Josh Giddey embraces fresh start with Bulls after trade from Thunder [Video]

Josh Giddey is looking forward to a fresh start with the Chicago Bulls.

The 6-foot-8 guard from Australia confirmed Tuesday he did not want to come off the bench for Oklahoma City and insisted he appreciated Thunder general manager Sam Presti’s honesty leading up to the trade to the Bulls last week for Alex Caruso.

“I’m 21 years old, it wasn’t something that I was overly eager to do,” Giddey said during a video conference. “He completely understood. And just throughout the whole process, we were open and honest with each other. And I said to him, ‘Look, coming off the bench at this point in my career, it’s not something I’m trying to do and take a reserve role. He got it. And we worked together through the whole process, and he he got me to a great spot.”

Giddey is coming off a challenging season in which his numbers dropped and he lost his starting job in the playoffs. …