<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/sneakers/the-air-jordan-6-white-infrared-finally-returns-in-2026');   ga('set', 'title', 'The Air Jordan 6 ‘White Infrared’ finally returns in 2026');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Air-Jordan-6-White-Infrared-finally-returns-in-2026.jpg"></figure><h1>The Air Jordan 6 ‘White Infrared’ finally returns in 2026</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T12:57:03-07:00">September 12th, 12:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T12:57:23-07:00">September 12th, 12:57pm</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a>Dominik Zawartko is a Michigan State graduate with a degree in Political Science and English. Having previously worked in the nonprofit and legal sectors, he decided to pursue his true love of writing with ClutchPoints. Dominik's hobbies include painting, cooking food, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and always having a laugh. His main focus areas are UFC coverage and all things sneakers.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The iconic black/red/white sneakers Chicago Bulls’ legend Michael Jordan wore throughout his career will forever be remembered as the most influential sneakers in all of history. With the thought of “running faster, jumping higher” capturing multiple generations, the sneakers remain a powerhouse almost 23 years after Jordan last stepped on an NBA court. In 2026, we’ll see yet another iconic retro return in the form of the Air Jordan 6 “Infrared.”</p><p><i><b>Check our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers">Sneakers news</a> for more upcoming releases and breaking content!</b></i></p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers/air-jordan-6-bin-23-coming-spring-2026">Air Jordan 6</a> first released in 1991 in <a href="https://www.complex.com/sneakers/a/sole-collector/air-jordan-6-the-definitive-guide-to-colorways">two debut colorways</a>, the <i>White/Infrared-Black </i>and the <i>Black/Infrared, </i>intended to match the Chicago Bulls’ uniforms and meant for Jordan to wear in-game. As Jordan went on to win his first championship in the Air Jordan 6, the popularity of the sneakers immediately skyrocketed over the next 10 years.</p><p>The “White Infrared” colorway made a brief return in 2010 and once again in 2014, but will be returning for the first time in 12 years donning their original form. As Air Jordan and Nike continue to add to their growing release calendar throughout 2026, another classic will make its way back to the mainstream.</p><h2>Air Jordan 6 “White Infrared”</h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="sv">Air Jordan 6 “White Infrared” returns in 2026 🚨 <a href="https://t.co/J1MKQWKnnv">pic.twitter.com/J1MKQWKnnv</a></p><p>— Modern Notoriety (@ModernNotoriety) <a href="https://twitter.com/ModernNotoriety/status/1964095360751521900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The OG Air Jordan 6 “White Infrared” is rumored to return in 2026 👀 <a href="https://t.co/GWtKhSyjFL">pic.twitter.com/GWtKhSyjFL</a></p><p>— House of Heat° (@houseofheat) <a href="https://twitter.com/houseofheat/status/1965566137761935417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><br>The Air Jordan 6 is expected to return in its original <em>White/Infrared-Black </em>ensemble, reminiscent of the two previous retro releases. The shoes will feature an all-white upper made from premium leather with perforations throughout. The hallmark feature is the streak of Infrared along the midsole, outlining the shoe’s unique shape. The tongue will come in black as we see another hit of Infrared along the lace lock.</p></figure><p>Finer details could include the classic “Nike Air” stitched logo on the back, but is yet to be confirmed officially by Nike. The shoes are slated to release sometime during early months of 2026 to open the new year. Expect a wider release on Nike <a href="http://nike.com">SNKRS app</a> as well as select Nike retailers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The Air Jordan 6 ‘White Infrared’ finally returns in 2026

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/sneakers/derrick-rose-fear-of-god-set-to-release-new-basketball-sneaker');   ga('set', 'title', 'Derrick Rose, Fear of God set to release new basketball sneaker');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Derrick-Rose-Fear-of-God-set-to-release-new-basketball-sneakers.jpg"></figure><h1>Derrick Rose, Fear of God set to release new basketball sneaker</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T09:15:18-07:00">September 12th, 9:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T09:15:53-07:00">September 12th, 9:15am</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a>Dominik Zawartko is a Michigan State graduate with a degree in Political Science and English. Having previously worked in the nonprofit and legal sectors, he decided to pursue his true love of writing with ClutchPoints. Dominik's hobbies include painting, cooking food, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and always having a laugh. His main focus areas are UFC coverage and all things sneakers.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago Bulls’ legend Derrick Rose is set to have his No. 1 jersey retired in January 2026, already <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/derrick-rose-bulls-announce-jersey-retirement-ceremony">announced</a> by the Bulls’ front office, joining legends Scottie Pippen (33), Jerry Sloan (4), Bob Love (10), and of course, Michael Jordan (23) in the rafters of the United Center. Continuing to be a beacon for sponsor Adidas, he recently partnered with Fear of God Athletics for this upcoming signature PE, Rose’s first since 2020.</p><p><i><b>Check our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers">Sneakers news</a> for more upcoming releases and breaking content!</b></i></p><p>Derrick Rose has been signed to Adidas since his <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rosede01.html">2008 historic rookie year</a>. After just four years with the brand, Rose signed a 14-year, $185 million extension with Adidas through 2026. Just 64 days after signing the contract, Rose would suffer his ACL injury, forever altering the course of his career.</p><p>Despite all of this, Adidas has stuck by Rose through thick and thin as he eventually carved out 15-year career with numerous teams and unforgettable moments.</p><p><a href="https://fearofgod.com/collections/athletics?srsltid=AfmBOorMVI7W-RW6HCCMZdX9AaM5YXI6Qvq8Y9isUOOBjsKeixue4IwQ">Fear of God</a>, founded by designer and creator Jerry Lorenzo in 2013, has been a major driver in the sneaker and streetwear culture landscape over the last decade. They first partnered with Adidas in 2020, finally announcing the collaborative Fear of God Athletics, a subset performance line within the main line. Come this fall, one of the NBA’s most popular players ever becomes the face of the latest release.