It’s long felt a fait accompli that Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls would eventually find common ground on a new contract in free agency, but the time it’s taking to do so has left the door open for a rival team – perhaps the Golden State Warriors – to step forward and intervene.
NBA insider Jake Fischer reported earlier in the week that the Warriors would have interest in a Jonathan Kuminga-Giddey swap if they could make it work. This is understandable given Giddey’s high IQ and theoretical fit within Steve Kerr’s system, but less has been made of what is actually in it for the player himself and why he’d agree to the swap.