The Chicago Bulls may have a straightforward path if the Phoenix Suns decide their point-guard situation needs fixing: Josh Giddey.
On Thursday, NBA on Prime’s Chris Haynes reported that the Suns’ locker room is dealing with “growing frustration” because of a lack of point guard depth to steady the offense. That problem has an obvious potential answer, and Giddey is already part of the conversation in Phoenix. Hoops Hype’s Michael Scotto reported during the 2026 NBA offseason that the Suns had done background research on the Bulls guard.
That connection is not happening in a vacuum. Suns governor Mat Ishbia has an indirect tie to Chicago’s ownership structure through his brother Justin Ishbia’s minority stake in the Jerry Reinsdorf-owned Chicago White Sox, which only makes a Bulls-Suns deal feel more plausible than it might on the surface.
For Chicago, the reasons to listen are clear. Giddey arrived under a front office that was dismissed after the 2025-26 season, and the current regime has little reason to treat him as a foundational piece. Bryson Graham’s front office has moved on, and four games into the 2026-27 season, the Bulls already look like a team built around a different idea, with Tiago Splitter in place as head coach and a roster that is not using Giddey as the offensive centerpiece he was in 2025-26.
At this point, the argument for Chicago is less about waiting for the perfect deal and more about making the next move. Graham spent the offseason preaching flexibility instead of ripping up the roster he inherited from Arturas Karnisovas, but the time for more patience appears to have passed. He already made a significant move to acquire Buddy Hield, and the next step would be sending Giddey elsewhere.
The bigger picture is even clearer: this is about Caleb Wilson. Trading Giddey is not being framed as a talent judgment or a long-term verdict on his NBA future.
It is about putting the Bulls’ roster squarely around Wilson and making that the priority without delay. The fit between Giddey and Wilson is described as shaky offensively and not workable defensively, which is why the old regime’s pieces can’t remain in place any longer if Chicago wants to move fast around its new centerpiece.
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