When Josh Giddey averaged better than 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists on 45% 3-point shooting over the final 25 games of last season, nobody knew quite what to make of it.

On the one hand, his shooting had improved every year in the league, especially with time to take aim, and his creative talents were never really in question as long as he had control of an offense, an opportunity the Bulls were able to give him that he was never going to get in Oklahoma City.

On the other hand, the last six weeks of the NBA regular-season calendar often produces some dicey data. Not every team is, shall we say, fully committed to putting its best product on the floor at this point, though it should be noted that pretty much every team Chicago faced down the stretch was still battling

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