<!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-coby-white-chicago-new-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: Coby White, Chicago eyeing new contract');   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/Coby-White.jpg"><figcaption>© Nell Redmond-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: Coby White, Chicago eyeing new contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-09T14:40:27-07:00">October 9th, 2:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-09T16:01:23-07:00">October 9th, 4:01pm</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>On Wednesday, the prediction that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/players/b49f09ff/coby-white">Coby White wouldn’t play</a> in the Bulls’ preseason opener came true. However, something bigger appears to be at play.</p><p>Ultimately, the Bulls may look to do two things. First, lead White down the path to return in time for the regular season start after dealing with a calf strain. Second, to <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2025/10/07/bulls-coach-billy-donovan-hopeful-coby-white-back-soon" rel="noopener">work out a deal</a> to keep him in Chicago, per Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times.</p><p>On the first front, Bulls head coach Billy Donovan told Cowley that White has been working on getting back into form by running and shooting. Additionally, while it would be ideal to have White on the floor by the end of the preseason, the focus is on the regular season.</p><p>“I would say the optimism, the hope, would be, ‘Can we get him in the last preseason game to play?'” Donovan said. “And the hope is he would be ready to start the season.”</p><p>On the second front, sources told Cowley that White and the organization are setting the stage for negotiations for a deal next summer. At season’s end, White will become an unrestricted free agent after his <a href="http://google.com/search?q=clutchpoints+coby+white+three+year+%2436+million+2023&amp;sca_esv=44ea4fb9ad3aef3e&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS799US799&amp;sxsrf=AE3TifOe8KGHj7ynJT9Z7DUUb37Oc-51eQ%3A1760045530785&amp;ei=2inoaP3fL56cw8cPscqN4AU&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj9tJrFiJiQAxUezvACHTFlA1wQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=clutchpoints+coby+white+three+year+%2436+million+2023&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiM2NsdXRjaHBvaW50cyBjb2J5IHdoaXRlIHRocmVlIHllYXIgJDM2IG1pbGxpb24gMjAyMzIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABSM0aUMEDWMwZcAF4AJABAJgBmQGgAeoEqgEDMS40uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIGoAKTBcICCxAAGIAEGLADGKIEwgIIEAAYsAMY7wXCAgUQIRirApgDAIgGAZAGBJIHAzIuNKAH8iGyBwMxLjS4B44FwgcFMC4xLjXIBxo&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp">three-year $33 million contract</a> expires. Recently, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/players/b49f09ff/coby-white">rejected a contract extension</a>, thus opening himself up to the market.</p><h2><b>Could the Bulls really keep Coby White?</b></h2><p>Indeed, the Bulls <a href="https://pippenainteasy.com/bulls-may-have-already-sealed-their-fate-with-coby-white#:~:text=He'll%20make%20%2412.9%20million,for%20a%20defensively%20inadequate%20backcourt.&amp;text=The%20right%20decision%20is%20to,season%20to%20simply%20cut%20bait." rel="noopener">do have a chance</a> to keep White. However, it will come down to two things.</p><p>First, it will be about whether they can offer White a contract that they can afford. He has stated that he is seeking an annual salary of $30 million, as a result of his market value exceeding what his current contract allows in terms of an extension.</p><p>So in order to get him to stay, they need to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/players/b49f09ff/coby-white">offer him a higher salary</a>. To avoid losing him to free agency and getting nothing out of it, the Bulls may look to trade White before the Feb. 6 deadline.</p><p>The second thing is whether White wants to stay in Chicago. He has said that he wants to stay in Chicago, but wants a contract that reflects his current value.</p><p>White is coming off his best season yet. Last year, he averaged 20.4 points, 4.5 assists, and 3.7 rebounds per game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: Coby White, Chicago eyeing new contract

<!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/nba-rumors-bulls-reporter-suggests-coby-white-trade-to-rockets');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bulls reporter suggests Coby White trade to Rockets');   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/Coby-White.jpg"><figcaption>Nell Redmond-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bulls reporter suggests Coby White trade to Rockets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-28T13:25:47-07:00">September 28th, 1:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-28T13:25:47-07:00">September 28th, 1:25pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-player-shock-world-breakout-2025-26-season">Chicago Bulls prepare for the 2025-26 season</a>, there are expectations that the team could take a step up from last season, where they were eliminated from the play-in tournament by the Miami Heat. With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-insider-hard-nikola-vucevic-trade-prediction">rumors surrounding the Bulls</a> on the moves the team can make, one beat reporter suggests trading star Coby White.</p><p>Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times wrote a column on Sunday detailing how a deal involving White going to the Houston Rockets makes sense for both sides. Looking at Houston, he mentions the season-ending injury to Fred VanVleet that he sustained right before the start of the season and how a trade is the only way to find a suitable replacement.</p><p>Cowley believes White fills in that role <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2025/09/28/houston-solution-bulls-coby-white-becoming-a-rocket" rel="noopener">“perfectly,”</a> and with Chicago having a “crowded guard room,” a trade could be coming.</p><p>“Because of Houston’s payroll and the dried up free-agent market, a trade is the only real solution, and the Bulls just happened to have a player that fits the VanVleet role perfectly, and maybe even better. Enter Coby White,” Cowley wrote.</p><p>“White is in the final year of his current contract, informed the team several times that he would not be taking an extension until he hits free agency next summer, and is part of a crowded guard room,” Cowley continued.</p><h2><b>Potential Coby White trade that is “win-win” for Bulls and Rockets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Coby-White_3107e0.jpg"><figcaption>© Nell Redmond-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cowley does bring up the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-josh-giddey-espn-nba-rank-100-million-contract">Bulls giving Josh Giddey a $100 million contract extension</a> and how, with other signings, White’s role with the team could be lost. The reporter would even come up with a trade saying that White goes to the Rockets with Chicago getting Reed Sheppard and Tari Eason in return, calling it a “win-win for both teams.”</p><p>“The Bulls extended Josh Giddey for four years, $100 million several weeks ago, re-signed Tre Jones, still have Ayo Dosunmu, and aren’t sure what Dalen Terry is exactly,” Cowley wrote. “Factor in Kevin Huerter in the final year of his contract, and plenty of guards to go around. A White for Sheppard and disgruntled forward Tari Eason is a win-win for both teams.”</p><p>At any rate, it remains to be seen if the Bulls will trade White, as last season, he averaged a career-high 20.4 points on 45.3 percent shooting from the field and 37 percent from deep. Chicago opens the season on Oct. 22 against the Detroit Pistons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bulls reporter suggests Coby White trade to Rockets

