The 23-year-old guard is steering Chicago’s 5-0 surge — and changing the tone of the franchise in the process.
The Chicago Bulls are off to a 5-0 start to open the 2025-26 NBA season, and Josh Giddey is at the center of it all. The 23-year-old guard is turning heads across the league, not with highlight dunks or trash talk, but with control, vision and production that screams leadership.
This is the Bulls’ first 5-0 start since the 1996-97 season. Back then, Michael Jordan led a dynasty. Today, Chicago is building something new — and Giddey is quietly writing the blueprint.
Giddey’s best game of the season came against the Knicks in a 135-125 victory at the United Center. He poured in 32 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out nine assists, just shy of a triple-double. Nikola Vucevic added 26 points, but Giddey was the engine. The Bulls moved the ball, ran in transition and played unselfishly — all at Giddey’s pace.
Last season, Giddey averaged 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists across 70 games. His versatility at 6-foot-7 gives the Bulls a rare asset — a big guard who can rebound like a forward and pass like a point. But it’s not just numbers. Giddey has become the decision-maker the Bulls lacked for years.
Chicago traded for him last season in what some labeled a gamble. Now, it looks like a franchise reset.
Giddey has improved his shooting — his outside shot was once a weakness, but he knocked down a career-best 37.8% from three last year. Combine that with his playmaking and rebounding, and you have a legitimate triple-double threat every night. The Bulls have leaned into that. Head coach Billy Donovan has trusted him to initiate offense, especially late in games, and Giddey is delivering.
The Bulls’ 5-0 start hasn’t come against pushovers. Their win over the Knicks — fueled by Giddey’s near triple-double — was a statement. Chicago looked faster, more connected and confident. It wasn’t just that they won — it was how they played: unselfishly, with rhythm, and through their rising star at the point.
Credit also goes to a reworked supporting cast. Vucevic continues to be a reliable post presence. Second-year forward Matas Buzelis has brought energy, length and versatility to the starting lineup — a key lift with Coby White sidelined due to a lingering calf injury. The Bulls have had to lean on youth, and so far, they’re responding.
The team is pushing the pace more than in years past. They’re spacing the floor better. The halfcourt sets look sharper. All signs of a team that has found its identity — and its point man.
Still, it’s early. Five games don’t win a title. There are 77 more to go, and challenges will come. But the Bulls finally have something they’ve lacked since the Jimmy Butler years — direction.
And if Giddey keeps cooking like this, Chicago might not just make the playoffs. They might make noise once they get there.
So for now, let Josh Giddey cook. Let him run the show. Because the Bulls finally look like they’re going somewhere — and he’s in the driver’s seat.
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