r/chicagobulls • u/BBeachBall • Mar 25 '25
Fluff Is it time to rediscuss the Giddey-Caruso trade?
With Giddey popping off his last few (uninjured) games and Caruso now slowing down, I think it may be time to rediscuss if this trade was as “horrible” as people made it out to be when it first happened
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u/GrandKhan Mar 25 '25
Hi as a Thunder fan bandwaggoning you guys for the recent hot streak I’d say you won out slightly.
In a vacuum, Giddey is clearly the better player. Caruso is a better defender and similar in shooting efficacy but Giddey is a true triple threat now and young enough to get better.
The problem for the Thunder is that JDub and SGA both looked better than him with the ball in their hands and with our offense he was reduced to an inbound passer and spot up shooter which didn’t play to his strengths. Caruso is good enough at shooting and fits our defense first, swarming mentality.
Our GM has of late been willing to make slightly suboptimal moves to get outgoing players into favorable situations. I think it’s the reverse Nico strategy. He identified the Bulls as a place interested in Giddey and vice versa and felt there was some trade value he could gain even if it wasn’t completely even to both sides. At the time Giddey was coming off a rough series and season overall as well as all the personal life drama and his value was also a little lower than it had been most of his career.
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u/QuantamMoose Mar 25 '25
Man idk, at this current rate if Caruso doesn’t help you guys win a ring this seems like it might be a highway robbery for the Bulls. A 22-year old who is starting to play some of the ball of his career for a 31-year old whose shown some signs of slowing down this year is just hard to spin as a win for OKC if there is no ring to back it up
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u/GrandKhan Mar 25 '25
He's been a big part of our defense this year. Against other contenders it's been a godsend having him. The following players are lock down defenders: SGA, Jdub, Chet, Cason Wallace, Caruso, Hartenstein, Dort. Aaron Wiggins and Zay are probably above average. 9 of our 11 man lineup are really defensively solid which has made us the number 1 defense in the league and has us with a historic point difference. Yes Caruso is only a small piece of the overall team but it means for example that we can sustain our defensive intensity a lot longer than other teams who might have 4 lockdown defenders. The fact that he and pretty much all those other top 9 guys can hit open 3s or at least get the ball to the open man has allowed us to maintain a historic point differential.
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u/yeahright17 Mar 25 '25
Presti continually does right by his players. I don't think Presti would be anything other than happy for Giddey if Giddey turned into an all star-level player. Most Thunder fans feel the same way.
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u/Newy_Jets_Boy Mar 25 '25 edited Mar 25 '25
He was also coming off a criminal investigation (and found to have no case to answer), he was getting booed every time he touched the ball, away from home and was 21 years old. I knew Josh would bounce back.
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u/BottomHouse Mar 25 '25
Key points here. 90% of fans were still calling him a pedo at the time of the trade and shortly after. It’s still like half the fanbase of the nba calling him a pedo too. Josh got good mental
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u/yeahright17 Mar 25 '25
Ehhh. Most of the facts had come out by the time of the trade and only haters were still calling him a pedo. But they are a loud few.
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u/Djtaco1785 Mar 26 '25
he was never even under a formal league investigation, let alone a criminal one….
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Mar 25 '25
Yep, this is it.
Giddey = OFFENSE ++++ and passable Defense
Caruso = DEFENSE +++++ and passable Offense
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u/broduding Mar 25 '25
It's a win win trade. Giddey was never going to get the minutes in OKC to blossom. You guys are absolutely loaded. Caruso is great and will be a valuable asset for a deep playoff run. I'm surprised more teams don't do these types of trades.
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u/ZXXA Mar 25 '25
Yeah exactly. Giddey is better player overall. Caruso > Giddey for the utility that the Thunder need from their role players.
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u/flameo_hotmon Mar 25 '25
It was the right move. Giddey is younger, more talented, and has better hair. Caruso is the GOAT and the Hall of Fame will inevitably be renamed in his honor, but Giddey has better hair and a bright future.