</p><h2>Derrick Rose x Fear of God Athletics</h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">OFFICIAL LOOK: Derrick Rose x Fear of God Athletics Basketball II Low 🌹 <a href="https://twitter.com/drose?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@drose</a></p><p>🗓️ October 1st<br>📝 HQ9426<br>💵 $180 <a href="https://t.co/g9JAbzjzi1">pic.twitter.com/g9JAbzjzi1</a></p><p>— Sole Retriever (@SoleRetriever) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoleRetriever/status/1965080928503713829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Derrick Rose’s adidas Fear Of God Athletics II Basketball 🏀</p><p>🗓️ October 1st <a href="https://t.co/AKx2Mdk2kz">pic.twitter.com/AKx2Mdk2kz</a></p><p>— SneakerAlert (@SneakerAlertHD) <a href="https://twitter.com/SneakerAlertHD/status/1965644917574701349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Official images of the upcoming Adidas Fear of God Athletics II Basketball sneakers indicate a minimalistic approach, common throughout Jerry Lorenzo’s concepts throughout his fashion lines. The mid-cut sneaker is based off Lorenzo’s previous creations, opting towards a more performance-centric model opposite of his usual lifestyle silhouettes.</p><p>This particular model feature the Adidas three stripes in the form of vented panels along the upper. The shoe is based in a solid opaque midsole with unique treading throughout the outsole. Finer details include a lack of logos and branding throughout, aside from the classic “D-Rose” logo seen on the back heel and the minimal Fear of God stamp on the lower midsole.</p><p>The Fear of God Athletics II x Derrick Rose is set to release October 1, 2025 for a standard retail tag of $180. The shoes will drop via exclusive channels, along with a wider release through Adidas <a href="https://www.adidas.com/us">platforms</a>.</p><p>What are your thoughts on the newest Derrick Rose sneakers?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Derrick Rose, Fear of God set to release new basketball sneaker

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/josh-giddey-bulls-grades-100-million-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Josh Giddey, Bulls grades for $100 million contract extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Josh-Giddey-Bulls-grades-for-100-million-contract-extension.jpg"></figure><h1>Josh Giddey, Bulls grades for $100 million contract extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T14:53:16-07:00">September 9th, 2:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T08:53:09-07:00">September 10th, 8:53am</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White serves as ClutchPoints' Chicago Bulls and Michigan Football reporter, in addition to covering NCAA Football and Basketball as a Senior Editor. Scotty is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-josh-giddey-bonkers-100-million-contract-free-agency">Chicago Bulls and Josh Giddey have finally reached an agreement</a>, with a four-year, $100 million contract <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-matas-buzelis-instant-reaction-josh-giddey-signing">extension being signed on Tuesday</a>. Talks of an extension for Giddey have been going on all offseason, and it did take longer than expected for the two parties to reach a deal. Better late than never right? Giddey didn’t end up getting the $30 million per year that he was originally seeking, but it became apparent that wasn’t going to happen. And still, $25M annually isn’t too shabby. Let’s take a look a look at contract grades for both Giddey and the Bulls.</p><h2><b>Josh Giddey contract grade: A-</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Josh-Giddey_2a3f1a.jpg"><figcaption>© David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Josh Giddey didn’t get the $30 million that he was hoping for, but he still has to be feeling good about this deal. This is a good pay day for Giddey, and it comes on the heals of about two months of high-level basketball. For the majority of last season, Giddey did not play at a level that warranted a contract extension like this. However, he turned on the jets at the end of the season, and he forced the Bulls to give him a healthy raise.</p><p>Giddey only averaged 12.2 points per game before the All-Star break, but he looked like a different player down the stretch. After the All-Star break, he averaged 21.2 PPG and shot nearly 46% from three. Giddey completely changed his game, and the Bulls looked like a much better team because of it.</p><p>At the end of the last season, Giddey was an outstanding player for the Bulls. Now, it is important that he keeps this up. It is clear that his team has a lot of faith in him, and he is now getting the big bucks. Giddey needs to keep up this level of play.</p><p>All in all, this is a win for Josh Giddey. He put it all together at the end of the last year, and now he has been rewarded for it.</p><h2><b>Bulls’ Josh Giddey contract grade: B</b></h2><p>If Giddey continues to play how he did down the stretch of last season, then this deal will pay off for the Bulls. However, this is a bit of a gamble based on how last year played out. Yes, Giddey looked great at the end of the season, but he wasn’t anything special for the majority of the year. If Giddey slips back into that level productivity that we saw before the All-Star break, this contract is not going to be looking good for Chicago.</p><p>The Bulls clearly believe in Giddey, and they proved that with this contract. After all, the team looked a lot better down the stretch when Giddey was hot. Chicago went 12-7 after the All-Star break, and they finished the regular season 11-4 in their final 15 games. We haven’t seen the Bulls put together many stretches like that in recent years. It didn’t lead to any success in the postseason, but it was a good sign of what’s to come if Giddey continues to play like that.