M.A.: Giddy and Bulls communicate with each other to seek a contract of $30 million in annual salary, but he has no initiative at the moment

July 5th According to the Chicago Sun Times sports reporter Joe Cowley, the Bulls and restricted free agent Josh Gidey had "good communication" with the team in the first week of the free agent market. But the Gidey team "stands firm" in the negotiations and insisted on getting the same price code as the contract renewal signed by Magic player Jaylen Sages last fall. Last year, Sargers and Hawks forward Jaren Johnson successfully signed a five-year, $150 million contract. In other words, what Gidey and his agency team are currently looking for is a contract with an annual salary of $30 million.

But in sports reporter Luke Adams's view: "Although Gidey performed well in her first season with the Bulls and seems to be regarded as the team's future ball-control core, due to the limited salary space of most teams in the league, it is still difficult for him and several other high-quality restricted free agents to fight for maximum salary contracts this summer. At present, no other team with enough salary space can give a quote of nearly $30 million in annual salary, so the Bulls have a lot of initiative in negotiations and have enough reason to be patient."

"In addition, the Bulls' management may also be lingering in the 'self-bidding' in the free market last year. In the summer of 2024, before the free market opened, the Bulls reached a five-year, $90 million contract extension with former lottery pick Patrick Williams. However, just one year after the contract was executed, Williams' performance declined significantly, which further strengthened the team's cautious attitude towards large contract renewals."

In the 2024-25 season, Gidey performed well, and he averaged averaging contributions in the last 19 games. With 21.2 points, 10.7 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 1.5 steals, the shooting percentage is 50.0%, the three-point shooting percentage is as high as 45.7%, and the free throw percentage is 80.9%. In these 19 games, the Bulls won 12 games.

Throughout the season, Gidey's average data was 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.2 steals, shooting 46.5% from the field, 37.8% from three-pointers, and 78.1% from free throws - many of which were career highs.