The Bulls have raised their offer to Australian backcourt stars, but there is still a big gap between the two sides?

According to ESPN salary expert Bobby Marks, the Chicago Bulls have raised their offer to Josh Giddey, who is in restricted free agent form to $22 million a year. The Bulls provided Kiddy with a four-year contract with a total amount of $88 million, while they previously provided Kiddy with a total amount of $80 million. However, despite this, the Bulls' offer was still much lower than Kiddy's own expectations. According to previous statements, Kiddy's team hopes to get a long-term contract from the Bulls with an average salary of around $30 million.

In Marks' opinion, the quote given by the Bulls is indeed too low, and he believes that the Bulls should provide a quote to facilitate the transaction as soon as possible. Marks said: If the Bulls think that Kiddy is the unknown answer to the team's future point guard, then he should get the money that players in this position deserve. I'm not saying that the Bulls should provide Kiddy with a 5-year long-term contract with an annual salary of 32.5 million and a total of 160 million yuan, but you should give him a 3-4-year contract with an annual salary of 26-28 million US dollars. A quotation of 4 years with a total amount of 100 million or 110 million US dollars is still a good contract, and for the Bulls, it is still a suitable price.

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.

In fact, among the three restricted free agents left, Kiddy should have the most reason to get a reasonable offer. The Bulls need a reliable ball handler. Kiddy can complete the task well. Kiddy also made certain progress and improvement last season. He also increased his three-point shooting percentage to a reasonable level, and he is also improving his shortcomings. What's more, Kidy himself is willing to stay in the team, and the gap between the two sides is not that big. In this case, the Bulls should indeed raise the offer appropriately to keep Kidy. Such a twitchy situation like now shouldn't have happened to the bull.