you do know that Giddey is only 1 year older than Scoot, right? actually, about 16 months older; it's not like he's 4 or 5 years older as far as shooting: FG%: Scoot .419....Giddey .465 2ptFG%: Scoot .469....Giddey .512 3ptFG%: Scoot .354....Giddey .378 eFG%: Scoot .496....Giddey .531 FT%: Scoot .767....Giddey .781 TS%: Scoot .540....Giddey .570 as for defense, last season, Giddey was 2nd on the Bulls in defensive rating with a mark 2.6 points better than the team. Scoot was 14th on his team with a mark 2.3 points worse than his team. Giddey was 2nd on the team in DBPM at +1.1. Scoot was 14th on his team with a DBPM of -0.8. Giddey averaged 15-8-7 last season with 7 triple-doubles. He was 9th in the league in assists with a 2.48 assist/turnover ratio. Scoot's ratio was 1.89 Getting Giddey locked up on a 4-year/110M deal would be pretty good. Not sure he'd agree to it, but maybe. Getting Portland's pick back from the Bulls could be valuable, especially in 2028 when the Blazers have the swap with Milwaukee ultimately I'm not sure I'd do the trade but it is pretty intriguing. Maybe lean yes
It's a lot closer if you look at Giddey's last year in OKC when they played similar minutes and Giddey was behind SGA. But Giddey has averaged over 30 mpg for 3 of his 4 seasons. Scoot has never been given that opportunity.
To me, Giddey's ceiling is much lower than Scoot's. No thanks. Not doing that trade. Giddey is a role player. I think Scoot still has the potential to be a All-Star.
but the trade isn't for Giddey after his 2nd or 3rd season; it's for Giddey now vs Scoot now. Considering Giddey is still 22 it's hard to assign more upside to 21 year old Scoot. Maybe Scoot will take a big leap in the next 2 seasons, but Giddey has already elevated his game and taken the leap. Bird in the hand I get why you'd want to bet on the upside of Scoot; you've been one of his biggest supporters. But this isn't trading Scoot for another hope-for-upside prospect. It's trading for a very versatile 6'7 PG-Wing with triple-double ability who appears to be playing solid defense; and getting him for a pretty decent contract by the way, over the last 25 games last season when the Bulls turned the team over to Giddey he averaged 20 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 8 assists while shooting 45% on three's.
You mean Giddey now.... on a team where they had literally nobody else and he got the ball in his hands? Scoot has never had the opportunity that Giddey has had.
