Josh Giddey rumors, news

Breaking news and rumors

Injuries and suspensions

Lifestyle

Trade rumors, contract, salary

Stats and scores

Family

Top stories

Fantasy rankings and news

Schedules and games

Rumors and scandals

• Billy Donovan: Bulls Aren't Discussing Trying To Keep Top-10 Protected Pick

The Chicago Bulls have a 18-19 record to start a season in which they were widely expected to take a step backward after letting DeMar DeRozan leave in free agency while also trading away Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey. With Chicago owing a top-10 pick to the San Antonio Spurs this year, there had been an expectation they would keep the selection with one of the NBA's worst records. Zach LaVine has ...2025
Check it out Billy Donovan rumors
• Zach LaVine trade between Bulls-Nuggets makes sense for 11 reasons

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Let’s break down the Zach LaVine to the Nuggets trade rumor, plus grade the likelihood the deal actually happens Zach LaVine has lingered on the trade block for more than a year as the Chicago Bulls have been fully submerged in mediocrity. The market has been nearly silent for LaVine with teams worried about taking on large salaries under the new CBA, b...2024
See more Zach LaVine news and rumors
• Let's stop pretending the Bulls' Josh Giddey is a real point guard. He's a power forward

There's more evidence to suggest Giddey should seek to switch positions....2024
• An obscure NBA rule cost the Magic an epic buzzer-beater vs. the Bulls

The Trent Tucker Rule cost Paolo Banchero a buzzer-beater against the Bulls. The Orlando Magic looked like they weren’t going to have much trouble with the Chicago Bulls at the start of their Wednesday night matchup. Orlando opened up a 20-point lead early with with Paolo Banchero hammering the Bulls inside and Orlando’s defense locking down on the perimeter. Somehow, the Bulls came back — again. ...2024
See also Paolo Banchero breaking news today
• Central Notes: Bulls, Vucevic, Haliburton, Lillard
Coach Billy Donovan believes the offseason addition of Josh Giddey and the return of Lonzo Ball provide the Bulls with the weapons to play at a much faster pace, writes Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic. The biggest problem with that strategy in the early season is the team can’t hold on to the ball. Chicago […]...2024
Click for news about Billy Donovan news
• Thunder Notes: Caruso, Bulls, Giddey, Holmgren
Alex Caruso, whom the Thunder acquired for Josh Giddey in an offseason trade with the Bulls, had nothing but good things to say about his former organization ahead of Saturday’s matchup in Chicago, writes Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times. Bulls head coach Billy Donovan lavished Caruso with praise following Oklahoma City’s 19-point victory. “He’s […]...2024
Check it out Alex Caruso breaking news today

• Zach LaVine trade between Bulls-Nuggets makes sense for 11 reasons
2024

Check it out Zach LaVine injuries
• 6 NBA overreactions after 1 game of the 2024-2025 season

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Here are our biggest NBA overreactions after every team has played at least one game this season. Overreacting after the first game of a new season is a right of passage for sports fans. Patience is a virtue, but it’s hard to come by after a long summer without the NBA. Most of the time, fans’ earliest overreactions only serve to confirm their own agend...2024
Check it out Oklahoma City Thunder injury update
• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Eastern Conference Edition

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images The start of the NBA season is here, so let’s predict one breakout player from each Eastern Conference team ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. Editor’s Note: This is the Eastern Conference edition of our series on breakout player candidates for each NBA team in the 2024-25 season. The Western Conference edition can be read here. Every year, each t...2024
Continue with Eastern Conference injuries
• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Western Conference Edition

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The start of the NBA season is here, so let’s predict one breakout player from each Western Conference team ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. Editor’s Note: This is the Western Conference edition of our series on breakout player candidates for each NBA team in the 2024-25 season. The Eastern Conference edition can be read here. Every year, each team op...2024
See also Western Conference availability report
• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
Click for news about Kevin Durant injury
• Lonzo Ball’s NBA return from devastating knee injuries is basketball’s coolest story

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Lonzo Ball is back, and basketball is better is for it. Lonzo Ball couldn’t walk up a flight of stairs. The Chicago Bulls point guard had already been out eight months for an injury that was originally supposed to keep him out eight weeks. “Left knee soreness” was the first injury diagnosis by the team. A week later, it was announced Ball would have arthrosco...2024
Check it out Lonzo Ball injuries
• Bulls Notes: Giddey, Williams, Ball, LaVine
New Bulls guard Josh Giddey told reporters on Monday that the ankle injury he suffered at the end of Australia’s run in the Paris Olympics was more serious than initially believed and that he spent the rest of the offseason recovering from it, according to K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Sports Network (Twitter links). According […]...2024
See also Paris Olympics
• 8 NBA teams that can win the 2025 championship