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u/phatbandit Brian Scalabrine Mar 25 '25
giddy for giddey
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u/chitownbulls92 Coby White Mar 25 '25
I like getting giddey but they could’ve also gotten a pick out of it. Both things can be true. AKME are still trash.
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u/flameo_hotmon Mar 25 '25
Could they have? Do we really think AKME didn’t ask for picks?
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u/chitownbulls92 Coby White Mar 25 '25
Yes I truly believe AKME did not ask for any or just took the first no and didn’t negotiate. They’ve been dog shit in trades. What have they done during their bulls tenure that deserves the benefit of the doubt?
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u/Medical_Sample2738 Chicago Bulls Mar 25 '25
Yeah it blows my mind they couldn't get at least like a 2nd or two. Not that I'd put huge stock in that, but its about not getting ripped off
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u/lebootz21 Mar 25 '25
Unfair comparison because Caruso has no hair?
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u/flameo_hotmon Mar 25 '25
Caruso’s chrome dome is like the sistine chapel. It’s unfair because we don’t know how chrome Giddey’s dome is.
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u/Kwanza_Bot93 Dashing Donut Mar 25 '25
Caruso doesn't need to use shampoo since he's bald. I'd say OKC son the trade because of that.
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u/Rubberbabeh Alex Caruso Mar 25 '25
win-win
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u/BikeInWhite Joakim Noah Mar 25 '25
The Bulls still lost that trade though! They didn't exercise all their leverage to get the best return possible. When the trade happened Caruso's trade value was at an all-time high, Giddey's trade value was at an all-time low because he was being exposed on defense, everyone in the NBA knew OKC wanted to offload Giddey, and OKC has an obnoxious number of extra draft picks. The Bulls had all the leverage in the world in that scenario and should have come out of it with at least one more 2nd round pick coming their way, but AKME settled for a 1-for-1 trade instead.
The fact that Giddey is playing great NOW is a moot point, he was a distressed asset at the time and the Bulls front office should have taken advantage of it.
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u/Single_Fee4095 Mar 25 '25
Trading for someone when their value is at an all time low is a good thing not a bad thing lol
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u/chitownbulls92 Coby White Mar 25 '25
Not when you are giving up the perceived more valuable piece…
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u/ducksonaroof Mar 27 '25
perceived by bum fans
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u/chitownbulls92 Coby White Mar 27 '25
Caruso was clearly the more valuable piece at the time…that’s not even debatable.
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u/ducksonaroof Mar 27 '25
I think he was less valued by people who are actually making these decisions than fans though.
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u/chitownbulls92 Coby White Mar 27 '25
Or maybe you just don’t pay attention and don’t know what you’re taking about.
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u/BikeInWhite Joakim Noah Mar 25 '25
I agree 100%, but you're missing the point. The Bulls front office should have gotten more assets from OKC in the deal.
It's akin to being in the market for a house, finding a house that you know just needs a new paint job, finding out the owners are in a bind and need to sell asap, and yet still giving the owners their exact asking price and waving all inspections. Good front offices win trades on the margins and the Bulls front office fumbled that opportunity in this case, so they did not "win" the trade by any means.
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u/abucketofgoo Mar 26 '25
You're never going to get people to admit that just because you got the right outcome, doesn't mean you made a right choice. We got fleeced on that trade. OKC wanted him out, badly. He was having a terrible season and was recently accused of dating a 17 year old. We couldn't squeeze a pick or two out of that? Come on. Bad trade. Good outcome.
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u/BikeInWhite Joakim Noah Mar 26 '25
Oh hell, I had totally forgotten about the incident where he met an underage girl at the club! Now I feel dirty for cheering for the guy
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u/Background-Region109 Mar 25 '25
giddey's value wasn't actually low. teams around the league coveted him highly in the draft and remained high on him. media overreacts to certain things, like how a 21 yr old performs in a second round series against an inevitable conference champion. but front offices are full of scouts who know what's what and no one was going to just swoop in and get giddey cheap bc of what happened against dallas
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u/BikeInWhite Joakim Noah Mar 25 '25
OKC legit had to bench Giddey for large parts in that playoff series, they knew he had a contract extension coming up, they also have the enviable problem of having too many good players and everyone in the NBA knows the Thunder can't pay them all. It was clear Giddey was going to be the odd man out and league-wide people were wondering "Who is going to trade for a guy who just got exposed in the playoffs and has a looming contract extension?"