</p><p>Josh Giddey is paid, Coby White is coming back, Matas Buzelis has developed into an elite young talent. The Bulls have some good pieces, and it all starts with getting the Giddey that we saw at the end of the last year. If he shows up, this Chicago team might end up surprising some people this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Josh Giddey, Bulls grades for $100 million contract extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-matas-buzelis-instant-reaction-josh-giddey-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Matas Buzelis’ instant reaction to Josh Giddey signing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Matas-Buzelis-Josh-Giddey.jpg"><figcaption>© David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Matas Buzelis’ instant reaction to Josh Giddey signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T13:42:58-07:00">September 9th, 1:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T13:42:58-07:00">September 9th, 1:42pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White serves as ClutchPoints' Chicago Bulls and Michigan Football reporter, in addition to covering NCAA Football and Basketball as a Senior Editor. Scotty is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-josh-giddey-bonkers-100-million-contract-free-agency">Chicago Bulls and Josh Giddey finally reached an agreement</a> on a contract extension Tuesday as the guard signed a new four-year, $120 million deal. This deal has been in the works for the entire offseason, and Giddey ended up getting a nice pay day. Reports initially stated that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-josh-giddey-contract-chicago">Giddey was hoping to receive $30 million annually</a>, and then it was noted that he might have to settle for $20M. Instead, Giddey got $25M, and Matas Buzelis is happy for his teammate.</p><p>Matas Buzelis took to Instagram shortly after the news broke as he wanted to celebrate Josh Giddey and his new deal. Buzelis <a href="https://x.com/Will_Gottlieb/status/1965496575389827379" rel="noopener">reacted to the news</a> with this photo:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giddey posts confirming the deal on IG</p><p>Matas also chimes in with his thoughts 😂 <a href="https://t.co/ajn4sZMq7K">pic.twitter.com/ajn4sZMq7K</a></p><p>— Will Gottlieb (@Will_Gottlieb) <a href="https://twitter.com/Will_Gottlieb/status/1965496575389827379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Buzelis and Giddey are the future of the Bulls. Buzelis was taken in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft, and he really came into his own during his rookie season last year. After starting on the bench, Buzelis ended up earning a spot in the starting lineup for the final stretch of the season.</p><p>Giddey has also only been in Chicago for one season. He was traded to the Bulls by the Oklahoma City Thunder prior to last season, and he emerged as one of the best players on the team after the All-Star break. Giddey’s play down the stretch is what earned him this big contract extension.</p><p>For a good chunk of the season, Giddey didn’t do anything special for the Bulls. He only averaged 12.2 points per game before the All-Star break. However, he averaged over 21 PPG after the All-Star break. Not only was Giddey performing well, but his play elevated the entire team. The Bulls played their best basketball down the stretch, and while it didn’t translate to postseason success, it was still good to see a glimpse of competitive basketball.</p><p>It is a bit of a risk for the Bulls to be shelling out this kind of money after just a couple of months of strong play, but it is clear that they believe in Josh Giddey. If he can consistently play like he did down the stretch with guys like Matas Buzelis continuing to develop, this Chicago team could be fun down the road.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Matas Buzelis’ instant reaction to Josh Giddey signing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-josh-giddey-bonkers-100-million-contract-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Josh Giddey receives $100 million contract from Bulls');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Josh-Giddey-receives-bonkers-165-million-contract-from-Chicago.jpg"></figure><h1>Josh Giddey receives $100 million contract from Bulls</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T12:19:23-07:00">September 9th, 12:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T12:32:15-07:00">September 9th, 12:32pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls and restricted free agent guard Josh Giddey are in agreement on a new four-year, $100 million contract that will keep him with the team through the 2028-29 NBA season, <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1965493667378201007" rel="noopener">league sources told</a> ClutchPoints on Tuesday afternoon. There are no options on the contract, making it a straight $25 million-per-year deal, sources confirm.</p><p>Giddey’s agent, Daniel Moldovan of Lighthouse Sports, had been working with Chicago’s front office before the free agency period began in order to secure his client’s future with the organization. While the two sides had been far apart in discussions, with Giddey viewing himself as a $30 million per year player, there was never much doubt about the Australian guard remaining one of the faces of the Bulls.</p><p>At no point did the Bulls engage in sign-and-trade talks with other organizations around the league, sources said. Giddey and his agent explored the idea of what his value looked like from rival teams, yet Chicago never had any interest in exploring those avenues.</p><p>The Bulls entered the offseason with the mindset of finding common ground on a new deal for Giddey, and they did just that with this $80 million contract.</p><p>Now, the skilled ball handler and former sixth-overall pick has cemented himself as one of the key contributors in Chicago next to Matas Buzelis for years to come.</p><p>Giddey, 22, was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/grading-bulls-thunder-blockbuster-trade-involving-josh-giddey-alex-caruso">traded to the Bulls</a> before the start of the 2024-25 season in a deal that sent Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder. No draft picks or other assets were involved in this two-player swap between the two teams. Caruso thrived in his first season with the Thunder, helping <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-alex-caruso-opens-up-full-circle-moment">lead the team to their first championship</a> in franchise history since relocating to Oklahoma City.</p><p>Although many criticized the Bulls for making such a trade, Giddey was a player this organization pinpointed as a young talent who could lead them into the future. He has established himself as this type of player in Chicago.</p><p>The exact terms of Giddey’s new contract with Chicago were first reported by ESPN.</p><p>This past year with the Bulls, Giddey averaged 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 7.2 assists per game while shooting 46.5 percent from the floor and a career-high 37.8 percent from 3-point range. Giddey registered seven triple-doubles in 70 games this past season, the seventh-most in the league.</p><p>After being drafted sixth overall by the Thunder in 2021, Giddey has flown under the radar as an all-around playmaker at the point guard position. While his shooting can be streaky at times, Giddey continues to improve as a lead playmaker. He was one of two players to average at least eight rebounds and seven assists per game this season, joining just Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic.</p><p>Since trading for Giddey, the Bulls have continued to reshuffle their roster.