Since the inaugural FIBA Basketball World Cup in 1950, just 15 national teams have reached the podium. Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Soviet Union, Spain, Turkey, and the USA are the only countries to clinch at least one top-three finish.
The 72nd All-Star Weekend will have a lot of international accents. A record 25 international players from a record 17 countries will participate in NBA All-Star 2023 in Salt Lake City, including a record six international All-Star Game starters and a record-tying nine international All-Stars overall. In comparison, 15 international players from 12 countries highlighted the NBA All-Star 2022.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey is quickly becoming a household name in his home country of Australia. Since being drafted No. 6 by OKC in the 2021 NBA draft, the former Australian NBL Adelaide 36ers star has been improving year after year. With his lethal passing ability, great vision and ability to nail a tough jump shot, he became a valuable asset to the rebuilding Thunder.
Since the inaugural FIBA Basketball World Cup in 1950, just 15 national teams have reached the podium. Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Soviet Union, Spain, Turkey, and the USA are the only countries to clinch at least one top-three finish.
The 72nd All-Star Weekend will have a lot of international accents. A record 25 international players from a record 17 countries will participate in NBA All-Star 2023 in Salt Lake City, including a record six international All-Star Game starters and a record-tying nine international All-Stars overall. In comparison, 15 international players from 12 countries highlighted the NBA All-Star 2022.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey is quickly becoming a household name in his home country of Australia. Since being drafted No. 6 by OKC in the 2021 NBA draft, the former Australian NBL Adelaide 36ers star has been improving year after year. With his lethal passing ability, great vision and ability to nail a tough jump shot, he became a valuable asset to the rebuilding Thunder.
The Oklahoma City Thunder exercised its third-year contract options on guards Josh Giddey and Tre Mann and its fourth-year contract option on forward Aleksej Pokusevski, the team officially announced. Giddey earned All-Rookie Second Team honors last season after appearing in 54 games (all starts) and recording averages of 12.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 6.4 assists in 31.5 minutes per game.
The two-meter-tall Australian point guard Josh Giddey of the Oklahoma City Thunder will face off against his former team of the NBL in the Adelaide 36ers in a restarted NBA against NBL clash. News Corp has confirmed the 36ers will play two pre-season games against NBA teams. Besides the Thunder, the Australian team will also play against the Phoenix Suns.
Oklahoma City Thunder's No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren left the NBA world amazed as the 20-year-old Gonzaga product made his debut alongside Australian talent Josh Giddey.
It's no secret that the National Basketball League (NBL) is a professional league full of grown men. Most of the starters in a majority of the teams are veteran players, U.S. imports, and established Australian national team members.
The NBA All-Rookie First and Second Teams were announced last night. Despite the nominations not being at the forefront of the league's action, one omission drew questions from the NBA community.
While German Franz Wagner became the first to ever be selected into the First Team from his country, another international was surprisingly not among the first five.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey was elected to the All-Rookie Second Team. Following the award, the Australian player took to Twitter to express his emotions. Giddey just laughed.
Members from the NBA community joined in to express their disbelief about the Thunder guard not being on the first team. OKC beat writer Brandon Rahbar tweeted: “The only time Jalen Green was better than Josh Giddey this season was when Josh Giddey didn’t play.”
Former Aussie Rules player Jason Davenport was stunned. "This won’t age well leaving Josh Giddey off First Team," he stated. "Let alone the fact he just flat out deserved it!" Fellow Giddey teammate Isaiah Roby could not believe the decision either.
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Josh Giddey has been named Rookie of the Month for December in the Western Conference averaging 11.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game. The Aussie guard is essential in Mark Daigneault's system. He has started in all the 31 games Oklahoma City Thunder played so far. In the first game of 2022, he became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double. He finished with 17 ...
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