Is Chicago ready to move star guard Josh Giddey?

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Rocco Zikarsky’s Minnesota Timberwolves and the Phoenix Suns are circling Australian star point guard Josh Giddey.

Giddey, 23, is the subject of intense trade rumours ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft at 10am on Wednesday, June 24 (AEST).

The T-Wolves and Suns are both “monitoring” Giddey’s situation in Chicago after he signed a four-year USD $100M deal before the start of the 2025-26 season.

The Bulls have a new head coach, Tiago Splitter, who replaced Billy Donovan, and two first-round draft picks – No.4 and No.15.

Mock drafts have the Bulls selecting North Carolina Tar Heel freshman power forward Caleb Wilson at four and Washington power forward Hannes Steinbach at 15. The Bulls' front court appears to be the priority.

The rumour mill also speculated about the possibility of the Bulls making a play for All-Star Trae Young, who opted out of his player-option USD $49M deal with the Washington Wizards after he was traded mid-season by Dyson Daniels’ Atlanta Hawks.

Giddey played just 53 games in an injury-impacted season, straining his hamstring on December 30, 2025, against Joe Ingles’ Timberwolves.

He averaged 17 points, 8.3 rebounds, 9.1 assists and 13 triple-doubles – one in every 4.1 games as the Bulls faltered to 31-51 and out of playoff contention early.

The Suns' intrigue is pairing the near-triple machine with professional scorer Devin Booker, while the Timberwolves need a playmaking point guard to run with All-Star Anthony Edwards.

Josh Giddey 2025-26 Season Snapshot

Games: 53 │ Minutes: 1,707 (32.2 mpg)Points: 913 (17.2 ppg) │ Rebounds: 443 (8.4 rpg) │ Assists: 489 (9.2 apg)FG: 318–705 (45.1%) │ 3PT: 103–279 (36.9%) │ FT: 174–226 (77.0%)

Josh Giddey 2025-26 By the Numbers

• 13 triple-doubles (one every 4.1 games)
• Nine games with 10+ assists and 10+ rebounds
• Five-game span averaging a triple-double
• Career-high scoring average (17.2 ppg)
• Career-best three-point shooting (36.9%)

Giddey joined Mark Howard on The Howie Games podcast in mid-June to talk about his career – before the trade rumours started.

"When I was a kid, at least for me, I always wanted to be an NBA player,” Giddey told Mark Howard last week.

“I wanted to stay in Australia and play in the league here, and I never really thought about the NBA.

"I always admired NBA players. I had posters up in my room – I still have them in my childhood room in Yarraville where I grew up.

"I always wanted to just be a professional player.

"Then, as things progressed and I slowly became an NBA player, everyone knows that once you get to the NBA, you want to sign that second contract. You want to stay in the NBA.

"I was fortunate enough to do that.

"So things have moved very quickly in the last probably five or six years.

"But yeah, I definitely do have those pinch-me moments where it's not just the basketball side, but even the outside stuff that comes with it.

"The doors you can get through just by being on that platform and playing in the NBA – there's a lot that comes with it.

"But yeah, it's everything I've ever dreamt of and everything I've ever wanted to do.

"There are days that aren't so glamorous, but there are a lot of things that come with it that are only things you could dream of."

Giddey still has $75M left on his deal, and with the Bulls owning a top-five lottery pick and the depth of the 2026 Class, Chicago will almost certainly declare its hand on Wednesday morning.

Rumours are rumours but Chicago risking trading a 23-year-old point guard, whose numbers in the early part of last season were comparable to Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic is without doubt a significant risk.