<!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-insider-hard-nikola-vucevic-trade-prediction');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: Insider makes ‘hard’ Nikola Vucevic trade prediction');   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/Vucevic-shoots.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: Insider makes ‘hard’ Nikola Vucevic trade prediction</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-24T08:45:38-07:00">September 24th, 8:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-24T08:45:38-07:00">September 24th, 8:45am</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 Chicago Bulls are less than a month away from kicking off their 2025-26 season against the Detroit Pistons. The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/3-chicago-bulls-trade-targets-keep-eye-2025-26-nba-season"> Bulls didn’t have</a> a crazy eventful offseason, recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/josh-giddey-bulls-grades-100-million-contract-extension">re-signing guard Josh Giddey</a> but not doing much else to change the team from last year.</p><p>One player who has survived trade rumors for years now is big man Nikola Vucevic. Recently, former Bulls player and current commentator Stacey King had insider KC Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network on his Gimme Da Hot Sauce podcast to <a href="https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/rumors/2025/09/24/kc-johnson-so-to-me-vooch-is-you-never-have-to-worry/86323469007/" rel="noopener">relay why he thinks</a> a Vucevic trade is unlikely, at least in the short term.</p><p>“So to me, Vooch is—you never have to worry about him. He is the ultimate professional and really, to me, can fit in any style of play because he’s just so skilled and so smart,” said Johnson, per Hoopshype. “But yeah, I personally think it’s going to be hard for them to trade him. I mean, because he’s an expiring contract now—and what team is going to give up a lot, when they can probably sign him for pretty cheap on the open market next season, as a veteran piece for a winning team?”</p><p>However, Johnson clarified that he doesn’t anticipate Vucevic staying a Bulls player forever.</p><p>“So, I think Vooch will get his wish eventually. I just don’t think it’ll happen this year. I think in the 2026–2027 season, you’ll see him sign in unrestricted free agency—to a smaller contract—for a championship-contending team. Because look: he can help a winning team. He can help any team. He’s a very skilled player. Very skilled player,” he said.</p><h2>An awkward fit for the Bulls</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Vucevic-shoots.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>A team with players like Josh Giddey, Coby White, and Kevin Huerter in the lineup needs all the defensive help it can get, and Vucevic is not exactly an anchor on that end of the floor.</p><p>However, as King mentioned, he is a solid veteran with an elite offensive skillset who could theoretically help many contending teams at some point down the line.</p><p>In any case, the Bulls are set to open up their 2025-26 season at home against the Detroit Pistons on October 22.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: Insider makes ‘hard’ Nikola Vucevic trade prediction

<!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-advanced-trade-talks-summer');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: The player Chicago held ‘advanced trade talks’ on this summer');   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/2024/04/Chicago-Bulls-guard-Ayo-Dosunmu-12-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: The player Chicago held ‘advanced trade talks’ on this summer</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-24T08:10:49-07:00">September 24th, 8:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-24T08:10:49-07:00">September 24th, 8:10am</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>During the offseason, there was speculation that the Chicago Bulls were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-ayo-dosunmus-future-update-trade-speculation">seriously considering trading guard Ayo Dosunmu</a>. On Wednesday, those rumors <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl4mSvcuoZI" rel="noopener">were confirmed</a> by Hoops Hype and NBC Sports Chicago writer K.C Johnson, per Stacey King’s Gimme The Hot Sauce pod.</p><p>Essentially, he stated that the Bulls were working diligently to finalize a deal. However, he emphasized that they value Dosunmu’s presence and that of Coby White as their model players, even while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-insider-makes-eye-opening-coby-white-ayo-dosunmu-trade-suggestion">speculation swirled of trading both of them</a>.</p><p>“I know for a fact that the Bulls were involved in some pretty advanced trade talks with Ayo (Dosunmu) this past offseason, that they couldn’t finalize,” Johnson said. “So—they’re thinking this. Whether or not they can get the right deal remains to be seen. And I should preface—or emphasize—in all this: The Bulls love both Ayo and Coby. Like—love them. They fit exactly what they’re trying to do.”</p><p>With the season approaching, the Bulls are in quite a predicament. They are beginning the 2025-2026 season with a handful of players whose contracts are set to expire at season’s end. Among those are Dosunmu and White.</p><h2><b>The unique position the Bulls will be in after this season</b></h2><p>After this season, the Bulls will have eight open roster spots. Meaning, they will be a position to trade veteran players with expiring contracts, save money under the cap, and sign top free agents. All in an effort to rebuild for the long term.</p><p>The recent<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/josh-giddey-bulls-grades-100-million-contract-extension"> signing of Josh Giddey to a $100 million contract extension</a> presents two realities. One is that they obviously want to build the team around Giddey. The other is that it would be challenging to keep Dosunmu and White, given the money it took to keep Giddey.</p><p>However, the Bulls seem more inclined to keep Dosunmu for the time being. In fact, they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-trade-proposal-lands-intriguing-bulls-guard">rejected an offer for a trade with the Lakers</a> for highly touted prospect Dalton Knecht.</p><p>Essentially, Dosunmu will have to prove his value to other teams if he can perform this season. Especially since he is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-season-ending-shoulder-surgery">coming off season-ending shoulder surgery</a>. He finished the year averaging 12.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: The player Chicago held ‘advanced trade talks’ on this summer