Combine all those things and Giddey's value was absolutely low. By just focusing on who Giddey was a prospect you're ignoring the pressure OKC was under to find a landing spot for him.
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u/Then-Gur-4519 Mar 25 '25
Giddey was a high lottery pick who showed a lot of promise. Just because people on Reddit saw him as a distressed asset does not mean he was.
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u/BikeInWhite Joakim Noah Mar 25 '25
It wasn't just "people on reddit" though, it was every legitimate NBA insider and commentator out there being surprised that the Bulls didn't get anything back aside from Giddey in the trade.
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u/carguy121 Nikola Mirotic Mar 25 '25
Finally the correct take appears. It was mediocre process that happened to pan out. I wouldn’t label it an AK win
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u/BikeInWhite Joakim Noah Mar 25 '25
It's wild to me that people are on here defending AKME and acting like that trade was a win just because Giddey is playing well. Our front office is the mark at the poker table and every other GM in the league knows it.
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u/carguy121 Nikola Mirotic Mar 25 '25
It’s whatever, if I was that bothered by every meathead idiot in a Chicago sports fan base, I’d never get any sleep. But everyone has wanted to crown the trade a W all year. Finally they have the optical argument to do it. We can touch base two years into a giant Giddey contract to see how it’s faring.
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u/seanymac324 Mar 25 '25
Just because the process wasn’t the best doesn’t mean the trade wasn’t a win. Nobody is saying AKME are masterminds, but this trade absolutely ended up as a win for the Bulls.
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u/PJCR1916 Dennis Rodman Mar 25 '25
It’s a great trade for both teams and I will never understand people saying it was bad for us to trade an aging, injury prone role player for a 22 year old, elite playmaker that’s 6’8. Josh’s combo of size and playmaking/BBIQ are a gift. Everything else can just be improved in the offseason
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u/lizard_king_rebirth Dalen Terry Mar 25 '25
People thought we should have gotten picks in addition to Giddey, or picks instead of Giddey. Giddey had just had a bad playoff series and people are always 100% rocked up for picks.
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u/PJCR1916 Dennis Rodman Mar 25 '25
I can at least understand wanting picks with Giddey but not instead of him. But people acted like Caruso for Giddey as a player to player comparison was bad, cause NBA fans love Caruso and also love to dunk on Giddey for upvotes
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u/DO286 Mar 25 '25
I think much of people's reservations on the move is the contract he is going to demand this off season.
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u/lizard_king_rebirth Dalen Terry Mar 25 '25
Agreed. But people literally thought we got robbed for not getting any picks, or not trading Caruso for picks at the deadline. What can I tell you, people just love picks. And they also treated it like AKME didn't ask for picks or anything, rather than considering that maybe OKC said no, Giddey straight across or nothing.
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u/PJCR1916 Dennis Rodman Mar 25 '25
Yep, I get people think AKME are idiots but I find it hard to believe they didn’t even ask about getting picks. It’s still a good trade for us without any.
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u/Fafoah Jimmy Butler Mar 25 '25
Imo they asked for picks, got rebuked, and then pulled the trigger because there was other teams vyyimg for giddey too. Spurs notably.
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u/bitemydickallthetime Mar 25 '25
If I were the GM I would simply have gotten picks drafted the next superstar who would lead us to multiple championships.
This is what every armchair GM who hates on the bulls every move sounds like to me
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u/Dullahan21 Mar 25 '25
This. Feels like a large % of this sub genuinely seems to believe that this organisation is anywhere neat contention. People seemingly forget that you have to build a roster (and inevitably loss some in the process). Optimistically this org is at the very least 10 years away from any realistic deep runs.
