The Chicago Bulls never tried to hide how much they value Josh Giddey. The Bulls acquired Giddey in a one-for-one trade for Alex Caruso coming off the first real benching of his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Once the Bulls got Giddey in the building, they set out to cater their entire offense to his strengths, leaving behind the slow-paced, mid-range heavy scheme captained by DeMar DeRozan the previous three seasons for a super high-tempo system that encouraged Giddey to drive-and-kick and everyone else to bomb away from the three-point line.
The early returns were pretty discouraging: the Bulls were 14 games under .500
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