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The Chicago Bulls deal NBA All-Defensive guard Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder straight up for younger guard Josh Giddey
The Thunder and Bulls swapped guards on Friday, June 22, with Alex Caruso heading to Oklahoma Metropolis and Josh Giddey to Chicago.
Each groups introduced the deal.
Caruso, 30, is getting into the ultimate yr of his four-year, $36.98 million contract, and the Bulls get youthful by including the 21-year-old Giddey.
The Thunder acquired a guard who was named to the NBA All-Defensive first group in 2022-2023 and the second group in 2023-2024.
Giddey, the sixth total decide within the 2021 NBA Draft, began a career-high 80 video games for the Thunder in 2023-2024 and averaged 12.3 factors, 6.4 rebounds, and 4.8 assists.
In 210 video games (all begins) in his three NBA seasons, the Australian has profession averages of 13.9 factors, 7.3 rebounds, and 5.7 assists.
Thunder normal supervisor Sam Presti stated Friday that the group and Giddey had differing ideas on his future position with the group.
“After we drafted Josh in 2021 he was a vital facet of our imaginative and prescient for the following iteration of the Thunder. Since then, our group has advanced quickly and dynamically in methods we might by no means have anticipated,” Presti stated in a information launch.
“Subsequently, as we started our inner discussions this offseason, it was decided that bringing Josh off the bench subsequent season was our greatest possibility to maximise his many skills and deploy our group extra effectively over 48 minutes.
“As we laid out to Josh how he might lean into his strengths and in the end optimize our present roster and expertise, it was laborious for him to ascertain, and conversations turned to him inquiring about potential alternatives elsewhere. As at all times was the case, Josh demonstrated the utmost professionalism all through the discussions. Josh has All-Star potential, however accessing that within the present assemble of the Thunder wouldn’t be optimum for the collective. Primarily based on these discussions we determined to maneuver ahead and prioritize what was greatest for the group.”
Caruso began his NBA journey with the Thunder, who signed him as an undrafted free agent on September 23, 2016, and waived him lower than a month later. The Lakers signed him to a two-way deal in 2017, and he spent 4 seasons in Los Angeles earlier than signing as a free agent with the Bulls.
In 363 video games (130 begins) for the Lakers (2017-2021) and Bulls, Caruso has put up 6.8 factors, 2.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per contest. He received an NBA championship with LA in 2019-2020 and earned the NBA Hustle Award for 2023-2024. – Rappler.com