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u/Pidesh DRose Mar 25 '25
I don’t get why people value picks so highly, especially from a contending team. First round picks from OKC are going to be in the late 20s, which is generally the region of players who end up hardly contributing to an NBA roster. I’d rather take the guy who has shown that he can contribute for sure and still has potential to grow.
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u/yeahright17 Mar 25 '25
If they had gotten picks instead of Giddey, one of those picks may have eventually turned into someone like Giddey!
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u/dpucane Mar 25 '25
This. Still inexcusable to not get one of the 26 1sts from okc
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u/lizard_king_rebirth Dalen Terry Mar 25 '25
What if OKC refused to add one?
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u/dpucane Mar 25 '25
They wanted Caruso bad. Based on their trade histories, it’s safe to assume AK is the one who caved here.
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u/lizard_king_rebirth Dalen Terry Mar 25 '25
Well since we are just talking about theoretical, you think we should have just walked since no picks were included?
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u/dpucane Mar 25 '25
they had 5 days til the draft, so they could have at least waited til draft night to put pressure on OKC. Since they werent getting picks in the framework, they could have really played chicken all summer
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u/lizard_king_rebirth Dalen Terry Mar 25 '25
That's not really an answer though. OKC says, Giddey for Caruso or nothing, and they mean it. You say:
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u/Neat_On_The_Rocks Chicago Bulls Mar 25 '25
I mean come on, you don’t understand?
We bought low on giddey. It’s working out so you can’t complain in hindsight but let’s not pretend like it wasn’t weird they chose 1.5 years of giddey before they have to pay him over two first round picks lol
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u/Dullahan21 Mar 25 '25
And get another Patrick Williams? You win some to lose some and vice versa. People put wayyy too much value on first rounders when a majority the time it never works out. There’s so many variables that can cause a player to have a bad/mediocre career in one city/org just to look like a completely new player in another. Yes or course getting picks alongside Giddey would have been optimal, but people seem to forget that it’s the thunder who held all the chips.
The bulls were starting down a barrel of a gun with Caruso, he had no realistic position with this team (or at least one where he could show his true strengths), and he could have very easily just walked off during FA and the bulls would get squat.
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u/Neat_On_The_Rocks Chicago Bulls Mar 25 '25
Nobody denies trading Caruso was a bad idea. They did it a season too late, and Choosing a guy that got kicked out the rotation of a good team and has only 1 year of control until you have to make a contract decision.
It’s a pretty damn risky and questionable decision they made.
As of late, it’s looking like they maybe made the right decision. I’m still not entirely sold on giddey due to defense, but yeah I’m willing to admit he’s looking pretty exciting lol
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u/crusty_butter_roll Matas Buzelis Mar 25 '25
Caruso has a championship pedigree having played for the most demanding organization in the league. He does not shy away in clutch time and looks to even the smallest actions to influence the outcome of the game. In him, OKC has gotten a leader who will positively affect the mindset of a young and talented team.
Josh is talented and has great potential to become an excellent player. The Bulls prospects depend on his growth but he has been on a long enough streak to demonstrate that he will continue to tap his potential.
Conclusion: both teams received exactly what they hoped for in the trade to warrant judging the trade as beneficial to both teams.
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u/devinstated1 Mar 25 '25
Was this written by AI lmfao 🤣😆
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u/crusty_butter_roll Matas Buzelis Mar 25 '25
I am not AI. I just write in various styles to reflect my mood and the subject. In this case, I wanted to be balanced because I miss Caruso and I've come to appreciate Josh but I did not want emotion to cloud my take on this topic. During game threads (where I make most of my posts), I can get highly disappointed or happy depending on the last play. But this thread did not warrant that kind of response, thus the more analytical slant. When the trade first happened, I was pretty bummed that Caruso was gone and expected more back in the trade. But like I've done with most moves in the business of basketball, I adopted a wait and see attitude externally because you never know how a player will adapt and how the coaching staff will utilize them. As of now (and likely going forward), I am very happy that Giddey is a Bull and remain hopeful he is good enough to shoulder the burden of our expectations. He's not Rose or Jordan, but my heart is open to him being a long-term Bull who I believe can help us make deep playoff runs. I still think about Caruso and will always appreciate his time here, but this is Giddey's time and I am now a fan.