<!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', '/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/nba-stories/nba-rumors-bulls-still-not-talking-josh-giddey-sign-trade-despite-threat');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bulls still not talking Josh Giddey sign-and-trades despite ‘threat’');   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/2025/03/Giddey-vs-the-Lakers.jpg"><figcaption>Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bulls still not talking Josh Giddey sign-and-trades despite ‘threat’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-21T10:01:49-07:00">August 21st, 10:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-21T10:01:49-07:00">August 21st, 10:01am</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The start of the NBA season is just a couple of months away, and the Chicago Bulls and Josh Giddey have still not reached a contract agreement. The expectation is for the two parties to get something done soon, but so far, they haven’t seen eye to eye. As the contract saga continues, there are reportedly some other teams across the league that have shown interest in Giddey. However, the Bulls are not engaging in any sign-and-trade discussions.</p><p>Obviously, the Bulls don’t have all the say here. Josh Giddey has to agree to what Chicago wants to do, but <a href="https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/281724/Josh-Giddey-Bulls-Remain-Far-Apart-On-Contract-With-Qualifying-Offer-Resolution-Possible" rel="noopener">it is clear</a> that the Bulls do not want to lose their star.</p><p>“Will Giddey sign the qualifying offer?” Jake Fischer said in a report. “That is his threat. That is his leverage right now over the Chicago Bulls. Chicago doesn’t want to lose Josh Giddey at all,” said Fischer. “They’ve been telling other teams, they’ve been telling agents since the combine, that they are not interested in having any discussion whatsoever with Josh Giddey. They value Josh Giddey.”</p><p>It has been evident from the start how much the Bulls value Giddey. They took a risk to get him after turning down what seemed like better offers, but Giddey’s play at the end of the last season showed why Chicago liked him so much.</p><p>“They traded Alex Caruso straight up for Josh Giddey when they had offers from various teams over the years for multiple first-round picks for Alex Caruso,” Fischer added. “That’s how much they value Josh Giddey. They see him as a major focal point of their roster moving forward. But they are not going to engage in any sign-and-trade scenario, and they’re not really going to move off their offer. So this is a holding pattern.”</p><p>ClutchPoints’ own Brett Siegel has been in the loop <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/siegels-scoop-josh-giddey-jonathan-kuminga-rfa-market-unchanged">regarding the ongoing Josh Giddey saga</a>, and while there are teams interested in him, the Golden State Warriors are not a team going after him. Jonathan Kuminga has been mentioned as a potential trade target for the Bulls, but there have no sign-and-trade discussions between the two teams.</p><p>“Although interest from other teams may exist, the Warriors are not actively pursuing Giddey this offseason, team sources from both organizations confirmed,” Siegel said. “The Bulls have not held sign-and-trade talks with the Dubs regarding Giddey and Kuminga, a scenario that would be very difficult for both teams to solve financially.”</p><p>Right now, it sounds like Giddey is just trying to get as much money as possible from the Bulls.</p><p>“When asking around over the weekend and trying to connect the dots between the Bulls and Warriors, front office personnel and rival agents all came to the same conclusion: this is a means of Giddey’s side trying to increase the price one last time, rather than there being legitimate movement on something outside of Chicago,” Siegel continued. “The Bulls are not trading Giddey whatsoever, and they want him back.”</p><p>These contract negotiations have lasted longer than expected, but it does <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-matas-buzelis-posts-cryptic-josh-giddey-message-amid-free-agency-saga">seem like Josh Giddey and the Bulls will reach an agreement</a> soon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bulls still not talking Josh Giddey sign-and-trades despite ‘threat’

<!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-nikola-vucevic-calls-out-nonsense-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic calls out ‘nonsense’ rumors');   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/2024/12/Nikola-Vucevic_af245e.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic calls out ‘nonsense’ rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-19T09:58:51-07:00">August 19th, 9:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-19T09:58:51-07:00">August 19th, 9:58am</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There have been a lot of trade rumors surrounding Chicago Bulls players this offseason, but so far, the team has been relatively quiet. The Bulls were expected to make more noise, but like most years, the moves that people expected haven’t happened. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-insider-doubles-down-on-marc-steins-nikola-vucevic-trade-take">Nikola Vucevic has been at the center</a> of these offseason rumors, but he is still a Bull. When last season ended, it seemed like a certainty that he would be traded, but now it sounds like he will start the upcoming season in Chicago.</p><p>Nikola Vucevic seems like the perfect trade candidate for the Bulls, but it hasn’t happened. The rumors were loud, and Vucevic heard them. He was always confident that he would return to Chicago, and it was nice to <a href="https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/rumors/2025/08/19/nikola-vucevic-on-future-almost-no-doubt-ill-be-in-chicago/85720171007/" rel="noopener">get some reassurance</a>.</p><p>“A week ago (the interview was done August 4), the Bulls GM (Marc Eversley), who had called me after all the rumors, confirmed that nothing was true and that everything we had discussed after the season still stood,” Vucevic said, according to a report from <i>Hoops Hype.</i> “I already knew that, but it’s always nice when your GM calls to tell you.”</p><p>Vucevic has been in the NBA for a long time, so <a href="https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/rumors/2025/08/19/how-did-you-handle-the-rumors/85720169007/" rel="noopener">he is used to</a> things like this. He knows that it’s just something that he has to deal with.</p><p>“There are always rumors,” he said. “Most of them are false. It’s a bit of nonsense. For example, the buyout story was misunderstood in Europe: the journalist wrote that if there was no trade during the season, there might be a buyout option before the deadline. I know how the business works: in the last year of a contract, there’s always speculation. Since I can’t control it, I try not to stress over it.”</p><p>The season is coming up in just a couple of months, and Vucevic fully expects that he will be with the Bulls when it begins.</p><p>“Yes, I have almost no doubt,” Vucevic said. “That’s the mindset I’m preparing with. After that, we’ll see—I don’t know what will happen.”</p><p>Nikola Vucevic might start the season with the Bulls, but like he said, who knows what will go down after that. At the end of the day, he is still a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/way-too-early-new-york-bulls-trade-candidates-2025-26-season">good trade candidate for Chicago</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic calls out ‘nonsense’ rumors

