My Take
Honestly, Josh Giddey is one of those players who just shouldn't be this good this young — and yet here we are. An Australian kid out of Melbourne, not exactly the traditional NBA pipeline, gets drafted sixth overall by Oklahoma City in 2021 and immediately starts bending the record books. The youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double? At 19 years old? That's not a fluke stat, that's a vision for the game that most grown men don't develop until their late twenties. Standing 6'8" with the passing instincts of a point guard, he's the kind of playmaker who makes the whole floor better. The move to the Chicago Bulls gives him a new stage, and I genuinely have no idea how high his ceiling is — which is exactly what makes him worth watching.
Overview
Joshua James Giddey (born 10 October 2002) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft. Giddey is the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double, having done so at 19 years, 84 days old.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Josh Giddey
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョシュ・ギディー
- Reading
- じょしゅ・ぎでぃー
- Born
- October 10, 2002 (age 23)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
- Origin
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 203 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.