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images These are the only teams that can win the 2025 NBA championship. Defining success in the NBA always comes back to preseason expectations. Some teams are just trying to get better in the regular season and advance a round further in the playoffs, while others are hoping not to fall too far behind their rivals. There’s already a class of teams whose best c...2024
See more Boston Celtics injury
• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images The 2024 NBA Draft lacked excitement from the very start of the cycle due to the absence of a consensus No. 1 overall player. The 2024 class wasn’t terrible, but it always felt more like a role player draft than one with future franchise cornerstones. The fact that this was the draft that immediately followed Victor Wembanyama’s class made it seem...2024
Read about Cooper Flagg availability report
• Are the Oklahoma City Thunder an NBA championship contender already?

Photo by Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images Are the Thunder good enough to win the NBA championship this year? Let’s present both sides. Before the season began, SLAM Magazine put out an issue with the Oklahoma City Thunder’s starting five (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, and Josh Giddey) featured on the cover. In the description, magazine writes, “[T]he Thun...2024
See more articles Oklahoma City Thunder injury report

• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
Check it out Boston Celtics

2025
"The Chicago Bulls have a 18-19 record to start a season in which they were widely expected to take a step backward after letting DeMar DeRozan leave in free agency while also trading away Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey."

2024
"Thunder guard Josh Giddey will not face charges after Newport Beach police said they were "unable to corroborate any criminal activity" following an investigation into allegations of an improper relationship with an underage girl."

2023
"After Friday's practice, Josh Giddey and Thunder coach Mark Daigneault declined comment on allegations the point guard had an improper relationship with a minor."

2022
"Also, Josh Giddey continues to impress with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sidelined in OKC"

2021
"Thunder's Josh Giddey posts scoreless double-double, becoming second NBA player in history to do so"

• Billy Donovan: Bulls Aren't Discussing Trying To Keep Top-10 Protected Pick
2025

See more articles Billy Donovan trade rumors
• Zach LaVine trade between Bulls-Nuggets makes sense for 11 reasons
2024

Visit the page Zach LaVine contract
• 6 NBA overreactions after 1 game of the 2024-2025 season
2024

Click for news about Oklahoma City Thunder contract
• Central Notes: Ball, Giddey, THT, Middleton, Holland, Cavs
A pair of Bulls point guards will enter the 2024/25 season on expiring contracts. Lonzo Ball is entering the final season of the four-year deal he signed with the team back in 2021, while newcomer Josh Giddey is on track for restricted free agency in 2025 after not coming to terms with Chicago on a […]...2024
See more Lonzo Ball salary
• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Western Conference Edition
2024

See also Western Conference
• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season
2024

See more Kevin Durant salary
• Lonzo Ball’s NBA return from devastating knee injuries is basketball’s coolest story
2024

See more Lonzo Ball trade rumors
• Fantasy Basketball: Risk vs. reward players in 2024 headlined by Jordan Poole, Josh Giddey

High ceiling, low floor picks are ones that can make or break your draft....2024
See more Fantasy Basketball
• 8 NBA teams that can win the 2025 championship
2024

Click for news about Boston Celtics contract rumors
• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers
2024

Click for news about Cooper Flagg salary rumors

• Zach LaVine trade between Bulls-Nuggets makes sense for 11 reasons
2024

Continue with Zach LaVine
• 6 NBA overreactions after 1 game of the 2024-2025 season
2024

See more Oklahoma City Thunder statistics
• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Eastern Conference Edition
2024

See more articles Eastern Conference
• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Western Conference Edition
2024

Continue with Western Conference
• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season
2024

See more Kevin Durant stats
• Lonzo Ball’s NBA return from devastating knee injuries is basketball’s coolest story
2024

Check it out Lonzo Ball
• Karim Lopez, No. 1 international recruit for 2026 NBA Draft, discusses his future