<!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-patrick-williams-remains-on-chicagos-trade-block-but-theres-a-catch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: Patrick Williams remains on Chicago’s trade block, but there’s a catch');   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/Bulls-forward-Patrick-Williams-against-Heat.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: Patrick Williams remains on Chicago’s trade block, but there’s a catch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-11T10:30:31-07:00">August 11th, 10:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-11T10:30:31-07:00">August 11th, 10:30am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/nba-rumors-bulls-rivals-think-pursuing-josh-giddey-sign-and-trade-scenarios">no strangers to trade rumors and chatter</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-insider-teases-jonathan-kuminga-pursuit-free-agency">this NBA offseason has been no exception</a>. Patrick Williams, once considered a future cornerstone of the Bulls, <a href="https://www.bleachernation.com/bulls/2025/08/06/bulls-sneaky-notes/" rel="noopener">continues to surface in discussions</a> ahead of the upcoming season. Yet while his name has been linked to potential moves before, this year’s rumors feel more pressing, and more complicated.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/exclusive-bulls-matas-buzelis-leap-nba-summer-league">Bulls’ front office has shifted its focus</a> toward developing its younger wings. The list includes Matas Buzelis, Noa Essengue, and recent addition Isaac Okoro. All three project to carve out significant minutes this year. This leaves Williams in a far more expendable position than in past seasons. The Bulls-Patrick Williams pairing that once promised long-term upside now seems to be a mismatch in priorities.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/siegels-scoop-josh-giddey-jonathan-kuminga-rfa-market-unchanged">But there’s a catch, and it’s a big one</a>. Patrick Williams is entering the second season of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-chicagos-90-million-patrick-williams-plan-revealed">five-year, $90 million extension signed just last year.</a> While his skill set and defensive versatility make him an intriguing target, the sheer size of that contract presents a major obstacle for interested teams. Moving Williams without attaching additional assets or taking back undesirable salaries will be an uphill battle for Chicago.</p><p>The situation creates a tricky dilemma. On one hand, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/way-too-early-new-york-bulls-trade-candidates-2025-26-season">Bulls could try to capitalize on Williams’ value while he still has perceived upside</a> at just 23 years old. On the other, they risk being forced into a lopsided deal simply to shed his contract. This is a scenario the front office would prefer to avoid. Several contenders may be eyeing defensive depth on the wing. The market for Williams could heat up closer to the trade deadline, especially if he shows flashes of his early promise.</p><p>For now, Williams remains a member of the Bulls roster, but the writing on the wall is clear. The NBA offseason moves signal a desire to reshape the Bulls’ identity. Patrick Williams may not be part of that long-term vision. The only question is whether Chicago can find a trade partner willing to take on both the player and the price tag.</p><p>Could this be the move that sparks the Bulls’ next big chapter?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: Patrick Williams remains on Chicago’s trade block, but there’s a catch

Siegel’s Scoop: Josh Giddey, Jonathan Kuminga RFA markets unchanged amid recent rumors

<!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-insider-teases-jonathan-kuminga-pursuit-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: Insider teases Jonathan Kuminga pursuit next free agency');   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/Kuminga-warms-up.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: Insider teases Jonathan Kuminga pursuit next free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-10T11:49:48-07:00">August 10th, 11:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-10T11:56:25-07:00">August 10th, 11:56am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate 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 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-the-80-million-contract-chicago-offered-josh-giddey-start-free-agency">Chicago Bulls are trying to sort out</a> some roster details ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season, including most notably what to do about the contract situation of Josh Giddey. One potential answer to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/nba-rumors-bulls-rivals-think-pursuing-josh-giddey-sign-and-trade-scenarios">the Giddey saga</a> that has been floated has been a potential sign-and-trade deal with the Golden State Warriors that would send Jonathan Kuminga to the Windy City.</p><p>However, at the current juncture, that doesn’t appear to be a particularly likely outcome.</p><p>Still, that won’t stop the Bulls from <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/jake-fischer-latest-lots-of-fresh?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=170510781&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">potentially having interest</a> in Kuminga at some point down the road, as NBA insider Jake Fischer recently reported on Marc Stein’s Substack.</p><p>“Depending on how the Bulls manage their roster in (the) coming months, they could have massive cap space to potentially mount a Kuminga pursuit come next June 30 if he plays things out all the way to unrestricted free agency,” reported Fischer.</p><p>Fischer also noted that Kuminga and the Warriors “remain locked into a staring contest that some well-placed observers believe could drag into September at this rate. Kuminga has until Oct. 1 to accept his $8 million qualifying offer for the 2025-26 season and bet on himself to capitalize once he becomes an unrestricted free agent next summer.”</p><p>This all comes amid reports <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-jonathan-kuminga-standoff-warriors-final-stages">from ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel</a> that “Golden State has essentially backed Kuminga into a corner” in terms of their contract talks, with a resolution expected soon.</p><h2><b>A big potential piece for the Bulls</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Warriors-forward-Jonahtan-Kuminga-i.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Last year, the Bulls finally put together some semblance of a young core to build around, featuring Giddey, Coby White, and 2024 NBA Draft pick Matas Buzelis.</p><p>While the result of the season was a familiar one (a play-in game exit vs the Miami Heat), at least Chicago fans could put their stock into something with the potential to grow as opposed to the aging knees of DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine.</p><p>If the Bulls were able to get a deal worked out with Giddey and then sign Kuminga next summer, they could have a few legitimately intriguing young pieces to build around and would fit right into the current NBA prototype of positionless basketball.</p><p>However, first things first is getting something done with Giddey, and as of yet, the two sides have not seen eye to eye on contract negotiations.</p><p>The good news is that there are still over two months until the NBA season gets underway.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: Insider teases Jonathan Kuminga pursuit next free agency

