Whereas the Chicago Bulls have been supplied as many as two first spherical picks on the 2024 commerce deadline for Alex Caruso, they as a substitute traded him to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder in June for Josh Giddey. The commerce got here as a shock to many as Giddey’s function with the Thunder had been diminished. However the Bulls noticed Giddey as a younger prospect with elite passing abilities that might assist enhance fellow younger gamers comparable to Coby White, Patrick Williams and Ayo Dosunmu.
“[Giddey] performs precisely how we need to play,” Eversley instructed ESPN.
The Bulls view the Giddey acquisition as just like once they traded for Lonzo Ball in 2021.
“My job is simply to make these guys’ life straightforward,” Giddey instructed ESPN.
“I am attempting to get Zach the ball, Coby the ball, get these guys straightforward seems and take the load off them. … We spoke about how we need to play: Rise up the ground, kick the ball forward and run. Take a look at the wings that we now have, Coby, Zach, these guys getting out in transition, it may make this crew scary.”
Whereas Giddey tried to take advantage of his scenario with the Thunder, he most well-liked a commerce over the thought of coming off the bench.
“There have been no arduous emotions to them, but it surely’s like, as a participant, you need to have the ability to maximize your self,” Giddey mentioned. “I simply thought it wasn’t going to have the ability to occur there. That is extra of a praise to them. They’d so many good gamers, and it was arduous for me to discover a function in that crew the place I might be me.
“I am a degree guard. That is sort of what I have been my complete life.”
Giddey sees the Bulls as a crew that may assist unlock his potential.
“That is someplace I wished to be,” Giddey mentioned. “I am very grateful that [Sam Presti’s] the individual he’s and obtained me to a fantastic spot.”