</p><p>DeMar DeRozan was sent to the Sacramento Kings last July in a sign-and-trade agreement, and Chicago was involved in a three-team deal with the Kings at the trade deadline when All-Star point guard De’Aaron Fox was sent to the San Antonio Spurs.</p><p>More recently, the Bulls <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/grading-cavs-bulls-lonzo-ball-trade">traded former second-overall pick Lonzo Ball</a> to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Isaac Okoro. Like the Giddey trade in 2024, this was also a deal involving just two players.</p><p>As Giddey returns to be one of the long-term faces of the Bulls, questions continue to surround the direction of this franchise.</p><p>Coby White continues to hear his name in offseason trade discussions, and the Bulls have also been open to discussing Patrick Williams’ future in trade talks, sources said. Nikola Vucevic, Kevin Huerter, and Ayo Dosunmu are all entering the final years of their respective contracts as well and will be hot topics of offseason trade talks before the 2025-26 season.</p><p>Giddey, along with Buzelis and 2025 first-round pick Noa Essengue, are the only certain long-term building blocks that Chicago will continue to build around. The Bulls went 39-43 during the 2024-25 season, missing the playoffs for the seventh time in the last eight seasons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Josh Giddey receives $100 million contract from Bulls

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-chicago-bracing-coby-white-ask-for-more-josh-giddey');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: Chicago ‘bracing’ for Coby White to ask for more than Josh Giddey');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Giddey-and-White.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: Chicago ‘bracing’ for Coby White to ask for more than Josh Giddey</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-08T10:12:23-07:00">September 8th, 10:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-08T10:12:23-07:00">September 8th, 10:12am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The biggest offseason storyline for the Chicago Bulls has been the ongoing c<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-jonathan-kuminga-josh-giddey-follow-cam-thomas-qualifying-offer">ontract saga of Josh Giddey</a>, who is currently a restricted free agent. Giddey and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-josh-giddey-contract-chicago">Bulls have not yet seen</a> eye to eye on a potential new deal, and recently, NBA insider Marc Stein took to his Substack to report on <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/monday-best-the-latest-nba-trade?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=173056493&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">the latest on</a> those negotiations, as well as what could be on the horizon next summer for the Bulls regarding Coby White.</p><p>“Giddey has until Oct. 1 to seize upon a one-year qualifying worth $11 million that would position him to become an unrestricted free agent on June 30, 2026, if he and the Bulls can’t come to terms on a long-term agreement between now and then,” Stein reported, confirming ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel’s report that the Bulls’ updated offer was still not enough for Giddey’s liking.</p><p>“The Bulls, of course, are bracing amid the Giddey negotiations for the prospect of Coby White seeking a four-year deal worth more than the $30 million-per-season pact that Giddey has sought when White is the Chicago backcourt cornerstone eligible for a nine-figure deal next summer,” added Stein.</p><h2><b>An interesting decision for the Bulls</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Tyler-Herro-on-April-9-2025-1-1.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>On the one hand, the Chicago Bulls haven’t had much in the way of young talent for quite some time, so it would certainly appear to be in their best interests to keep both Giddey and White on their books for the long term, even if it means paying slightly above market value.</p><p>On the other, a Giddey and White backcourt, while intriguing, is probably not particularly close to being a legitimately good backcourt in the modern NBA, even if both players reach the fully realized versions of themselves. Neither Giddey nor White provides much in the way of defense, and both struggle to play off the ball, which led to some awkward offense at times last year in Chicago.</p><p>Still, the alternative may be losing one or both of them for nothing, so the Bulls certainly have some big decisions to make.</p><p>The Bulls are slated to kick off their 2025-26 season at home against the Detroit Pistons at 8:00 PM ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: Chicago ‘bracing’ for Coby White to ask for more than Josh Giddey

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/wnba/minnesota-lynx/lynx-news-maya-moore-iconic-michael-jordan-rings-photo-hall-of-fame');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lynx legend Maya Moore recreates iconic Michael Jordan rings photo for Hall of Fame induction');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Maya-Moore.jpg"><figcaption>© David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Lynx legend Maya Moore recreates iconic Michael Jordan rings photo for Hall of Fame induction</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-07T08:58:03-07:00">September 7th, 8:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-07T08:58:03-07:00">September 7th, 8:58am</time><address><a>Rishav Bhat</a>Rishav is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Four-time WNBA champion and former Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wnba/wnba-news-maya-moore-sue-bird-hall-of-fame-honors">inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame</a>. The 36-year-old was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2011 draft and retired in January 2023.</p><p>Moore was one of the nine members inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. And for the occasion, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DORypl1EcZ3/" rel="noopener">she recreated</a> an iconic Michael Jordan picture holding double the number of rings.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Maya Moore recreated Michael Jordan's iconic ring photo with her own 12 rings 🔥💍</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/Jumpman23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jumpman23</a>/ IG) <a href="https://t.co/zQ2idZSD8a">pic.twitter.com/zQ2idZSD8a</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1964683259675373945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Back in June 1998, MJ was seen posing with his six NBA championship rings back after winning his second three-peat with the Chicago Bulls. Moore, in an obvious throwback to the image, hit the same pose with a total of 12 rings.