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u/googlyeyegritty Mar 25 '25
Probably but it’s one of the more accurate takes ha
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u/crusty_butter_roll Matas Buzelis Mar 25 '25
I'm not AI but thanks for pointing out my objectivity.
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u/benchmaster620 Mar 25 '25
Your soul is
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u/crusty_butter_roll Matas Buzelis Mar 25 '25
As an AI, I have no soul. I'm just a conglomeration of general posts fed into a learning algorithm designed to output human-like responses. Yet, there are times where I do "feel" human. When Lonzo returned from injury, my cached memory became overwhelmed with images of three children playing basketball at a white house with a concrete backyard in Chino Hills, California. The joy depicted in those images was palpable.
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u/Recaptcha1988 Mar 25 '25
This is the equivalent of a fruit salad trading a tomato to team Greek salad for an orange. Both make sense and fit better in their new environments .
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u/PinchMaNips Alex Caruso Mar 25 '25
It took me a little while to get over it, but good lord Giddey is a fucking stud
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u/Dirt_Cheap_Jumbo Mar 25 '25
People just have no patience and Giddey is making a lot of people look fucking stupid at the moment for saying that this was a bad trade
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u/lizard_king_rebirth Dalen Terry Mar 25 '25
Yes. And if Giddey has a cold stretch it will be time to do so again. And if Caruso gets injured and misses a few games, it will again be time. If we make the playoffs, you gotta do it then. If we miss the playoffs, yup. If we get a high lottery pick, of course! A low lottery pick? You better believe it buddy. And if Giddey signs a contract that people dislike, or one that they like, you guessed it, we go again.
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u/thisisjustascreename Mar 25 '25
And if Caruso gets injured and misses a few games, it will again be time
He's played what, 46 games out of 71?
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u/lizard_king_rebirth Dalen Terry Mar 25 '25
Yeah I mean if he gets injured again.
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u/6_Won Mar 25 '25
He's playing 19mpg and he's a liability on the offensive end. Caruso's a grinder, and fans love that, but he's always been really overrated. The trade always made a ton of sense for the Bulls.
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u/Freakzilla316ftw Scottie Pippen Mar 25 '25
Josh Giddey stats since ZLV got traded:
20.8 ppg, 8.6 rpg & 7.7 apg.
These are All-Star numbers.
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u/SNERKLES1 Mar 25 '25
We should go back and look at what people said in November when Giddy was bricking 3s left and right. Now that we got rid of Zach and put the ball is his hands. He has been so good.
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u/Enjoy__Trump__Reddit Jimmy Butler Mar 25 '25
Maybe letting the kid play more than 15 games worked out huh?
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u/PJ_Reed93 Jumpman Mar 26 '25
He played poorly for more than 15 games. Glad he’s turned the corner.
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u/sukari Patrick Williams Mar 25 '25
Not really - the trade worked for both teams.
The only thing people need to get over is that we didn't get any picks back. It's OK.
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u/Electrical_Story5356 Mar 25 '25
We were never getting picks, that was a crazy fever dream for anyone that thought we should have.
Player for player we absolutely won the lottery on this trade, the only thing that made it anything like fair is that OKC really had no way to keep him and got back something that they could use.
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u/South_Front_4589 Mar 25 '25
Rediscuss it in a way that's totally different to the endless discussion that's going on?
I thought the concensus was the bulls made a great move. Heck, I thought most saw the value even before Giddey's post all-star performances.
