[Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey

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[Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#1 » by Sixers in 4 » Fri Jul 4, 2025 4:01 pm

Jake Fischer: “Cam Thomas—no—does not really have a market, to my understanding. Josh Giddy also—I think people know what his price tag, he would like it to be. We’ve heard he wants $30 million as well. I don’t see a widespread market for that on the open market right now too.”

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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#2 » by Chuck Everett » Fri Jul 4, 2025 4:05 pm

Cam shouldn't, he's a ballhogging out of shape son of a gun. However, the Bulls can't look Giddey and his agent in the face and not offer more than they paid Patrick Williams. Maybe had they paid P-Will 40 million over five years instead of 90. They have to pay Giddey. Freaking Caruso won a ring and signed an extension with OKC.
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#3 » by 7seventynine9 » Fri Jul 4, 2025 5:46 pm

Kinda surprised Giddey can't get $30 million. Not so much with Cam, guys like him aren't getting paid much nowadays.
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#4 » by GIMME_DATT » Fri Jul 4, 2025 5:47 pm

Nobody has any money
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#5 » by M2J » Fri Jul 4, 2025 6:13 pm

7seventynine9 wrote:Kinda surprised Giddey can't get $30 million. Not so much with Cam, guys like him aren't getting paid much nowadays.


Not a great defender. Had 1 year of his best 3pt shooting in a contract year.... Didn't impact winning. I wouldn't want to give him 30 million and nobody has any money left
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#6 » by Dominator83 » Fri Jul 4, 2025 6:19 pm

GIMME_DATT wrote:Nobody has any money

Yep. All about the leverage! His only leverage is to sign the QO and try again next year. There's no money out there so Bulls are right to hold firm presumably around 25 per. Giddey is no sure thing. He looked really good post ASB, but there's no guarantee that carries over. And if it doesn't and he reverts back to pre-ASB Giddey, then even $25 per will be a disasterous contract
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#7 » by UcanUwill » Fri Jul 4, 2025 6:30 pm

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7seventynine9 wrote:Kinda surprised Giddey can't get $30 million. Not so much with Cam, guys like him aren't getting paid much nowadays.


Not a great defender. Had 1 year of his 3pt shooting in a contract year.... Didn't impact winning. I wouldn't want to give him 30 million and nobody has any money left


IF Karnišovas hasany brain left, he has to low ball Giddey. I know he is one of their main assets, but it is asinine how GMs turn assets into negative assets just by not wanting to lose an asset. We saw Giddey in a play in, dude can not play any defense, if you give him 30 mil a year, Bulls fans I know will be so freaking mad.
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#8 » by ForeverTFC » Fri Jul 4, 2025 6:32 pm

Will be very interesting to see if these guys bet on themselves or take the guaranteed money.
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#9 » by Optms » Fri Jul 4, 2025 6:33 pm

7seventynine9 wrote:Kinda surprised Giddey can't get $30 million. Not so much with Cam, guys like him aren't getting paid much nowadays.


Neither Cam or Giddey play any defense.

And with how we just saw from all final 4 teams in the playoffs, defense and not being a liability on that end of the floor is incredibly valuable.
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#10 » by Ryoga Hibiki » Fri Jul 4, 2025 6:34 pm

UcanUwill wrote:
M2J wrote:
7seventynine9 wrote:Kinda surprised Giddey can't get $30 million. Not so much with Cam, guys like him aren't getting paid much nowadays.


Not a great defender. Had 1 year of his 3pt shooting in a contract year.... Didn't impact winning. I wouldn't want to give him 30 million and nobody has any money left


IF Karnišovas hasany brain left, he has to low ball Giddey. I know he is one of their main assets, but it is asinine how GMs turn assets into negative assets just by not wanting to lose an asset. We saw Giddey in a play in, dude can not play any defense, if you give him 30 mil a year, Bulls fans I know will be so freaking mad.