<!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/nba-rumors-bulls-rivals-think-pursuing-josh-giddey-sign-and-trade-scenarios');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: What Bulls rivals think about pursuing Josh Giddey sign-and-trade scenarios');   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-Blazers.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: What Bulls rivals think about pursuing Josh Giddey sign-and-trade scenarios</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-10T10:28:23-07:00">August 10th, 10:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-10T10:28:23-07:00">August 10th, 10:28am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate 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>So far this offseason, nothing has materialized <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-the-80-million-contract-chicago-offered-josh-giddey-start-free-agency">for the Chicago Bulls</a> on the Josh Giddey front. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/70-million-contract-josh-giddey-should-sign-bulls-end-stalemate">Giddey is hoping</a> for a new contract to keep him in the Windy City long term, but as of yet, the two sides have not seen eye to eye on what his value is in the current NBA market.</p><p>With this being the case, some have speculated that other teams could be interested in pursuing the former lottery pick via a sign-and-trade.</p><p>Recently, however, NBA insider Jake Fischer took to Marc Stein’s Substack to reveal that although some talks have occurred, <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/jake-fischer-latest-lots-of-fresh?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=170510781&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">they haven’t been fruitful.</a></p><p>“…it’s likewise true that more than one rival front office has indicated a reluctance to try to engage the Bulls in sign-and-trade discussions, sources say, with Chicago having messaged for some time that it is not eager to discuss such scenarios,” reported Fischer.</p><p>One team with reported interest in Giddey’s services is the Golden State Warriors, who were also mentioned in Fischer’s report.</p><p>“I’m told that the Warriors continue to value Giddey’s skillset and have communicated their interest to the Australian point guard’s representation. There simply does not appear to be a feasible pathway to such a trade … not right now,” he reported.</p><h2><b>A key piece for the Bulls</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Giddey-vs-the-Hornets.jpg"><figcaption>Nell Redmond-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Some NBA fans mocked the Bulls when they acquired Giddey in exchange for Alex Caruso last summer–Caruso has since gone on to win a championship with the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><p>However, from Chicago’s point of view, the team was desperately trying to give themselves something of a young building block to help them move into the next era, and Giddey provided just that down the stretch of the season, turning into a nightly triple double threat and making arguably the play of the season with a halfcourt game winner against the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>At this point, losing Giddey would be a frustration for Bulls fans who likely saw him as a member of their young core among players like Matas Buzelis and Coby White.</p><p>In any case, it appears that it could be a while before there is finally a resolution on the Giddey contract front.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: What Bulls rivals think about pursuing Josh Giddey sign-and-trade scenarios

<!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-the-80-million-contract-chicago-offered-josh-giddey-start-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: The $80 million contract Chicago offered Josh Giddey at start of free agency');   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 $80 million contract Chicago offered Josh Giddey at start of free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-10T10:18:02-07:00">August 10th, 10:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-10T10:18:02-07:00">August 10th, 10:18am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate 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>One of the major <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/70-million-contract-josh-giddey-should-sign-bulls-end-stalemate">questions for the Chicago Bulls</a> this offseason has involved the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-josh-giddeys-expected-contract-compromise-after-standoff">future of point guard Josh Giddey</a>, who turned into a triple double machine down the stretch of last season. Still, for a while it has appeared that the two sides are quite far apart on talks for a potential new deal to keep the former Oklahoma City Thunder lottery pick in the Windy City.</p><p>Recently, NBA insider Jake Fischer took to Marc Stein’s Substack to reveal <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/jake-fischer-latest-lots-of-fresh?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=170510781&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">the initial contract</a> that Chicago offered Giddey earlier this offseason, and how things have unfolded from there.</p><p>“League sources say that the Bulls made an offer of $80 million over four years to restricted free agent Josh Giddey when the offseason commenced on June 30,” reported Fischer. “Giddey, of course, is seeking an annual salary in the $30 million range. Chicago has been anchored in the $20 million range in annual value ever since its original offer.”</p><p>Fischer also reported that some other teams have been interested in potential sign and trade scenarios for Giddey, but that thus far, nothing has materialized on that front.</p><p>“The Bulls have likewise become generally known over the past few years as a team that can be challenging to talk trade with. Rival executives have had trouble for several trade deadlines in a row trying to pinpoint whether the Bulls were or weren’t looking to offload some of their veteran players,” noted Fischer.</p><h2><b>A big decision for the Bulls</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Josh-Giddey-Bulls-2.jpg"><figcaption>Nell Redmond-Imagn Image</figcaption></figure><p>While the Bulls’ season ended in familiar fashion last year–a play-in game exit vs the Miami Heat–it was a bit easier of a pill to swallow for Chicago fans considering that this time around, their team was led by young talent as opposed to aging vets like DeMar DeRozan.</p><p>A big part of that youth movement was the emergence of Giddey, who played the best basketball of his career down the stretch of last season and showcased the playmaking at 6’8″ that made him an intriguing draft prospect back in 2021.</p><p>It remains to be seen whether the Bulls and Giddey will finally come to terms on a new deal any time in the near future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: The $80 million contract Chicago offered Josh Giddey at start of free agency

<!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-giddeys-expected-contract-compromise-after-standoff');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: Josh Giddey’s ‘expected’ contract compromise after long standoff');   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/Chicago-Bulls-guard-Josh-Giddey.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: Josh Giddey’s ‘expected’ contract compromise after long standoff</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-05T14:09:51-07:00">August 5th, 2:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-06T07:40:40-07:00">August 6th, 7:40am</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Josh Giddey’s contract talks with the Chicago Bulls is one of the longest ongoing standoffs of this offseason. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-josh-giddey-150-million-desires-confirmed">Giddey, along with fellow restricted free agents Quentin Grimes and Jonathan Kuminga, wanted bigger deals this offseason</a>. However, Bulls general manager Marc Eversley has not met the point guard’s demands. However, a compromise could be on the horizon.</p><p>While Giddey wanted a large deal, he and is agent could not find another team willing to give him a competitive offer. That, combined with the lack of cap space remaining around the league, stacked the odds against him. According to ClutchPoints NBA Insider Brett Siegel, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-jonathan-kuminga-standoff-warriors-final-stages">Giddey and the Bulls appear to be on the verge of a new deal</a>.</p><p>“Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls are expected to reach a resolution on a new contract, likely in the three-year range, by the end of August,” Siegel said. “The Bulls could increase their offer, but they have stood firm on keeping a new deal in the $20 million AAV range. The latest speculation from agents not involved in negotiations suggests something in the $65 million to $70 million range.”</p><p>Giddey’s request is ambitious, as were the ones Kuminga and Grimes made. Their teams have the money to sign each player to long term deals. However, their unwillingness to do so has <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/article/bulls-josh-giddey-teasing-contract-185316234.html" rel="noopener">dragged out the process</a> over months. In Giddey’s case, though, the player can argue their importance to their team’s future.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/nba-news-bulls-thunder-alex-caruso-josh-giddey-trade">The Bulls traded for the Australian point guard last summer</a>, giving the Oklahoma City Thunder Alex Caruso in exchange. Giddey did better during the second half of the regular season once he got comfortable as the team’s lead ball handler. However, questions arose about whether or not the Bulls could trust his late season production.</p><p>One way or another, the standoff will end before the regular season begins. Neither side will walk away from the deal completely happy. However, it gives Giddey a couple of seasons to prove to Eversley that he is worthy of the large payday he wants.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: Josh Giddey’s ‘expected’ contract compromise after long standoff

