It would certainly be the most radical option, but Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey could pull a page out of the NFL playbook and hold out if he doesn't get the new contract he believes he deserves.
That wild, if hopefully unlikely, scenario was raised by Sam Vecenie of The Athletic in a recent episode of the Game Theory Podcast.
After more than two months of negotiations, Giddey and the Bulls remain far apart on a new deal. The 22-year-old is a restricted free agent, meaning he's free to sign an offer sheet with any franchise, but Chicago would have the opportunity to match it and keep him in the Windy City if it so chooses.