27 Facts About Josh Giddey

Joshua James Giddey was born on 10 October 2002 and is an Australian professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association.

Josh Giddey was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft.

Josh Giddey became the first rookie since Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson in 1961 to record three consecutive triple-doubles.

Josh Giddey's father, Warrick, played basketball and was a longtime player for the Melbourne Tigers in Australia.

Josh Giddey grew up in Yarraville and attended St Kevin's College in Melbourne from Years 7 to 10, before emerging as one of Australia's top basketball prospects with the NBA Global Academy, a training center at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.

Josh Giddey attended UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra alongside his full-time training at the AIS.

At the Australian Under-18 Championships in April 2019, Josh Giddey averaged 20 points, 8.3 rebounds and six assists per game, leading VIC Metro to the title.

In January 2020, Josh Giddey helped the NBA Global Academy win the Torneo Junior Ciutat de L'Hospitalet in Barcelona, where he earned most valuable player honors.

On 12 March 2020, Josh Giddey signed with the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League as a part of the league's Next Stars program to develop NBA draft prospects, and he became the first Australian player to be a part of the program.

Josh Giddey turned down offers from several NCAA Division I programs, including Arizona.

Josh Giddey was released from the active playing roster on 17 May to prepare for the 2021 NBA draft, and finished the season averaging 10.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and a league-leading 7.6 assists per game in 28 games played.

Josh Giddey was selected as the NBL Rookie of the Year.

On 27 April 2021, Josh Giddey declared for the 2021 NBA draft, where he was projected to be a lottery pick.

On 10 January 2023, in a game against the Miami Heat, Josh Giddey joined Luka Doncic, Ben Simmons and Grant Hill as the only players in NBA history to record at least 1,000 points, 700 rebounds and 500 assists in their first 100 career games.

On 11 January 2024, Josh Giddey logged 13 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in 22 minutes against the Portland Trail Blazers.

On 21 June 2024, Josh Giddey was traded to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for guard Alex Caruso.

Josh Giddey became the first player in Bulls franchise history since Jimmy Butler to record multiple games with triple-doubles in a season.

Josh Giddey joined Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen as the only Bulls players to have seasons with at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.

Josh Giddey represented Australia at the 2019 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship in New Caledonia.

Josh Giddey averaged 16.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and five assists per game and was named to the All-Star Five after leading his team to a gold medal.

On 23 February 2020, Josh Giddey made his debut for the Australia national basketball team during 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.

Josh Giddey became the youngest player to play for the senior team since Ben Simmons in 2013.

Josh Giddey was one of the final cuts from the Australian basketball team roster for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and was instead selected as one of three emergency players.

Josh Giddey represented Australia in the 2023 FIBA World Cup and averaged 19.4 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Josh Giddey was recognised as the FIBA Basketball World Cup Rising Star.

In November 2023, an anonymous social media user accused Josh Giddey of having an improper relationship with an underage girl when Josh Giddey was 19 years old.

The user said the posted photos and videos depicted Josh Giddey, then 19, with a girl who was a junior in high school.