Josh Giddey, born on October 10, 2002), his hometown of Melbourne, Australia (Melbourne, Victoria), is an Australian professional basketball player who serves as a guard. He will join the NBA in July 2021. The NBA draft template is Ingles.
Position: G (No. 3)
Height: 2.03 meters / 6 feet 8
Weight: 93 kg/205 lbs
Birthday: 2002-10-10
Team: Oklahoma City Thunder
Draft: No. 6 in the first round of 2021
Nationality: Australia
Salary this season: $5.99 million
Gidi is a young forward and guard swingman with extraordinary passing ability. He was impressive in his rookie season for the Adelaide 36ers in the Australian NBL league. He became a member of the NBA Global Academy as a teenager, excelling at international basketball camps and participating in NBA Academy events.
In the 2021 NBA draft, he was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 6th overall pick in the first round. Giddy’s innate excellent vision makes his passing very threatening. He has good speed, ball intelligence and unselfish qualities. With his experience playing overseas, on October 28, when the Thunder fell behind by 26 points The reversal defeated the Lakers, making 7 of 13 shots and 2 of 5 three-pointers, hitting the first double-double of his career. Jedi has a lot of room for improvement.