Morten Stig Jensen of Forbes posits that Chicago is being tactical with Giddey's contract. After getting burned by inking restricted free agent forward Patrick Williams to an instantly-regrettable five-year, $90 million deal just last summer, the Bulls are taking more of a measured approach to Giddey.

Even though restricted free agency has been a slow-moving process, Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls are reportedly making progress toward a new contract.

Josh Giddey has not appeared alongside his Chicago Bulls teammates as the Summer League rolls on in Las Vegas, and that’s unlikely to change unless he and the team can agree on a new contract.