Overview
- Billy Donovan said Giddey has progressed "really, really well" and begun on-court sprinting and cutting, with no firm return date set.
- The team plans at least a week of monitored work to assess readiness, and a return next week is possible if he clears benchmarks.
- Zach Collins will remain in a walking boot for several weeks and is not expected to return before the All-Star break.
- Chicago is 3-6 without Giddey versus 15-15 with him as he posts career highs and plays his first season on a four-year, $100 million deal.
- In other updates, Coby White was cleared to face the Jazz, and Julian Phillips is out with a right wrist sprain.