The backcourt star wants an annual salary contract of $30 million, but the Bulls are only willing to give him $20 million?

According to HoopsWire reporter Sam Amico, the team of Chicago Bulls backcourt star Josh Giddey, who is currently in restricted free agent form, hopes that he can get a contract renewal of about $30 million from the Bulls, with the Bulls' target annual salary of about $20 million. This means that there is a big gap between US$8 million and US$10 million in annual salary between the two parties. It is also because the differences between the two sides are quite obvious. Although the free market has been opened for a month, the two sides have not yet reached an agreement, and it seems that it will be difficult for both sides to reach an agreement in a short period of time. In fact, the valuation difference Amico talks about also echoes the Athletic reporters Fred Katz and Joel Lorenzi’s report earlier last month. The two journalists surveyed 16 NBA management executives in the league and asked what they thought Kiddy's normal market price was. Among them, 14 respondents believe that the young defender's annual salary should be between 20 million and 25 million US dollars, which also shows that the current mainstream attitude in the market is closer to the Bulls' judgment of Kiddy's value, and the price of Kiddy's team is a bit higher.

In the NBA regular season last season, Kiddy made a total of 70 appearances in 82 games, averaging 30.2 minutes per game, averaging 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks, and 2.9 turnovers and 1.7 fouls, shooting percentage of 46.5%, three-point shooting percentage of 37.8%, and free throw shooting percentage of 78.1%. In the first round of the playoffs, the team lost to the Miami Heat, Kiddy played 39 minutes and 37 seconds in the game, made 9 of 21 shots, 2 of 7 from the three-point line, and 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 25 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block, and had 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.

On the one hand, we need to admit that Kiddy's performance has indeed improved to a certain extent last season. After joining the Bulls from the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kiddy also showed improvements in all aspects of strength while holding a lot of ball rights. His offensive efficiency is still quite good, and his scoring ability, passing and organizing ability are relatively online. But on the other hand, Kiddy's contribution to the defensive end is very limited, his scoring ability is not that good, and it is difficult for him to play a leading role on the court and lead the team to achieve better results. In this case, it doesn't seem easy for him to get a high-paying contract. I don’t know how the situation will develop next. Does Kiddy really plan to keep hanging the bull like this? Will he choose to give in?