Australian Josh Giddey’s contract stand-off with the Chicago Bulls has come to an end: the 22-year-old has re-signed with the club on a four-year deal worth $150 million (US$100 million).

The deal ends a months-long stalemate between Giddey and the club , and makes the Melburnian one of the country’s highest-paid athletes behind F1 driver Oscar Piastri who earns an estimated $40 million a year, and ahead of Super Bowl champion Jordan Mailata who earns a reported $34 million a season with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Giddey became the fifth Australian to play for the famous club after his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, traded him to the Bulls in the 2024 off-season.

The Australian point guard had been a regular starter since being taken with the sixth pick in the 2021 NBA Dr

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