'Very, Very Happy:' Josh Giddey Opens Up About Signing $100 Million Deal With Chicago Bulls

Josh Giddey signed a four-year, $100 million contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 9, ending his long restricted free agency.

Giddey told Olgun Uluc of ESPN he’s “very, very happy” to be back with the Bulls.

“The fact it’s done now, I can move forward; the next four years, I’m locked in with the Chicago Bulls,” Josh Giddey said. “Super excited, love the city, they embraced me quickly, my teammates are awesome, the building, front office, coaches, everyone’s been awesome. Very, very happy in Chicago, and excited to be there another four years. That was the team I wanted to be at.”

Giddey averaged 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks last season for the Bulls, shooting 46.5% from the field, 37.8% from beyond the arc and 78.1% from the free-throw line. He recorded 30 double-doubles and seven triple-doubles in 70 games.

Chicago acquired Giddey from the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2024 in the Alex Caruso trade. Caruso helped the Thunder win the 2025 championship against the Indiana Pacers in seven games, while Giddey and the Bulls missed the 2025 playoffs. 

Giddey turns 23 on October 10. He has career averages of 14.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks with the Thunder and Bulls.

“Hopefully everyone is healthy to start the season, I like to think we’ve got good depth, and the East is wide open… It’s very open, so we need to start the year strong,” Giddey said. “Our identity is a very fast-paced team, we get up and down the floor, defensively we have to be better and I think we will be. That’s a whole team effort.”

Chicago has made the playoffs just once (2022) since trading All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves on draft night in 2016. The franchise is stuck in mediocrity after winning six championships in the ’90s behind Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.

“No one wants to sit in the middle,” Giddey said. “You want to get out of that middle section; you wanna be a top team. Every team does. Sometimes it takes time. We’re at a point now — especially with our group — where we believe we have enough, and I think we showed it at the back-end of the year.”