While the sides remain stuck in the sand on the terms for a contract extension for the restricted free agent, it's not even August yet in what is being called "a negotiation."

The Athletic recently polled 16 NBA front office personnel to gauge Giddey’s market value. They all agreed they wouldn’t pay him more than $25 million per year. “Fourteen of the 16 participants proposed an average annual salary between $20 million and $25 million,” they wrote.