Oklahoma City’s run.
starting fives in basketball during the regular season. That lineup out-scored opponents by 10.2 points every 100 possessions. But that group was out-scored by 22 points in 31 minutes in the second round against the Dallas Mavericks, who had a center play off Giddey and pack the paint against Gilgeous-Alexander’s and Williams’ drives. The Thunder replaced Giddey with a better shooter in Isaiah Joe for the final two games of the series but lost in seven games.
A team that ranked fourth in DRTG just got better on that end and created more space for Gilgeous-Alexander, Williams and Holmgren to create in the paint. This is a slam dunk.Giddey is a talented player, and there’s an argument to be made that his strengths were redundant in Oklahoma City while his weaknesses were highlighted.
In many ways, Giddey is a younger, healthier Lonzo Ball, who has missed the last two seasons for the Bulls with knee injuries. By adding Giddey, the Bulls can recreate the magic they found with Ball, when they went 22-13 in his 35 games during the 2021-22 season before his career went on life support.
There’s proof of concept that Giddey’s size, playmaking and tempo are needed in Chicago, while those things weren’t needed in Oklahoma City. The Bulls traded for a former lottery talent when his perceived value was at its lowest. There’s a chance Giddey pops for the Bulls.
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