<!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-insider-doubles-down-on-marc-steins-nikola-vucevic-trade-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: Insider doubles down on Marc Stein’s Nikola Vucevic trade take');   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/2025/02/Nikola-Vucevic-9-dribbles-defended-by-Detroit-Pistons-forward-Tobias-Harris-12.jpg"><figcaption>© Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: Insider doubles down on Marc Stein’s Nikola Vucevic trade take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-31T08:05:33-07:00">July 31st, 8:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-31T08:05:33-07:00">July 31st, 8:05am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. 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>Chicago Bulls insider K.C. Johnson has doubled down on Marc Stein’s recent report that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-marc-stein-isnt-buying-nikola-vucevic-trade-market">team has no intention of buying out veteran center Nikola Vucevic</a>, who is entering the final year of his contract.</p><p>Speaking on the latest episode of The Fastbreak podcast, Johnson <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrNWhMks4xQ" rel="noopener">dismissed growing speculation</a> that the Bulls were preparing to part ways with the 34-year-old big man through a buyout.</p><p>“There was speculation that the Bulls might be buying him out, and then that got twisted and aggregated into reports that the Bulls were imminently buying him out. That is not happening. I can tell you unequivocally — that is not happening,” Johnson said. “Not only is Nikola Vucevic coming off his best season as a Bull, but the Bulls would also love to eventually turn his contract into some assets.”</p><p>Vucevic wrapped up his 14th NBA season and fifth with the Bulls in 2024-25. He averaged 18.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 3.5 assists while shooting 53% from the field and 40.2% from three across 73 appearances, playing 31.2 minutes per game. He enters the 2025-26 season on an expiring $21.4 million deal.</p><h2><b>Bulls eye trade value for Nikola Vucevic after failed Warriors talks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Warriors-move-away-from-Vucevic.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Johnson added that Chicago had explored trade options for Vucevic ahead of the 2025 trade deadline, with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-bulls-showed-jonathan-kuminga-interest-in-prior-star-trade-talks">most serious discussions reportedly held with the Golden State Warriors</a>. No agreement was reached, and interest from Golden State has since cooled.</p><p>“I do believe he will have trade value as we get closer to the February 2026 trade deadline,” Johnson said. “It’s already well documented that the Bulls shopped him at the February 2025 trade deadline. They couldn’t find common ground with any team. I was told the most substantive talks were with the Warriors regarding Vucevic, but that interest has cooled — at least as of this taping. So stay tuned on Vu, but he will be back with the Bulls for training camp.”</p><p>Marc Stein, writing in his Stein Line newsletter earlier this week, pushed back against suggestions that Vucevic has no trade market.</p><p>“I can say that I’m not buying the notion that there is no market for Vooch (Nikola Vucevic),” Stein wrote, as quoted by CHGO Bulls. “The importance of a big man in today’s NBA is only rising after all the talk that the NBA was going away from traditional big men and with the seasoned Vooch just had and now entering the last year of his deal, maybe not today, but once the season unfolds, between now and the deadline in February – I mean if I were the Bulls, I would be waiting to see what kind of market forms.”</p><p>Vucevic is expected to report to training camp with the Bulls as the franchise continues to weigh its long-term roster plans.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: Insider doubles down on Marc Stein’s Nikola Vucevic trade take

<!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-ayo-dosunmus-future-update-trade-speculation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: Ayo Dosunmu’s future gets key update amid trade speculation');   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/2025/07/Dosunmu-passes.jpg"><figcaption>Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: Ayo Dosunmu’s future gets key update amid trade speculation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-30T15:30:11-07:00">July 30th, 3:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-30T15:30:11-07:00">July 30th, 3:30pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate 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 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-marc-stein-isnt-buying-nikola-vucevic-trade-market">Chicago Bulls have made</a> some interesting moves this offseason, including trading Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a deal that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-sneaky-rule-tweaked-cavs-bulls-lonzo-ball-isaac-okoro-trade">brought back Isaac Okoro.</a> The Bulls are desperately seeking to get out of the play-in game cycle that has enveloped them for the last three years.</p><p>This summer, there has been immense trade speculation about Bulls wing Ayo Dosunmu, who has shown flashes of being an outstanding three-and-D wing during his young NBA career but hasn’t quite put it all together just yet.</p><p>Recently, Bulls insider KC Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network revealed <a href="https://x.com/CHSN_Bulls/status/1950638528905240842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1950638528905240842%7Ctwgr%5E22d146fc3d169b861a9ba65202cb6cbce36862ce%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Fbulls%2Fnews%2Fkey-chicago-bulls-player-returning-to-team-report-01k1eez6ep24" rel="noopener">a key update</a> pertaining to Dosunmu’s future in Chicago.</p><p>“All signs point to Ayo Dosunmu returning [to the Bulls],” said Johnson, per The Fastbreak (via Austin Veazey of Sports Illustrated).</p><p>Dosunmu can’t necessarily be categorized as a member of the Bulls’ “young core” anymore considering how long he has been around, but he still is a player who could theoretically continue to expand his game in the future.</p><h2><b>An interesting Bulls team</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Rival-execs-speculate-on-Coby-White-trade-If-Josh-Giddey-re-signs.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Bulls made some waves in the NBA landscape down the stretch of last season, seeing trade acquisition Josh Giddey turn into a nightly triple double threat and also rookie Matas Buzelis come into his own as a versatile wing.</p><p>The Bulls rode that momentum into the play-in game, where they were unceremoniously dropped off by the Miami Heat for the third straight season.</p><p>Still, Bulls fans are probably a bit more optimistic now due to the young talent on their roster than they were when DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine were leading the charge.</p><p>Despite this, the Bulls still have some major question marks on their roster, including center Nikola Vucevic, who doesn’t make an abundance of sense on this current iteration of the team, as well as other players like Patrick Williams, who seems to have plateaued after an intriguing start to his NBA career.</p><p>Then there’s Dosunmu, who has had some good moments during his Bulls tenure and is now apparently likely sticking around for the long haul.</p><p>The Bulls’ schedule for the 2025-26 season is slated to be released in August.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: Ayo Dosunmu’s future gets key update amid trade speculation

