Giddey (hip) has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2021-22 season, Nick Crain of SI.com reports.
Giddey has been sidelined since late February, and the Thunder ultimately decided to shut him down for the rest of the campaign. The 19-year-old shined during his rookie season, averaging 12.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.0 threes in 31 minutes per game over 54 appearances. Giddey should have ample time to get back to 100 percent before next season, and he could be even more productive with his first stateside campaign behind him.
Giddey (hip) is listed as out for Saturday's game against the Nuggets.
Giddey remained limited at practice earlier in the week, so it's very much unclear when he might return to game action. Given the Thunder's status as a tanking team, there won't be any rush to get Giddey back on the floor, but he's a major part of the franchise's future, so they shouldn't have too much motivation to hold him out.
Coach Mark Daigneault said Friday that Giddey (hip) will be re-evaluated at the end of next week, Nick Crain of SI.com reports.
Giddey has been sidelined since Feb. 25 due to his hip injury, and he'll be forced to miss at least another week. The rookie showed promise to begin the year by averaging 12.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.4 assists in 31.5 minutes per game across 54 appearances, but he might not return to the court in time to provide much value for the tail end of the fantasy playoffs.
Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said Saturday that he won't have an update on Giddey's (hip) availability for a "couple of weeks," Rylan Stiles of BricktownBuckets.com reports.
Given that many fantasy seasons in late March, this could effectively spell the end of Giddey's debut fantasy campaign. He's been out since Feb. 25, and the Thunder have no reason to rush the rookie back. In his continued absence, more minutes should remain available for Tre Mann, Aaron Wiggins (ankle) and other backcourt options. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has also been on a tear in Giddey's absence.
Thunder's Josh Giddey: Likely to miss time beyond Monday
Rotowire
Giddey (hip), who was ruled out ahead of Monday's game against the Kings, appears likely to miss additional time, Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman reports. "It could be a minute," head coach Mark Daigneault said, regarding the length of Giddey's absence. "[Giddey] is not day-to-day."
With that, fantasy managers should conservatively plan for Giddey to miss Wednesday's game in Denver, though Daigneault's comments suggest the star rookie is in danger of missing Oklahoma City's entire four-game week. Tre Mann drew a second consecutive start out of the backcourt Monday with Giddey sidelined.
