For the first seven games of the Chicago Bulls’ 2025-26 season, point guard Josh Giddey looked not just like an All-Star, but also like an All-NBA Team candidate. The 6-foot-8 vet was the offensive hub driving a 6-1 Bulls winning machine, orchestrating a downhill attack that befuddled the opposition.
Since then, Chicago’s season has been defined by streaks. The Bulls at one point dropped seven straight games, but have recuperated recently, having just wrapped up their second five-game winning streak of the season on Friday against the Philadelphia 76ers (the Milwaukee Bucks ended that streak on Saturday).
Giddey’s case for All-Star inclusion is no longer quite so clear-cut, but he has by far still been the Bulls’ best player.
The 23-year-old, who agreed to a four-year, $100 million deal to rejoin Chicago in restricted free agency this offseason, has been averaging a near-triple-double this season.
He’s logging 19.5 points while shooting .470/.390/.755, and has been chipping in 9.2 assists and 9.1 rebounds per bout for the 15-16 Bulls. Giddey’s height has given him a major edge in finding teammates, even amid double coverage.
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— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) December 27, 2025Giddey’s passing and scoring inside might be his biggest attributes, but opposing defenses have been giving him open triples — and to his credit, he’s connecting on 39 percent of his 4.9 long range takes.
During an interview with Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times, Giddey confessed that he is hopeful he’ll earn a nod this year.
‘‘You know, I always believed I had the talent and ability to be at that level. I guess it took a new situation to fully unlock who I am as a player,” Giddey told Cowley. “I give a lot of credit to teammates and coaches to put me in position to be successful.’’
Giddey’s fit alongside backcourt mate Coby White could be the defining issue of the Bulls’ future. The 25-year-old shooting guard — now Chicago’s longest-tenured player — hasn’t quite been the 3-point marksman he needs to be playing off Giddey this season, and neither White nor Giddey are particularly invested in being ball stoppers. As a consequence, the Bulls have had to lean heavily on reserve guards Tre Jones and especially Ayo Dosunmu to plug defensive gaps.
‘‘I want to be an All-Star; everybody inside [the locker room] wants to be an All-Star. But you’ve got to be able to do that inside the team and win games while trying to do individual things, as well,” Giddey said. “Winning solves everything, and all the individual stuff comes after that.’’
With the league auditioning yet another desperate All-Star Game tweak, bubble talent like Giddey could directly benefit. This year, the NBA has claimed it plans to try out a tournament format with the 24 All-Star selections split between three eight-man teams: two U.S. squads and one World team.
Josh Giddey’s All-Star Competition This Year
Beyond usual suspects Denver Nuggets MVP center Nikola Jokic (who hails from Serbia), Oklahoma City Thunder MVP point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Canada), All-NBA Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (Slovenia), San Antonio Spurs All-Star center Victor Wembanyama (France) and Bucks MVP power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece), Cowley posits that the three remaining international slots could be a bit more open.
Honestly, far more than eight players from abroad deserve serious All-Star consideration this year.
From where I’m sitting, Turkish Houston Rockets power forward/center Alperen Sengun is a shoo-in for that sixth World spot and his second consecutive All-Star squad. He doesn’t have Jokic’s jump shooting and isn’t quite that level of passer, but he’s still a great scoring big man and solid passer. The 6-foot-11 pro has been averaging 22.7 points on 50.8 percent shooting from the floor and 73.6 percent shooting from the free throw line, 9.4 rebounds, and 6.8 assists.
Troy Taormina-Imagn ImagesThe 19-10 Rockets currently occupy the Western Conference’s No. 4 seed, and their top point guard hasn’t played for a single second this season. In part, Sengun’s ability as a ball handler has helped stave off disaster in Houston
After Sengun, however, is where the competition really heats up.
German-born Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner has elevated his game with All-Star Paolo Banchero missing extended time, and given that he’s playing on a superior 18-14 club, he has a better shot than Giddey.
Finnish ex-Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen has evolved into a one-time All-Star with the Utah Jazz. Despite the rebuilding Jazz’s middling 12-19 record, the 7-footer out of Arizona has been averaging an astronomic 27.9 points on .476/.367/.903 shooting splits, plus 6.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per bout.
Champion Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray has long been on the outside of the All-Star Game looking in. The Canadian vet, 28, has been the second-best player on the Nuggets throughout the club’s dominant recent run, which includes two Western Conference Finals appearances and the aforementioned title. Injuries and bumpy season starts have kept the 6-foot-4 Kentucky product from graduating to the All-Star level before.
Troy Taormina-Imagn ImagesBut this is looking to be, finally, Murray’s year. He’s averaging a career highs of 25.4 points (while slashing .489/.457/.887), 6.8 dimes and 4.4 boards, along with 1.0 swipes, in 30 healthy contests for the 22-9 Nuggets.
Israel-born Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija, 24, has been building on a breakout closing kick to his 2024-25 season. Through 31 contests for the 12-19 Trail Blazers (currently the West’s No. 10 seed, meaning they’re in the play-in conversation), the 6-foot-8 pro has emerged as, by far, the team’s top offensive player. A consistent triple-double threat himself who can run the break and dish outlets with equal aplomb, Avdija has been averaging 25.6 points on .467/.364/.806 shooting splits, 7.1 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.6 blocks.
The international competition is pretty fierce for Giddey this season. But so long as the Bulls hover around .500 and he maintains his health, the young guard has clearly proven he belongs in the All-Star conversation.
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