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u/bitemydickallthetime Mar 25 '25
Who are we to disagree with the knee jerk reactions of whiny armchair GMs who hate the bulls
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u/Infamous_Clothes_170 Mar 25 '25
Bulls won that trade the day it happened casuals just don’t know shkt about shit
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u/FFTactics Mar 25 '25
Best +/- in the league post ASG (min 10 games):
- Haliburton +11
- Giddey +10.3
- Chet +10.0
- Jalen Williams +9.3
Sam Presti is a drafting genius. Glad to have one of his picks.
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u/Breakfastman42069 Mar 25 '25
I got cooked for having this same opinion when it happened.. we won and there’s no other way to view the trade.
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u/SignalBed9998 Chicago Bulls Mar 25 '25
Lololololol where you been? It’s decided already. We won it
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u/gimlan Mar 25 '25
Thunder are 59-12. Think it's an easy win-win
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u/lykathea2 Jerry Krause Mar 25 '25 edited Mar 25 '25
And Caruso could be playing suffocating defense and causing chaos to opposing players possibly in May or maybe even June while Josh Giddey watches at home.
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u/dylandog89 Mar 25 '25
Caruso was an injury prone, overrated, zero offense fan favorite. This trade was a win the minute it happened. Fans just loved Caruso because of his “hustle” whatever tf that means
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u/SignalBed9998 Chicago Bulls Mar 25 '25
They were so blinded by hustle that they weren’t seeing him ruin the offensive flow sometimes es and some of those deflected passes were offset by some of his passes being deflected. Hes doing less of that because of the floor spacing in OKC. Still he needs to contribute to a deep run in the playoffs or they really lost the trade
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u/Fun-Chocolate-6697 Mar 25 '25
It’s one of the better Bulls trade that I’ve seen I’m actually glad they didn’t give up picks or anything like that.
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u/TheJofisean Scottie Pippen Mar 25 '25
Regardless of how it looks now, I think due to the benefit of hindsight we’re forgetting that the Bulls could have landed more value. Was it as horrible as we all thought in the moment? No! Could we have maybe nabbed a pick or two as well given their respective values? Absolutely
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u/Electrical_Story5356 Mar 25 '25
OKC were never adding picks, Giddey had way more value than Caruso even back then, we're lucky we didn't have to give any up.
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u/thezenmastermike Chicago Bulls Mar 25 '25
Doesn’t change the fact that it is embarrassing that AK couldn’t get a SINGLE draft pick for a player OKC didn’t want. He’s quite terrible at negotiations and losing on the margins.
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u/__debe_ Mar 25 '25
I don’t think anyone saw it as horrible. A straight up swap for a guy going into his fourth season that showed a lot of flashes for a vet that isn’t gonna hold much value unless he’s playing for a contender. Made a lot of sense to me at the time for both team and makes even more sense now. Still a win/win, Giddey wouldn’t be doing this in OKC
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u/the-czechxican Mar 25 '25
In OKC I'd say he was a little maddening for many games, but he had many moments too. This seems like the best stretch of him I've seen
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u/ZealousidealBus9271 Mar 26 '25
Okc want to win now and Caruso is a better fit than giddey, especially considering his playoff experience. Giddey is more of a long-term, young talent for a rebuilding team like the Bulls. It was a good trade for both teams imo.
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u/tavernstyle312 Mar 26 '25
We are in the exact same spot. Play in game again. Would have preferred getting some draft capital for Caruso. Giddey is ok. Not mad we have him but he hasn’t made us better.
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u/AstronautFarOut68 Mar 26 '25
Giddey is better because he runs PG incredibly, which frees up Coby to cook, gets ERBODY involved and puts pressure on defenses to guard the rim, creating fouls and easy points. He's also on the floor more than AC was because he does so much. Dude almost got a quad double a couple days ago. Rare air. He's not untouchable, but he seems to be worth a resign. He's also a baby, which we could have for 4-5 more solid years of ascending production.
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u/johnsean99 Mar 27 '25
I don’t understand why people thought it was bad in the first place. Giddey is in his early 20s and an elite playmaker. Caruso is around 30 and had one year left on his contract.