</p><p>These, along with her high school national title with Collins Hill, include four WNBA titles, two NCAA championships, two Olympic golds, and three high school state titles. Moore was one of the nine inductees this year.</p><p>Moore was selected alongside fellow WNBA legends Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles, as well as former <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-dwight-howard-carmelo-anthony-come-together-for-hall-of-fame-class-photo">NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard</a>. Current Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan and the 2008 US Olympics Men’s team were other notable inductees for this year.</p><p>Moore, who was the 2014 WNBA MVP and the 2013 WNBA Finals MVP, spent her entire WNBA career playing for the Minnesota Lynx.</p><p>At the ceremony, Moore claimed that she was very happy with how her career had gone and simply did not have any desire to continue playing simply because she did everything she “could have possibly done and then did it again.”</p><p>“I’ve been to the mountaintop, right? And then we went to the mountaintop again, so I have no regrets as far as what I was able to enjoy and experience as a player while I played,” she said at the ceremony.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lynx legend Maya Moore recreates iconic Michael Jordan rings photo for Hall of Fame induction

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-josh-giddey-contract-chicago');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: The final Josh Giddey contract Chicago is offering');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Giddey-vs-the-Hornets.jpg"><figcaption>Nell Redmond-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: The final Josh Giddey contract Chicago is offering</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-05T08:50:08-07:00">September 5th, 8:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-05T08:50:08-07:00">September 5th, 8:50am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-chicago-josh-giddey-far-apart-contract-stalemate">are locked in a contract stalemate with Josh Giddey</a>. Altogether, the Bulls have been unwavering in offering Giddey $20 million per year.</p><p>However, Giddey believes he is worth $30 million.</p><p>Recently, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-the-80-million-contract-chicago-offered-josh-giddey-start-free-agency">Bulls made Giddey an offer of $80 million for four years</a>, approximately $22 million each year. That is well below his demanding price.</p><p>According to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, this could be the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-jonathan-kuminga-josh-giddey-follow-cam-thomas-qualifying-offer"> last attempt at a compromise from both sides</a>.</p><p><i>“Although they held firm on their offer of around $20 million per season, the Bulls have recently increased their proposed contract to try and end this stalemate. Chicago has presented Giddey and his representation with a four-year contract in the ballpark of $85 million to $90 million, league sources said.”</i></p><p><i>“This is likely the last contract proposal the Bulls will offer this offseason, as it’s essentially a compromise from what both sides wanted. Whereas the Bulls entered the summer wanting to keep Giddey on a deal around $20 million per season, he wanted to be paid close to $30 million per year.”</i></p><h2><b>The Bulls want to keep Josh Giddey</b></h2><p>Undoubtedly, the Bulls are doing everything they can to keep Giddey.</p><p>He is a restricted free agent. This gives the Bulls the right to match any offer another team would give him, thus giving them leverage.</p><p>Furthermore, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-bulls-still-not-talking-josh-giddey-sign-trade-despite-threat">Bulls are not engaging in any sign-and-trade deals</a>.</p><p>Meanwhile, they<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-chicagos-90-million-patrick-williams-plan-revealed"> signed Patrick Williams to a five-year $90 million contract</a> in 2024. This past year, Giddey had a considerably better season than Williams.</p><p>He averaged 14.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game. In contrast, Williams finished averaging 9.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.</p><p>Those numbers along <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXttWS6z1EY&amp;t=815s">doesn’t bode well</a> in terms of who’s more valuable to the franchise, per Bobby Marks of ESPN.</p><p>“So when you dig around the Josh Giddey situation, who had a terrific year, certainly the last 25 games, he was offered four years, $80 million when free agency started, that number has gone up to four years, $88 million,” Marks said.</p><p>“That number is at the bottom of the starting point guards here. So, if you’re the Bulls and you just committed five years, $90 million to Patrick Williams based on a lesser body of work, now you’re all of a sudden drawing a line in the sand as far as where you are with Josh Giddey here.”</p><p>Giddey has the option to <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/article/josh-giddey-gets-long-term-183246211.html#:~:text=Recently%2C%20reports%20have%20come%20out,the%20Bulls'%20side%20of%20things.">accept a qualifying offer</a> from the Bulls. It would be for one year and worth $11.1 million and allow for him to become an unrestricted free agent in the Summer of 2026.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: The final Josh Giddey contract Chicago is offering

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-brooklyn-signs-former-draft-pick');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nets sign former Pelicans draft pick to free agent deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/EJ-Liddell.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Nets sign former Pelicans draft pick to free agent deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-04T14:44:26-07:00">September 4th, 2:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-04T15:38:14-07:00">September 4th, 3:38pm</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets made another roster move on Wednesday as training camp approaches, signing E.J. Liddell to a two-way contract. Liddell, a 6-foot-6 forward entering his fourth NBA season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/2022-nba-draft-news-pelicans-select-ej-liddell-with-41st-pick">was the No. 41 pick in the 2022 draft by the New Orleans Pelicans</a>.</p><p>The Ohio State product missed his first NBA season due to a torn ACL before appearing in eight games in 2023-24. After being traded to the Phoenix Suns and subsequently waived, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-chicago-address-forward-depth-latest-roster-signing">Liddell signed a two-way deal with the Chicago Bulls</a> last offseason.