One of the top 2025 recruits is going the pro route rather than college, heading to the NBL. Karim Lopez, a top-20 recruit in the 2025 class and the No. 1 international recruit in the 2026 NBA Draft, is headed to the New Zealand Breakers as a part of the NBL’s Next Stars, he announced on Friday. Lopez, a 6’8”, 195-pound wing, is considered the “future face of Mexican basketball and a potential lot...2024
See more Zealand Breakers stats
• Olympics’ 8 men’s basketball teams still standing, ranked by gold medal chances

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Let’s rank the eight teams left in the Olympics’ men’s basketball tournament by their gold medal chances. The men’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics is on its way to crowning a champion. A 12-team field has been trimmed to just eight teams after the group stage, and now it’s time for a single-elimination knockout tournament until one tea...2024
See more Bruno Caboclo scores
• Thunder's 62-point win against Trail Blazers ties fifth-largest victory margin in NBA history

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and Josh Giddey had a triple-double for the Thunder....2024
See more articles Shai Gilgeous Alexander scores
• Are the Oklahoma City Thunder an NBA championship contender already?
2024

See more Oklahoma City Thunder scores

• An obscure NBA rule cost the Magic an epic buzzer-beater vs. the Bulls
2024

Read about Paolo Banchero
• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Eastern Conference Edition
2024

Read about Eastern Conference
• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Western Conference Edition
2024

Read about Western Conference
• Lonzo Ball’s NBA return from devastating knee injuries is basketball’s coolest story
2024

Click for news about Lonzo Ball
• 11 NBA players who look very weird in new jerseys this season, starring Klay Thompson, Russell Westbrook and more

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images These players just don’t look right in their new uniforms. NBA media day is the equivalent of the first day of school: you get your picture taken, set expectations, officially meet your new teammates, and get ready to jump into training camp for the new season. As teams around the league when through media day on Monday ahead of the 2024-2025 season, there ...2024
Check it out Klay Thompson
• 8 NBA teams that can win the 2025 championship
2024

See more articles Boston Celtics
• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers
2024

Continue with Cooper Flagg
• Report: Bulls To Start Josh Giddey At Point Guard Next Season

According to NBA reporter Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Bulls will start Josh Giddey at point guard next season. The Bulls acquired Giddey from the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Alex Caruso trade. “A team source reiterated that the Bulls were all in on Giddey as the primary ball-handler from the moment […] The post Report: Bulls To Start Josh Giddey At Poi...2024
See more articles Joe Cowley
• Josh Giddey will not face charges for alleged inappropriate relationship with minor, per report

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images The Oklahoma City Thunder guard is still facing an investigation by the NBA. Oklahoma City guard Josh Giddey will not face any legal repercussions over allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with a minor, according to a report from TMZ. The Newport Beach police department told the online celebrity news outlet that their investigation into Gid...2024
Click for news about Oklahoma City Thunder
• Gloria Allred representing family of girl at center of Josh Giddey allegations

Allred has been an advocate for women in cases against powerful men and celebrities for decades....2023

• NBA Rookie Rankings: Davion Mitchell sees role grow with Kings; Jonathan Kuminga making most of opportunity
2022

See also Davion Mitchell
• Thunder's Josh Giddey posts scoreless double-double, becoming second NBA player in history to do so
Giddey had zero points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a win for the Thunder...2021
• NBA opens investigation into Giddey allegations

2023

Read about Mark Daigneault
• Thunder rookie Josh Giddey matches LeBron James, beats out Russell Westbrook on historic night
Josh Giddey didn’t exactly have the most headline-grabbing stat line on Monday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Oklahoma City Thunder rookie notched a solid double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds with four assists while shooting 5-for-12 from the field. But on the same night, Josh Giddey managed to rewrite history on not […] The post Thunder rookie Josh Giddey matche...2022
Check it out LeBron James
• RUMOR: Jonathan Kuminga wasn’t Plan A for Warriors in 2021 draft
The Golden State Warriors selected Jonathan Kuminga with the seventh overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, but apparently, he wasn’t their first choice. According to Josh Giddey’s dad, the Dubs told his agent they were going to draft him if he was still on the board but instead, the Aussie went to the Oklahoma […] The post RUMOR: Jonathan Kuminga wasn’t Plan A for Warriors in...2021
Read about Jonathan Kuminga
• How Thunder rookie Josh Giddey has become one of NBA's most entertaining playmakers with his 'wild passes'
Giddey is leading all rookies with 6.2 assists per game...2022
• Warriors coach Steve Kerr a ‘big fan’ of underrated rookie from opposing squad
The Golden State Warriors have two impressive lottery picks on this year’s roster in no. 7 pick Jonathan Kuminga and n o. 14 pick Moses Moody. On Monday night, the Warriors played the Oklahoma City Thunder who have a pretty good rookie themselves. Guard Josh Giddey was selected one pick ahead of Kuminga and he […] The post Warriors coach Steve Kerr a ‘big fan’ of underrated...2022
See also Steve Kerr
• Police looking into allegations against Giddey