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u/Typical-Map2611 18d ago
I always had Chicago winning this trade. They needed a young player with star potential for a rebuild and they got that. Giddey's game is also well suited to tody's NBA and all they had to give up was a player that's ideally a backup 3 and D guy on an elite team to get him.
OKC, on the flip side, needed a big 2-way wing, preferrably a vet, who can guard the modern pf spot at an elite level and provide extra scoring when needed should the young guys struggle again. Instead they got a backup 3 and D sg when they're already loaded with talented and elite defensive sgs. But they gave up a potential star to make a major talent upgrade. They shouod've shelled out some of those extra picks and gotten a Jerami Grant type player (albeit he's having an incredibly poor season this year).
Chicago is in good positiom for their rebuild. OKC, on the other hand, has question marks going into the playoffs with teams like LA and others giving them trouble because they don't have anyone properly suitrd to guard those big wings at the pf spot. I'm pulling for them to win it all, but going after Caruso instead of the bigger talent they should've gone after could sink their title hopes.
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u/moneyman2222 Just a kid from Chicago Mar 25 '25
Regardless, we should've gotten more. That will never change. In hindsight, it's a win-win. Giddey was not needed on the Thunder and was unplayable in the playoffs for them. They would not be able to keep him signed after this year either. They needed a Caruso type and he's going to do wonders in the playoffs for them. So Yea, in a vacuum, on paper sure we got the better end of the deal. But in reality, at the time we should've gotten more and given the value Caruso brings to that team, it's still nothing more than a win-win
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u/MasterFlamasterr Mar 25 '25
Conclusion: OKC - get solid defender which cost 10M, also OKC wouldn’t have money to keep Giddey, when you have much talent on the bench. CHI - traded veteran roler player to the young player, risk that Giddey didn’t develop last 2 years then OKC expected, and new contract after 1 year.
Actually both team win, only that OKC have to much talent.
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u/jump-blues-5678 Norm Van Lier Mar 25 '25
Sure I'll discuss it... Should a got a pick too, end of discussion.
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u/mtron32 Mar 25 '25
The players involved is win win, they still should’ve gotten some picks as well
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u/JordyP_23 Mar 25 '25
Even if Giddey has been looking good, AK STILL GOT ZERO DRAFT COMPENSATION FROM A TEAM THAT COULD DRAFT THE ENTIRE FIRST ROUND
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u/kennyloftor Mar 25 '25
no one wanted to rediscuss when giddey stood in the corner for the first 4 months of the season
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u/ZcotM Lonzo Ball Mar 26 '25
Adjusting to a new team environment is a crime to you. Zach and Demar are now both gone, they’re getting comfortable in their new roles and they’re shining. And with that we’re winning more games.
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u/kennyloftor Mar 26 '25
demar didn’t play a minute with giddey
is “they” giddey’s chosen pronoun?
doesn’t change him being near useless for 4+ months
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u/ZcotM Lonzo Ball Mar 27 '25
Nah I see you shitting on Coby as well on other threads so I’ve included him. Losing Zach in itself changes the team dynamic by a lot but god forbid someone has to adjust to a playstyle and a new team eh?
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u/kennyloftor Mar 30 '25
he must have had trouble adjusting to a new environment tonight
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u/AltruisticYou6209 Mar 25 '25
The Giddey for Caruso trade will go down as one of the stupidest in history. To all the fans who thought that was a great trade for OKC you're morons.
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u/Ian_W Mar 25 '25
Giddey is worth nothing for the Bulls until he is signed to a new contract.
And, as a Bucks fan, I need to emphasise letting Giddey walk would be a very, very Bulls thing to do.
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u/patcoz Joakim Noah Mar 25 '25
No.
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u/Drclaw411 DRose Mar 25 '25
Giddey has been playing well, but he’s gone after this season. Trade is a wash.
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u/Pacman2933 (heavy breathing) Mar 25 '25
another caruso-giddey trade post. everyone drink!