</p><p>He spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the G League, averaging 15.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.2 blocks on 47/36/66 shooting splits over 27 appearances with the Windy City Bulls. The 24-year-old appeared in 12 NBA games with Chicago.</p><h2><b>Nets sign former Ohio State star E.J. Liddell to two-way contract</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/EJ-Liddell-2.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Liddell’s signing comes after the Nets waived two-way forward Tosan Evbuomwan on Friday. Evbuomwan made 28 appearances with Brooklyn last season, averaging 9.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists on 43/31/75 shooting splits in 23.8 minutes per game.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-brooklyn-signs-new-jersey-native-fill-final-two-way-spot">Liddell joins Tyson Etienne as the Nets’ players on two-way contracts</a> entering training camp. Etienne averaged 19.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists on 50/46/80 shooting splits over 32 appearances with the Long Island Nets last season. He appeared in seven NBA games with Brooklyn.</p><p>The Nets have one two-way spot to fill before the start of the regular season. They <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/yearly" rel="noopener">are facing</a> a roster crunch following a busy offseason. Brooklyn has 19 players on standard contracts, including the unofficial signings of Ziaire Williams and Ricky Council. NBA teams are allowed to carry 15 standard contracts during the regular season.</p><p>Keon Johnson, Jalen Wilson, Drew Timme, Tyrese Martin and Council are on partially or non-guaranteed contracts. Wilson, Timme, Martin and Council are eligible to sign a two-way deal if they are waived.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets sign former Pelicans draft pick to free agent deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-jonathan-kuminga-josh-giddey-follow-cam-thomas-qualifying-offer');   ga('set', 'title', 'Siegel’s Scoop: Will Jonathan Kuminga, Josh Giddey follow Cam Thomas’ qualifying offer decision?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Siegels-Scoop-Will-Jonathan-Kuminga-Josh-Giddey-follow-Cam-Thomas-qualifying-offer-decision.jpg"></figure><h1>Siegel’s Scoop: Will Jonathan Kuminga, Josh Giddey follow Cam Thomas’ qualifying offer decision?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-04T09:00:50-07:00">September 4th, 9:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-05T09:18:53-07:00">September 5th, 9:18am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is now September, and the start of training camps is right around the corner. While the restricted free agency market has dragged on, leaving the likes of Jonathan Kuminga and Josh Giddey without contracts, the first domino has fallen with Cam Thomas.</p><p>Although he wanted to secure his long-term future, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-cam-thomas-signing-6-million-qualifying-offer-stalemate">Thomas accepted his $5.9 million qualifying offer</a> from the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday.</p><p>This is a bold move by the 23-year-old shooting guard, especially considering that he left a good amount of money on the table. While the Nets and Thomas were never close to reaching a long-term commitment with one another, the Nets were willing to increase his pay on a small deal.</p><p>The best offer, from a financial perspective for Thomas, was a <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1963595759724495236" rel="noopener">short-term contract</a> valued around the mid-level exception ($14.1 million for the 2025-26 season), league sources told ClutchPoints.</p><p>It turns out this deal was a <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46153839/sources-nets-cam-thomas-picks-6m-deal-fa-2026" rel="noopener">two-year, $30 million offer</a> that contained a team option, according to ESPN. Thomas declined this offer, as well as a one-year, $9.5 million contract that would have paid him more during the 2025-26 season, but he would have had to waive his no-trade clause.</p><p>As a result of not getting the exact terms he wanted in a deal with the Nets, Thomas has set the stage for the rest of this year’s restricted free agent market to settle their disputes.</p><p>Kuminga, Giddey, and Quentin Grimes remain in their convoluted situations, and they have less than four weeks to decide on whether they too will follow in Thomas’ footsteps by accepting the qualifying offer.</p><p>Out of these three players, Kuminga is the most likely to do so.</p><h2><b>Jonathan Kuminga trending towards no deal</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Warriors-Jonathan-Kuminga-dribbling-.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>All along, the Golden State Warriors have called Jonathan Kuminga’s “bluff” about his $7.9 million qualifying offer.</p><p>Between <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-jonathan-kuminga-standoff-warriors-final-stages">shutting the door on sign-and-trade opportunities</a> and offering him a large sum of money on a short-term deal, the Warriors have remained confident in their standing with the restricted free agent this offseason.</p><p>However, this situation has given Golden State fans and those supporting Kuminga every reason not to be confident in the trajectory of where things are heading.</p><p>Kuminga has essentially been handcuffed by the Dubs as a restricted free agent this offseason.</p><p>While there was an understanding entering the summer that the team and 22-year-old forward would <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/sources-warriors-unmoved-kings-suns-jonathan-kuminga-sign-trade-pursuit">explore sign-and-trade opportunities</a>, no deal of value ever materialized to the Warriors’ liking. Not to mention, owner Joe Lacob, general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr., and the front office made it clear they would not be bullied into a deal.</p><p>If there was a trade that brought them draft compensation and a young talent to replace Kuminga, the Warriors would’ve been open to said deal, sources said. But that’s the problem — this type of trade was never offered to the Dubs despite the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns expressing strong interest in Kuminga.</p><p>Since the start of free agency, the two parties have been far apart in contract negotiations.</p><p>This is not only due to Golden State’s unwillingness to adjust its offer but also in large part because Kuminga doesn’t envision a future with the Warriors after their ongoing, failed contract discussions over the last two years.