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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#11 » by TrueFan420 » Fri Jul 4, 2025 6:41 pm

Dominator83 wrote:
GIMME_DATT wrote:Nobody has any money

Yep. All about the leverage! His only leverage is to sign the QO and try again next year. There's no money out there so Bulls are right to hold firm presumably around 25 per. Giddey is no sure thing. He looked really good post ASB, but there's no guarantee that carries over. And if it doesn't and he reverts back to pre-ASB Giddey, then even $25 per will be a disasterous contract

Money won’t be there next year either. The apron rules are set, you can only really pay 2 people then everyone else needs to be decent contracts. They’d be better offer taking 60 over 3 years with player option for year 3 because they haven’t shown they can be THE GUY. This gets them fair money now, an easy out if they develop further or a safety of an extra year of good pay if they don’t.
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#12 » by UcanUwill » Fri Jul 4, 2025 6:45 pm

Ryoga Hibiki wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:
M2J wrote:
Not a great defender. Had 1 year of his 3pt shooting in a contract year.... Didn't impact winning. I wouldn't want to give him 30 million and nobody has any money left


IF Karnišovas hasany brain left, he has to low ball Giddey. I know he is one of their main assets, but it is asinine how GMs turn assets into negative assets just by not wanting to lose an asset. We saw Giddey in a play in, dude can not play any defense, if you give him 30 mil a year, Bulls fans I know will be so freaking mad.

wirhout going to far, because ruining the relationship isn't smart, either.


They need to understand who they bidding against, which is not many. Too many GMS outbid while bidding against themselves. That front office made too many bad moves already, they need to smarten up for once. I like Giddey, I was one of his last believers back in 2024 season, but guy needs to bed be honest with himself.
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#13 » by GIMME_DATT » Fri Jul 4, 2025 6:56 pm

TrueFan420 wrote:
Dominator83 wrote:
GIMME_DATT wrote:Nobody has any money

Yep. All about the leverage! His only leverage is to sign the QO and try again next year. There's no money out there so Bulls are right to hold firm presumably around 25 per. Giddey is no sure thing. He looked really good post ASB, but there's no guarantee that carries over. And if it doesn't and he reverts back to pre-ASB Giddey, then even $25 per will be a disasterous contract

Money won’t be there next year either. The apron rules are set, you can only really pay 2 people then everyone else needs to be decent contracts. They’d be better offer taking 60 over 3 years with player option for year 3 because they haven’t shown they can be THE GUY. This gets them fair money now, an easy out if they develop further or a safety of an extra year of good pay if they don’t.

The Bulls and Nets don’t need to offer 20 mill a year.. neither player has a market.
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#14 » by M2J » Fri Jul 4, 2025 6:56 pm

Ryoga Hibiki wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:
M2J wrote:
Not a great defender. Had 1 year of his 3pt shooting in a contract year.... Didn't impact winning. I wouldn't want to give him 30 million and nobody has any money left


IF Karnišovas hasany brain left, he has to low ball Giddey. I know he is one of their main assets, but it is asinine how GMs turn assets into negative assets just by not wanting to lose an asset. We saw Giddey in a play in, dude can not play any defense, if you give him 30 mil a year, Bulls fans I know will be so freaking mad.

wirhout going to far, because ruining the relationship isn't smart, either.

That's what representatives are for. His agent sees the market
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#15 » by TheGOATWill » Fri Jul 4, 2025 7:00 pm

The music stops and somebody doesn't have a chair is as much the nature of a child's game as it is in business sometimes. They may have to take the long way. Malik Monk comes to mind.
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#16 » by marthafokker » Fri Jul 4, 2025 7:07 pm

M2J wrote:
Ryoga Hibiki wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:
IF Karnišovas hasany brain left, he has to low ball Giddey. I know he is one of their main assets, but it is asinine how GMs turn assets into negative assets just by not wanting to lose an asset. We saw Giddey in a play in, dude can not play any defense, if you give him 30 mil a year, Bulls fans I know will be so freaking mad.

wirhout going to far, because ruining the relationship isn't smart, either.

That's what representatives are for. His agent sees the market


Obviously not Kuminga's agent when he was offered $30mil/yr last off season.

And then there was "the agents are not so smart" in Noel. Remember him. From generational wealth offered to out of the league.

That is the case with not signing what is on the table.
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#17 » by Backcountry » Fri Jul 4, 2025 7:27 pm

Where is Cam24Thomas when you need her?
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#18 » by pipfan » Fri Jul 4, 2025 7:27 pm

Bulls' fan here-big believer in Giddey (wasn't first half of the year, but I think he's legit)
I would hope we can get him for 5 years and less than $30 million/year
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#19 » by Airmiess » Fri Jul 4, 2025 7:31 pm

Cam is a Lou Williams, Giddey...he's going to have to do it again to prove he's really a fringe star.
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Re: [Fischer] There is no market for Cam Thomas or Giddey 

Post#20 » by EvanZ » Fri Jul 4, 2025 7:32 pm

There is no market for Kuminga either. It’s almost as if the market wants players who are good.
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