Thunder GM Sam Presti said he told new Bull Josh Giddey after the season that OKC envisioned using him as a reserve in 2024-25.
The Bulls and Thunder finalized a deal sending Josh Giddey to Chicago and Alex Caruso to Oklahoma City on Friday, with the Thunder granting the 21-year-old Giddey's trade request after he resisted the team's plans to use him off the bench. Giddey, a 6-foot-8 point guard from Australia, gets a fresh start after a challenging season in which his numbers dropped and he lost his starting job in the playoffs.
6 overall pick in 2021 and he made the All-Rookie second team. He is a member of Australia's national team that will play at the Paris Olympics this summer. He is an exceptional passer and his size makes him a solid rebounder. Giddey averaged 16.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists in his second season, but those numbers dropped to 12.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 2023-24. Giddey's play improved in the second half of the season after the Thunder traded for Gordon Hayward.
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