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Alex Caruso Rumors
"Will Giddey sign the qualifying offer?" said Jake Fischer. "That is his threat. That is his leverage right now over the Chicago Bulls." The Bulls remain adamant they will not entertain sign-and-trade scenarios for Giddey. Some teams do have interest in Giddey, but the Bulls are not engaging them at this time. "Chicago doesn't want to lose Josh Giddey at all," said Fischer. "They've been telling other teams, they've been telling agents since the combine, that they are not interested in having any discussion whatsoever with Josh Giddey. They value Josh Giddey. They traded Alex Caruso straight up for Josh Giddey when they had offers from various teams over the years for multiple first-round picks for Alex Caruso. That's how much they value Josh Giddey. They see him as a major focal point of their roster moving forward. But they are not going to engage in any sign-and-trade scenario, and they're not really going to move off their offer. So this is a holding pattern."
Larry Nance Jr. is going to shed some light on why so many NBA players have become big fans of international soccer. The Cleveland Cavaliers forward has teamed up with the Men in Blazers Media Network to launch a digital show called “Switch the Play,” a weekly program that will feature those NBA players who are soccer aficionados and discuss happenings in the game. The first episode, featuring Alex Caruso of the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, debuts Thursday.
Propriety does not appear to be one of Chet Holmgren’s strong suits. The Oklahoma City Thunder big man Holmgren went viral this week over the ridiculous outfit that he wore to a teammate’s wedding. Thunder guard Alex Caruso married longtime girlfriend Haleigh Broucher in an extravagant ceremony in Houston, Tex. this past weekend. Holmgren was one of several OKC players seen in attendance at the wedding through footage that circulated online. One such clip featured the Thunder players, mostly wearing black or dark suits, posing for a photo. The camera then panned to Holmgren who was wearing [checks notes] an all-white suit that made him look like some combination of 1975 Elvis Presley and Disco Stu from “The Simpsons.”
Alex Caruso marries former Big Brother contestant
Alex Caruso became a two-time NBA Champion just a few months back — and now he's already secured another ring! The Oklahoma City Thunder star, 31, wed Big Brother alum Haleigh Broucher on Saturday, Aug. 9, in a slam-dunk Houston ceremony that featured stunning floral arrangements, slow dancing and plenty of friends and teammates there to cheer them on.
The ceremony, according to Instagram snaps shared by friends and those working on the wedding, featured plenty of familiar faces on the guest list, including Sacramento Kings star Zach LaVine and Caruso's OKC teammates Chet Holmgren, Jaylin Williams and Cason Wallace — as well as Big Brother alum Angela Rummans, who appeared to be a bridesmaid over seven years after meeting Broucher, 28, on the show's 20th season.
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Bulls, Josh Giddey $8-$10 million apart in free-agent negotiations?
It’s not supposed to look harmonious. As a member of the Bulls’ organization recently pointed out in a text, “It’s a negotiation.” That’s why the Bulls and guard Josh Giddey are in a stalemate in contract-extension talks. The sides have remained active in discussions throughout the offseason. More important, there’s still a lot of time to get a deal done. Could Giddey play hardball by breaking off talks and telling the organization that he’s simply signing the $11 million qualifying offer, betting on himself, then becoming an unrestricted free agent in the summer of ’26? Sure, but he hasn’t done that. He wants to get a deal done to stay in Chicago, and the Bulls want him as a foundation piece, especially after helping the Thunder to an NBA title by giving them guard Alex Caruso for Giddey last offseason. They are somewhere between $8 million to $10 million per year apart.
K.C. Johnson: You ever golf with Caruso? He's pretty good. Matas Buzelis: No, I haven’t. I was supposed to golf with Zach LaVine. Interviewer: Also good. Matas Buzelis: Yeah, he’s also— He’s not better than me, though. K.C. Johnson: You hear that, Zach? Zach, you're not better than me. I saw him play. He’s all right. He’s not better than me.
At this stage of his career, Edgecombe might be better suited playing off the ball. But a Western Conference scout doesn’t have a problem with his desire to be a point guard. The scout noted that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Alex Caruso, and Cason Wallace shared point-guard duties for the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers. He thinks Edgecombe can play that role. The scout also pointed out that Jamal Murray is a point guard for the Denver Nuggets, and that De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, and Dylan Harper will share ballhandling duties for the San Antonio Spurs.
Quick Overview Oklahoma City won the physicality on a game by game basis 4-3. They also took the "playing hard energy" wins by the same 4-3 margin. The team with the better Physicality score was 5-2, while the team with the most "Playing Hard Wins" was 7-0. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all players with 226 Physicality Wins, followed by Pascal Siakam (164), Myles Turner (140), Chet Holmgren (134) and Jalen Williams (132). Siakam led in Net Wins with +33. Hartenstein led in Net Wins per 36 min. Siakam was the top "playing hard energy plays" leader with 63 PH Wins, followed by Caruso (55), Holmgren (52), Haliburton (47), and Nembhard (43). Siakam dominated Jalen Williams Head-to-Head (+19 wins), while Shai was +20 net wins against the five IND starters (only losing H2H to Siakam).
Brandon Rahbar: Sam Presti on Alex Caruso's defensive style of reading and reacting: "He's Lawrence Taylor." Reminds me of when Mark Daigneault compared Cason Wallace to Ed Reed. I'll just throw this one out there: Chet Holmgren is Ed "Too Tall" Jones.
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Brandon Rahbar: Presti on Caruso and Hartenstein: "Their personalities were so well suited for this particular team at this particular team. I don't know if that'll ever happen that we find two elite role players that are happy being role players that are tailor made for our program."
Caruso, a veteran guard affectionately known as “The Bald Mamba,” played a pivotal role in helping the Oklahoma City Thunder secure their first-ever NBA championship, delivering an 11-point, six-rebound, three-steal, two-block performance in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. The Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 103–91 to close out a remarkable postseason run for the league’s youngest team. “This team was made up of second-round picks and free agents at the start of their careers and was pieced together meticulously,” Caruso said during the event. “This has been a full-circle moment for me. It’s going to take some time to sink in.”
“When I won a championship with the Lakers, I was with Hall of Famers and still trying to figure it out,” he said. “Six years later, I knew the answers to the test — and I picked it up and ran with it.” He also credited the atmosphere of the parade, saying the energy was unmatched from start to finish. “The parade had an overwhelming turnout — it was so loud,” Caruso said. “It was a lot of fun and great energy. The speeches were great too!”
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