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/jonathan-kuminga-josh-giddey-intel-entering-september-siegels-scoop">Warriors’ offer has stood firm</a> to this point: a two-year, $45 million contract with a team option in Year 2 and language that would force Kuminga to waive his no-trade clause.</p><p>Essentially, they want Kuminga to return on their terms and on a contract that can easily be flipped into value before the trade deadline in February. From Kuminga’s point of view, this deal would strip away any ounce of leverage he still owns over the Warriors, and it results in him not having a say on his future.</p><p>Unless Golden State was willing to offer him a long-term deal in the $25 million to $30 million per year range this offseason, Kuminga and his representation have had their eyes set on 2026 free agency, when multiple teams will have a lot of cap space to pursue the athletic forward.</p><p>If the Warriors were to slightly alter this two-year proposal, giving some leverage back to Kuminga in the form of a player option or guaranteed money, then perhaps a compromise could be reached.</p><p>There haven’t been any indications suggesting that the Warriors are thinking of changing their offer, and unless they do so over the course of the next week, Kuminga is prepared to end talks and accept his qualifying offer, league sources said.</p><p>At the end of the day, Kuminga wants to feel valued, and the Warriors haven’t given him ample reasons to want to stay.</p><p>That is why all roads currently lead to Kuminga becoming an unrestricted free agent next summer and being able to choose his next home without the Dubs dictating such.</p><p>From the Warriors’ perspective, this puts them in a bind.</p><p>The whole idea of not settling on anything regarding Kuminga over the last two years was that the organization didn’t want to lose him for nothing. Well, if Kuminga accepts his qualifying offer as a result of the Warriors not changing their current contract offer, that is exactly what will happen.</p><p>With the way things have been trending, Kuminga’s “bluff” of accepting his qualifying offer appears to be on the verge of becoming the Warriors’ reality.</p><h2><b>Bulls confident in Josh Giddey approach</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Josh-Giddey-walking-into-Bulls-arena.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When the Chicago Bulls traded Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey last offseason, they did so with the mindset that the Australian guard would be one of the faces of their franchise moving forward.</p><p>In his one season with the organization, Giddey proved to be the all-around talent this franchise needs to expedite its rebuild, which has been happening since the 1997-98 season.</p><p>That is why the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/siegels-scoop-josh-giddey-jonathan-kuminga-rfa-market-unchanged">Bulls haven’t entertained any sign-and-trade talks</a> regarding Giddey this offseason. At no point did the team pursue such an idea, nor did they hold discussions with any team about moving Giddey, sources said.</p><p>Throughout the summer, the long-standing belief from Chicago was that they would reach a long-term deal with the 22-year-old. He clearly wants to return, and the team can’t afford to lose Giddey at this juncture.</p><p>However, the Bulls clearly need Giddey more than he needs them, which is why he does hold some leverage in this restricted free agency situation and has held out to this point.</p><p>Although they held firm on their offer of around $20 million per season, the Bulls have recently increased their proposed contract to try and end this stalemate. Chicago has presented Giddey and his representation with a four-year contract in the ballpark of $85 million to $90 million, league sources said.</p><p>This is likely the last contract proposal the Bulls will offer this offseason, as it’s essentially a compromise from what both sides wanted. Whereas the Bulls entered the summer wanting to keep Giddey on a deal around $20 million per season, he wanted to be paid close to $30 million per year.</p><p>While the Bulls had hoped that a deal would’ve been reached by now, they remain confident that Giddey won’t follow the same path as Kuminga and Thomas in restricted free agency.</p><p>Then again, if he isn’t happy with this new offer from the Bulls, then the $11.1 million qualifying offer is the only other choice.</p><h2><b>Cam Thomas sets stage for Jonathan Kuminga, Josh Giddey</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Nets-Cam-Thomas-with-hands-on-hips.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It always seemed likely that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-rumors-why-cam-thomas-showing-increasing-interest-6-million-qualifying-offer">Cam Thomas would accept his qualifying offer.</a></p><p>Since the start of the 2024-25 season, the Nets had been signaling a change with Thomas. Aside from his role slightly changing on the court and the team wanting him to become more of a passer than he had been previously, Brooklyn didn’t seem interested in a long-term extension.</p><p>Ongoing rumors of Thomas being shopped around the trade deadline led to the foregone conclusion that his long-term future wouldn’t be with the Nets.</p><p>At no point did the Nets want to commit long-term money to Thomas this offseason, sources said. Brooklyn wanted to maintain cap flexibility after not utilizing their cap space in free agency, and the organization structured their conversations with Thomas around this idea.</p><p>The Nets never offered more than a short-term deal valued around the mid-level exception.</p><p>With Thomas wanting a fresh start and not seeing his NBA future being in Brooklyn, especially after the team invested so many first-round picks in guards over the last two years, a decision to accept his qualifying offer was easy.</p><p>Thomas will now play out his one-year contract with the Nets and is determined to prove his value entering 2026 free agency in hopes of securing a long-term contract over $20 million per season from another team, sources said.</p><p>So, where do the Nets and Thomas go from here?</p><p>After accepting his qualifying offer, Thomas now owns a no-trade clause and has full control over his future. The Nets can’t trade him without his permission, and it’s hard to imagine any team would target the young guard before the 2026 trade deadline since he will be entering unrestricted free agency.</p><p>With the Nets still rebuilding and focusing on their youth, it will be interesting to see if Thomas is shut down late in the year or sees his overall minutes decrease.</p><h2><b>76ers’ financial problems with Quentin Grimes</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/76ers-Quentin-Grimes.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Like the Bulls with Giddey, there is no reason for Philadelphia 76ers fans to worry about Quentin Grimes not being on the team’s roster for the 2025-26 season.