Chicago's offense stalled, and the Bulls turned the ball over a whopping 33 times in a July 11 summer league loss to the Toronto Raptors, highlighting their need to re-sign starting point guard Josh Giddey.
Giddey, a restricted free agent, and the Bulls are stuck in negotiations over a new long-term deal for the 22-year-old floor general. It was reported before the season that Giddey and his camp wanted a contract similar to the five-year, $150 million one Orlando Magic point guard Jalen Suggs got last summer.
But Chicago, which is only negotiating against itself, has rightly been reluctant to hand out such a massive deal.