<!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-marc-stein-isnt-buying-nikola-vucevic-trade-market');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: What Marc Stein ‘isn’t buying’ on Nikola Vucevic trade market');   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/2025/01/Nikola-Vucevic-shoots-Warriors-Bulls.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: What Marc Stein ‘isn’t buying’ on Nikola Vucevic trade market</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-28T14:19:26-07:00">July 28th, 2:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-28T14:19:26-07:00">July 28th, 2:19pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Coming into this offseason, we knew that the Chicago Bulls were going to make some trades. They didn’t have any other other choice. The team has been stuck at a standstill for multiple years now, and something needs to happen. Many top players in Chicago have been at the center of trade rumors, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-nikola-vucevic-hit-savage-lottery-clapback-evan-fournier">Nikola Vucevic is one of the more popular names floating around</a>. It seemed like almost a guarantee that he would be traded this offseason, but there apparently hasn’t been a lot of interest.</p><p>Nikola Vucevic is a productive big with solid athleticism and good shooting, but he is getting older. That’s why he is a perfect option for the Bulls to get rid of, but it’s also why it’s difficult to find a team that wants him. However, Marc Stein <a href="https://x.com/CHGO_Bulls/status/1949887257428558251" rel="noopener">expects some interest</a> to show up, but it might not happen until the season.</p><p>“I can say that I’m not buying the notion that there is no market for Vooch (Nikola Vucevic),” Marc Stein said, according to a post from CHGO Bulls. “The importance of a big man in today’s NBA is only rising after all the talk that the NBA was going away from traditional big men and with the seasoned Vooch just had and now entering the last year of his deal, maybe not today, but once the season unfolds, between now and the deadline in February – I mean if I were the bulls, I would be waiting to see what kind of market forms.”</p><p>Vucevic had a very promising season last year, and he showed that he can still be a very valuable weapon in the NBA. He averaged 18.5 points per game, and the biggest difference from the year prior was his three-point shooting. Vucevic has always been a good shooter, but he struggled during the 2023-24 season, shooting below 30% from deep. Last season, Vucevic shot over 40% from downtown.</p><p>Last season was a big one for Nikola Vucevic, and he showed that he still has a lot left in the tank. It seemed like this offseason would be the perfect <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-slapped-harsh-nikola-vucevic-trade-reality">opportunity for the Bulls to trade him</a>, but it hasn’t panned out yet. However, if Vucevic continues to play at a high level into next season, he could be a good option for teams that are looking to make a playoff push and need a veteran presence. Vucevic still has a few good years left in him before he needs to think about retirement, and while he isn’t a great fit for the Bulls right now, there are still some teams out there that could use a player like him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: What Marc Stein ‘isn’t buying’ on Nikola Vucevic trade market

<!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-most-consistent-contract-suggestions-nba-exec-poll');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: Josh Giddey draws ‘most consistent contract suggestions’ in NBA exec poll');   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/2025/07/Josh-Giddey-draws-most-consistent-contract-suggestions-in-NBA-exec-poll.jpg"><figcaption>© David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: Josh Giddey draws ‘most consistent contract suggestions’ in NBA exec poll</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-28T08:47:37-07:00">July 28th, 8:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-28T08:47:37-07:00">July 28th, 8:47am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Josh Giddey has reportedly been displeased with the Chicago Bulls’ offers during<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-chicago-josh-giddey-far-apart-contract-stalemate"> their negotiations for a contract extension</a>. However, there seems to be a growing consensus around the NBA on how much Giddey is truly worth.</p><p>Value, particularly in professional sports, is naturally relative and subjective, with the high or low cost of one’s contract truly only a matter between the two parties that sign it. However, rival executives and owners are always wary of players being paid “too much” because it could set a precedent that they are unwilling to follow with their own players.</p><p>For that reason, anonymous front-office employees may sometimes float the idea of a particular player being worth less than their purported value. Others take the opposite route in hopes of driving up the cost and stakes of a rival’s contract negotiations.</p><p>That does not appear to be the case with Giddey, though. The 22-year-old Australian Bulls guard certainly has his detractors, most of whom focus on his 3-point shot, which had never broken 34% before this past season, in which he reached a career-high 37.8%.</p><p>But most anonymous front-office people polled by The Athletic <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6519192/2025/07/28/josh-giddey-nba-free-agency-bulls/?source=user_shared_article" rel="noopener">seem to be believers</a> in Giddey — for a certain price, at least.</p><p>“Of the four remaining restricted players, Giddey inspired the most consistent contract suggestions. Respondents were most comfortable giving him money,”Fred Katz and Joel Lorenzi wrote.</p><p>“Fourteen of the 16 participants proposed an average annual salary between $20 million and $25 million. (His mean average yearly value in the poll came to $22.3 million a year.) One executive pinned him as an $18 million player. Another, a front-office staffer who admitted he would be far lower than the consensus because he wasn’t a fan of Giddey’s game, suggested $50 million over four years, $12.5 million a year — less than the midlevel exception for a player who put up 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists in 2024-25 and who averaged nearly a 20-point triple-double over his final 19 games.”</p><p>Katz and Lorenzi focused their attention on the length of the proposed deals — four years — which they say only three of 78 free agents this offseason have signed this offseason. Additionally, they said that while Giddey’s annual value maxed out at $25 million (lower than<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-josh-giddey-wont-get-30-million-annually-contract"> the $30 million reports indicated Giddey wanted</a>), that figure proved to be the most common among those polled.</p><p>Whether the Bulls decide to pay Giddey that number remains to be seen. He is still a restricted free agent and, if he cannot come to an extension with Chicago or work out a trade, he can sign his qualifying offer anytime before October. If he does so, he will become an unrestricted free agent next summer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: Josh Giddey draws ‘most consistent contract suggestions’ in NBA exec poll