</p><p>Grimes will be filling the Sixers’ 14th roster spot and once again be a key offensive weapon for the team to turn to. The only question is whether he will accept his qualifying offer to find common ground on a new deal from the organization.</p><p>The problem with a new, long-term contract from the 76ers is that they find themselves in a <a href="https://www.capsheets.com/philadelphia-76ers-cap-sheet/" rel="noopener">financial crunch.</a></p><p>With 13 players under contract for the 2025-26 season, Philadelphia is right at the luxury tax line and about $10 million from the first apron.</p><p>Any long-term contract with Grimes immediately pushes the 76ers over the first apron, and it could result in them becoming a second-apron team this year. If this were an option for the Sixers, then a new deal would’ve been agreed upon by now. As a result, it’s safe to assume that Daryl Morey and his front office will be avoiding the second apron altogether.</p><p>As far as what Grimes wants, he has followed a similar approach as the other restricted free agents this offseason by asking for a contract that exceeds his overall value to the team. Grimes has wanted a deal over $20 million per season, but the Sixers don’t want to surpass $15 million since doing so would force them to go over the second apron.</p><p>There haven’t been any updates about where Grimes and the 76ers stand in their holdout, and it’s unknown if there is some sort of compromise the two sides can reach before the 2021 first-round pick is forced to pick up his qualifying offer.</p><p>If a new deal is reached with Grimes and he doesn’t accept his qualifying offer, the Sixers will be an apron team during the 2025-26 season. Grimes’ qualifying offer is valued at $8.7 million, which would put the 76ers right below the first apron entering the year with 14 players under contract.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Siegel’s Scoop: Will Jonathan Kuminga, Josh Giddey follow Cam Thomas’ qualifying offer decision?

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A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley recently offered a blunt explanation as to why he believes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-shaq-ranks-his-top-10-players-of-all-time">LeBron James stands apart from legends Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant</a>. Speaking on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Barkley described the Los Angeles Lakers star as one of the three greatest players he’s ever seen — but emphasized what he considers a major difference in mindset.</p><p>“The three best players I’ve ever seen were, Michael, Kobe, and LeBron,” Barkley said. “And I’ll tell you the difference in the three. Michael and Kobe are dangerous, they will kill your a–. LeBron’s a nice guy. And that’s not a knock. He’s still great, great, great, but he’s a nice guy.”</p><p>Barkley <a href="https://youtu.be/zwZrfXG7M-Q?t=1653" rel="noopener">continued by drawing a comparison</a> to a current superstar, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-2025-finals-mvp">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who recently led the Oklahoma City Thunder to an NBA championship</a>. Gilgeous-Alexander won both the 2025 MVP and Finals MVP after a dominant postseason run, solidifying his place among the league’s elite.</p><p>“The one thing about OKC, even though I think Shai is a great, great player, he to me is more like LeBron,” Barkley said. “He’s a really nice guy. He’s not out there trying to kill you, and I think that’s the difference.”</p><h2><b>Charles Barkley says Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant had killer instinct LeBron James lacks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/LeBron-James-and-Kobe-Bryant.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Despite Gilgeous-Alexander’s breakout campaign and historic run, Barkley used the moment to underscore his point about the type of mentality he believes separates legends like Jordan and Bryant from other all-time greats.</p><p>“The difference between Michael and Kobe, man, they are dangerous,” Barkley said. “I mean they really wanted to kill you, humiliate you. I think Tom Brady is like that… Of all the great players I’ve ever met in my life, I think Michael and Kobe, Tom Brady, Roger Clemens – they are going to do whatever it takes to win. They ain’t worried about who likes them and they ain’t worried about your feelings.”</p><p>LeBron James, a four-time MVP and four-time NBA champion, became the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-lebron-james-passes-fellow-lakers-legend-kareem-abdul-jabbar-for-most-points-in-nba-history">league’s all-time leading scorer in 2023</a> and has consistently been recognized for his leadership, versatility, and longevity. His collaborative approach to the game and emphasis on empowering teammates have become trademarks of his career. However, as Barkley noted, that same temperament can be viewed as a contrast to the ruthless nature of Jordan and Bryant.</p><p>Jordan, a six-time NBA champion with five MVP awards, built a legacy around competitive fire and unwavering intensity. 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Still, Montenegro fell short of advancing to the knockout round after an 89-83 loss to Great Britain.</p><p>“It sucks for me to finish this way. It would have been great to get to the next round and play in Riga, but it is what it is,” Vucevic said after the loss. “I want to thank my teammates, the coaches, the federation, and of course, the fans. It was an honor to play for my country, but now it is time for the next generation to leave its mark.”</p><h2><b>Nikola Vucevic had a storied EuroBasket career</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Vucevic-2.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Vucevic first suited up for Montenegro at EuroBasket 2011 and went on to play in four EuroBasket tournaments and two FIBA Basketball World Cups. He appeared in 39 official FIBA games, averaging 13.6 points and 7.8 rebounds. His best team finishes came in EuroBasket 2017 and 2022, when Montenegro placed 13th, and in the 2023 World Cup, when the team finished 11th.</p><p>Despite the early exit this summer, Vucevic expressed pride in his country’s achievements. “For a small nation like ours, every appearance in a big tournament was a huge success. We tried to represent Montenegro in the best way possible, and I am proud of what we accomplished,” he said.</p><p>While his time with the national team has ended, Vucevic is not stepping away from basketball. The two-time NBA All-Star remains under contract with the Bulls, where he is entering the second season of a three-year deal worth $60 million. He will become a free agent following the 2025-26 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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