Police in Newport Beach, California, are attempting to determine whether Thunder guard Josh Giddey committed a crime in their jurisdiction regarding allegations that he had an improper relationship with an underage girl, Sgt. Steve Oberon said Wednesday....2023
Check it out Newport Beach

1. Cody Rhodes

2. LeBron James

3. Los Angeles Lakers

. . .

271. Josh Giddey

• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Eastern Conference Edition
2024

Visit the page Eastern Conference
• Five 2024-25 fantasy basketball bounceback candidates

Offseason trades and free agency signings have raised the fantasy ceilings for a few players, including Chicago's Josh Giddey....2024
• Fantasy basketball daily notes for Monday: Josh Giddey shines against 76ers

Jim McCormick recaps Sunday night's NBA action from a fantasy perspective before looking ahead to Monday's key matchups....2021

• Zach LaVine trade between Bulls-Nuggets makes sense for 11 reasons
2024

See also Zach LaVine
• An obscure NBA rule cost the Magic an epic buzzer-beater vs. the Bulls
2024

Visit the page Paolo Banchero
• Thunder Notes: Caruso, Bulls, Giddey, Holmgren
2024

Visit the page Alex Caruso
• 6 NBA overreactions after 1 game of the 2024-2025 season
2024

Read about Oklahoma City Thunder
• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Eastern Conference Edition
2024

Continue with Eastern Conference
• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Western Conference Edition
2024

Read about Western Conference
• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season
2024

See more Kevin Durant
• Lonzo Ball’s NBA return from devastating knee injuries is basketball’s coolest story
2024

Read about Lonzo Ball
• 11 NBA players who look very weird in new jerseys this season, starring Klay Thompson, Russell Westbrook and more
2024

See more articles Klay Thompson
• 8 NBA teams that can win the 2025 championship
2024

See also Boston Celtics

• An obscure NBA rule cost the Magic an epic buzzer-beater vs. the Bulls
2024

See more articles Paolo Banchero whispers
• 8 NBA teams that can win the 2025 championship
2024

Read about Boston Celtics rumors
• Josh Giddey Won’t Face Criminal Charges Following Allegations
The Newport Beach Police Department has concluded its investigation into Thunder guard/forward Josh Giddey and he will not be charged with a crime after no corroborating evidence was found, as first reported by TMZ Sports. Shams Charania of The Athletic later confirmed the news. In November, a series of posts on social media accused Giddey […]...2024
Continue with Shams Charania scandals
• Josh Giddey will not face charges for alleged inappropriate relationship with minor, per report
2024

Continue with Oklahoma City Thunder buzz
• Police looking into allegations against Giddey
2023

Click for news about Newport Beach
• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season

Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their championship chances for the 2023-2024 season. The NBA always feels like it’s at its best when there’s an elite tier of contenders. After two blockbuster trades to close the summer, it finally feels like that’s the case as the league enters the 2023-2024 season. The Bucks have added Damian Lillard to fix a struggling halfcourt offense in the playoffs. The ...2023
Continue with Damian Lillard
• NBA Draft team grades 2023: 8 clubs earn an ‘A’ for total draft night hauls
Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s grade every team’s haul in the 2023 NBA Draft. The immediate aftermath of the NBA Draft can be difficult to wrap your head around. Following the draft is a slow burn that builds up over 12 months until the day finally arrives. Suddenly, trades rearrange the order and players get sent to new teams all over the course of one night. The 202...2023
Read about Summer League rumors
• The 9 best fits in the 2023 NBA Draft, ranked
Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images Here are our favorite team and player fits from the 2023 NBA Draft. It’s foolish to judge a selection in the NBA draft exclusively on present day fit. Rosters around the league change far too quickly for that, especially when 19 of the 30 first round picks in the 2023 NBA Draft were teenagers. It’s going to take years before we can properly evalua...2023
Check it out Brandin Podziemski buzz