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Josh Giddey

Chicago Bulls · #3 · Plus starter
PG6'7"216 lbage 235 yrs exp
1st best of 13 on CHIworth +3.7 wins to the rotation
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Elite rebounder & playmaker
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Chicago Bulls
Eastern · Central · proj. 32-50 (▲+12.2)
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A 6-foot-8 point guard and pure connector who put up a near triple-double-adjacent line — 17.0 points, 9.1 assists, 8.3 rebounds — with elite vision (90th percentile playmaking) and big-guard rebounding. The catch is the turnovers (bottom-of-the-league ball security) and a streaky jumper, but at 23 with an All-Star floor as a hub, he's the engine of Chicago's offense.

17
PPG
8.3
RPG
9.1
APG
1
SPG
0.5
BPG
GP 54MPG 32.1FG% 44.83P% 36.4FT% 76.3TS% 56.2USG% 24.4PER 18BPM +2.7VORP 2EPM +2.0
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rebounding99
Playmaking90
Rim protection87
Scoring80
Perimeter defense76
Shooting71
Inside finishing68

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2021-22 to 2025-26 · 5 seasons
14.6
PPG
7.6
RPG
6.6
APG
334
GAMES
Points 4,861Win Shares 17.2Starts 330Best season 2024-25 · 14.6 ppg
Games played, last three seasons83%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 21 → 23
▲Rising

Josh, at 23, is on a clear upward trajectory — +1.5 → +2.7 box plus-minus over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 6.3 wins (+1.4)
Assumes a normal season; he played 54 games last year. Age should add a little at 24. Range 4.6–8.0 wins.
Production (BPM)+1.5 → +2.7+1.226-27 forecast +2.9
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: +1.5 · 80 games2024-25: +3.0 · 70 games2025-26: +2.7 · 54 games2026-27: +2.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)4.5 → 4.9+0.426-27 forecast 6.3
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 4.5 · 80 games2024-25: 6.2 · 70 games2025-26: 4.9 · 54 games2026-27: 6.3 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $31.0M vs $25.0M salary+$6.0M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$25.0M salary2023-24: $12.8M · 80 games2024-25: $29.8M · 70 games2025-26: $15.9M · 54 games2026-27: $31.0M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $25,000,000 cap hit · through '29. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$25,000,000Guaranteed
15% of the club’s payroll · 1st of 14 priced deals
Runs through3 seasons
Est. market value$30,980,000 /yr
Surplus+$5,980,000
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.