Josh Giddey

Ball said in May that he intends to be available to start next season, but next month should be a good indicator of his exact timeline. He said that participating in 5-on-5 will be his "first real test", but that everything in his recovery has been going well recently. They'll likely keep him on a strict load management plan, and he will compete with Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu and Josh Giddey for minutes in the backcourt.

Bulls new point guard Josh Giddey is competing for Team Australia in the Paris Olympics this summer. In preparation, his team competed against Team USA in an exhibition match in Abu Dhabi recently. Australia made a valiant, late-game comeback against the United States. And Giddey stuffed the stat sheet, finishing with 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. He also...