The Chicago Bulls on Thursday traded defensive star Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Josh Giddey.
Bulls guard Alex Caruso walks off the court after a loss to the Knicks on April 9, 2024, at the United Center. The Chicago Bulls made their first move in a turning point of an offseason Thursday, trading defensive star Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for shooting guard Josh Giddey, a source confirmed to the Tribune.Entering his fourth year in the league at 21, Giddey was the No. 6 selection in the 2021 draft after a promising start to his career in Australia.
This is the first deal the Bulls front office has made for a player since August 2021 after standing pat for three consecutive trade windows. And the move reflects a promise made by executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas to “explore all options” in restructuring the roster after the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Caruso, 30, earned All-Defense Second Team honors for two consecutive seasons after serving as the cornerstone of the Bulls defense for three years. Despite struggling with availability because of lingering injuries, Caruso had a career-high 120 blocks and 70 blocks last season while averaging 1.7 steals and 3.7 deflections and also improving his 3-point-shooting percentage to 40.8%.
With a Caruso trade secured, the Bulls will now turn their attention to other crucial pieces — including a potential trade for Zach LaVine and the re-signing of DeMar DeRozan and Patrick Williams — ahead of next week’s draft.Thunder forward Josh Giddey scores against the Nuggets’ Bruce Brown on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Denver.
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