In a new report from Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, he shared that the Bulls and Giddey are $10 million apart on a new deal. Giddey is searching for a contract in the $30 million per year range, while Chicago is motivated to keep that deal closer to $20 million per season.

While the sides remain stuck in the sand on the terms for a contract extension for the restricted free agent, it's not even August yet in what is being called "a negotiation."

The Athletic recently polled 16 people who work in NBA front offices (including no one from Giddey’s incumbent Chicago Bulls), asking what they would deem a “fair” contract for each member of the restricted quartet: Giddey, Jonathan Kuminga, Quentin Grimes and Cam Thomas. They were granted anonymity in exchange for their candor.