Bulls’ $27 Million Starter Makes Candid Admission After Billy Donovan’s Decision
Head coach Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls came out on the wrong side of win No. 14 for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who remained undefeated with a 144-126 victory.
Bulls guard Josh Giddey struggled, tallying 5 points and 4 personal fouls in 15 minutes.
Giddey was notably absent during the game’s closing moments prompting questions to both him and Donovan about “concerns” about a potentially ominous trend. Giddey, the Bulls’ big trade acquisition this offseason, has not closed in four straight games.
The Bulls acquired the 21-year-old former first-round pick from the Oklahoma City Thunder for Alex Caruso, and the big point guard will be a restricted free agent in the 2025 offseason.
“I don’t even blame it on the fouls,” Giddey told reporters on November 15. “That was obviously part of it. But everything else was just as bad. I did foul, and that was probably a reason I wasn’t in the game for long. But I wouldn’t play myself if I was Billy. No minutes tonight. I was bad on both sides of the ball and, as I said, just gotta put this one in the bin and move on.”
“It p***** me off to be on that side of the ball and be like that,” Giddey said postgame, per the Chicago Sun-Times’ Joe Cowley. “As I said in the preseason, I wanted to be better on that side of the ball and I thought I was making steps in the right direction. To have a night like I did tonight, kind of kills your confidence.”