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Amid the Chicago Bulls’ full-blown rebuild, trading Nikola Vucevic could be a tall task between now and next season’s trade deadline. After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-trade-grade-for-zach-lavine-blockbuster">Bulls traded Zach LaVine in a blockbuster deal</a> with the Sacramento Kings, they subsequently traded veteran Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Isaac Okoro. However, trading Vucevic and his $20 million salary isn’t ideal, considering teams are generally trading larger contracts this deep into the offseason.</p><p>Vucevic is also 35, which makes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4N4zIWC9OQ" rel="noopener">finding a suitor</a> all the more difficult, as Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer noted.</p><p>“There hasn’t been much of a market for Nikola Vucevic all along, dating back to last trade deadline,” Fischer said. “I think at this juncture, we’re probably more likely to see a Nikola Vucevic buyout midseason than we are to see a trade.”</p><p>As the NBA teams transition from the Big 3 era to a modern approach of building a title-contending team, the Bulls have followed suit by trading for a younger big in Okoro and letting DeMar DeRozan walk as a free agent. Chicago also landed 26 and 27-year-old Kevin Huerter and Zach Collins, respectively, in exchange for LaVine and a first-round pick.</p><p>The Bulls have received multiple trade offers over the years for Nikola Vucevic. Now that the NBA has transitioned from teams attempting to compile the next superteam to prioritizing youth, depth, and players on team-friendly contracts, Chicago and Vucevic could be heading toward a buyout by midseason.</p><h2><b>Bulls coach points to Thunder, Pacers as desired play style</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bulls-center-Nikola-Vucevic-ii.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-coach-points-thunder-pacers-model-desired-play-style">Bulls point to the champion Thunder as a model</a> for a desired play style, and the same could be said about the front office’s approach to roster building. The Thunder drafted two of their three core players that led their team to a title after trading for a second-year prospect, at the time, in the league’s MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.</p><p>One Bulls coach wants to adapt the team’s play style to the free-flowing approach of the Thunder and Pacers, where positionless basketball emphasizes players who can do a variety of things, including shooting, running the floor, and defending at a high level. It’s <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/2912/eastern-conference-summer-league-notes" rel="noopener">the model</a> the Bulls will look to adapt, per Spotrac.</p><p>“Last year, we played pretty fast. I think we can play even faster next season,” one Bulls coach said. “Our roster is built for it. And you saw with Indiana and OKC in the Finals, that playing with pace is so important. We’re going to get after it on defense, force turnovers, and then get out and run. That suits Matas [Buzelis] and Noa [Essengue].”</p><p>The Bulls coach also sees untapped potential in Okoro.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: Bulls slapped with harsh Nikola Vucevic trade reality

<!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-how-josh-giddey-saga-plays-into-jonathan-kuminga-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: How Josh Giddey saga plays into Jonathan Kuminga trade rumors');   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/2025/03/Josh-Giddey-1.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: How Josh Giddey saga plays into Jonathan Kuminga trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-21T12:37:23-07:00">July 21st, 12:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-21T12:37:23-07:00">July 21st, 12:37pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls have an important decision to make, and the sooner the better. Josh Giddey is one of the biggest questions marks on the team right now, and he is currently in talks about a new contract with the Bulls. Giddey is a restricted free agent, and he is reportedly seeking a contract in the $30 million annually range. Chicago, on the other hand, is looking closer to $20 million. Regardless, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/chicago-bulls-perfect-move-2025-nba-offseason">Bulls need to figure out what to do so that they can entertain some potential trades</a>, like trying to bring Jonathan Kuminga over from the Golden State Warriors.</p><p>Bulls fans want nothing more than to see the team make a big move this offseason that brings a talented player to Chicago. Jonathan Kuminga definitely fits the mold. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-nba-intel-chris-paul-bradley-beal-marcus-smart-deals">Warriors reportedly have interest in getting a trade done with the Bulls</a>, but they need to figure out this Josh Giddey situation first.</p><p>“That leaves the Chicago Bulls, another team rumored to be interested in Kuminga since last season,” ClutchPoints’ NBA insider Brett Siegel said in a recent report. “The Warriors are still holding out belief that they can get a sign-and-trade done with the Bulls. Then again, Chicago has its own problems to figure out with Giddey.”</p><p>If the Warriors want to get a sign-and-trade done with the Bulls, their options might be slim. Chicago is reportedly looking to hold on to Coby White, but Nikola Vucevic is likely a player that the Bulls will look to trade. Will Golden State want to go that route?</p><p>“Before they can think about pursuing Kuminga, the Bulls will need to come to terms on a new deal with Giddey first, since they are hard-capped at the first apron,” Siegel added. “It has been made clear that Chicago doesn’t hold interest in trading Coby White, and it’s unlikely Golden State would pursue veteran center Nikola Vucevic in a sign-and-trade for Kuminga, sources said.”</p><p>Another player to watch in terms of a Bulls trade is Ayo Dosunmu. He has one year left on his contract, and a lot of teams around the NBA are showing interest.</p><p>“Ayo Dosunmu is a key name to keep an eye on, not just for the Warriors, who have been interested in him previously, but other teams around the league as well,” Siegel said. “There has been plenty of interest in Dosunmu as he enters the final year of his contract.”</p><p>Before any big trades go down for the Bulls, however, they need to reach a conclusion with Josh Giddey. So far, Giddey is holding firm on what he wants.</p><p>“No progress has been made between Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls on a new deal in restricted free agency, league sources said,” the report continued. “The two sides met at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, where Giddey and his camp made it clear they want a contract similar to that of Jalen Suggs (5-year, $150 million) and Immanuel Quickley (5-year, $162 million) and have not come down from their $30 million annual average value asking price.”</p><p>It doesn’t sound like the Bulls have a lot to worry about in terms of another team being interested in giving Giddey $30 million annually. It seems more likely that Chicago and Giddey meet in the middle and reach an agreement.</p><p>“The Bulls have not offered more than a four-year contract in the $20 million per year range,” Siegel said. “However, the two sides are expected to reunite and negotiate and find common ground on a new deal this summer. No team outside of Chicago has expressed legitimate interest in Giddey due to his contract demands.”</p><p>Bringing a player in like Jonathan Kuminga would be huge for the Bulls, and it would finally be a big move that the fan base can get behind. First, the Bulls need to work something out with Josh Giddey.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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