Josh Giddey Age: Know His Height, Net Worth and Girlfriend
The Australian basketball player Josh Giddey plays at the professional level. He is a professional basketball player with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. The Thunder drafted him in 2021. His tenure with the Thunder continues into the year 2024.
In a plethora of international basketball tournaments, Giddey was able to represent Australia. He helped lead Australia to victory at the 2019 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship with a total of 16.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Giddey was also a member of Australia’s Olympic team in 2020, when he was chosen as one of three substitute players.
When Was Josh Giddey Born?
Josh Giddey was brought into this world in the Melbourne suburb of Yarraville on October 10, 2002. His American-born sister Hannah and Australian-born parents Warrick and Kim were all professional basketball players. Following his time at St. Kevin’s College, Giddey attended Lake Ginninderra Senior Secondary College, which is part of the University of Canberra. He became one of the country’s top basketball prospects while attending the second school, where he trained with the NBA Academy at the Australian Institute of Sport. Giddey was awarded the tournament’s most valuable player in early 2020 after leading the NBA Academy to victory in the Torneo Junior Ciutat de L’Hospitalet.
Career
The National Basketball Association’s Next Stars program, which aims to cultivate players for the NBA draft, welcomed Giddey in March of 2020. He joined the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL) due to the program. Giddey was a game-changer for the squad in April of 2021 when he became the youngest Australian to ever achieve the feat in National Basketball League play. It happened in a match against the New Zealand Breakers. In the 36ers’ second game, he added another triple-double, becoming the first Australian to do it in back-to-back games. A week down the road, Giddey recorded his third triple-double of the season. After some time, the 36ers decided to let him prepare for the 2021 NBA draft by removing him from their active roster. In 28 games played, Giddey averaged 10.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 7.6 assists per game, good for first in the league. Nomination for NBL Rookie of the Year followed.
The Oklahoma City Thunder selected Giddey with the sixth overall choice in the 2021 NBA draft. He hurt his ankle in his first game of the NBA Summer League on the day he signed with the club, which kept him out of action for the rest of the tournament. In a loss against the Utah Jazz that October, Giddey made his full NBA debut, tallying four points, ten rebounds, and three assists. In a victory over the Lakers the following week, he scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds. Giddey was recognized as the Rookie of the Month for October and November games in the NBA Western Conference. After a win over the Pelicans in December—in which he had a scoreless double-double, ten assists, and ten rebounds—he was once again named to that accolade. When the new year rolled around, Giddey kept on winning, becoming the youngest NBA player to ever record a triple-double—at the tender age of 19—. In addition, he was named Rookie of the Month for the fourth month in a row in February by the NBA Western Conference.
In March of 2022, Giddey suffered a hip injury that would keep him out of the NBA for the rest of the season. Throughout his first year with the Thunder, he played in 54 games and averaged 12.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game. In 2022–23, Giddey continued to excel in his second season. He became just the fourth player in NBA history to accomplish this feat in his first 100 games played when he scored 1,000 points, grabbed 700 rebounds, and had 500 assists in a January game against the Miami Heat. After a few days, Giddey beat the Brooklyn Nets with a season-high 28 points. He defeated the Pelicans with 31 points in April’s NBA play-in event. Over the course of the season, Giddey played in 76 games, averaging 16.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 6.2 assists. The Thunder have now missed the playoffs by three years running.
Josh Giddey Personal Life
There has been no official announcement about a relationship from Josh Giddey as of right now. He appears to be fully committed to his NBA career at the moment. Nevertheless, Giddey was previously embroiled in a scandal when an alleged video of Liv Cook appeared online. Despite rumors that Cook was Giddey’s girlfriend, the Thunder star has remained mum on the matter.
The OKC forward’s rumoured girlfriend, who appears to be Liv Cook in the video, allegedly admitted to dating him, however this has not been officially confirmed.
Josh Giddey Net worth
With an estimated net worth of around $5 million in 2024, the 6 feet 8-inch Australian guard plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Josh Giddey allegedly inked a multi-year endorsement contract with Nike for apparel and footwear, according to ESPN’s Nick DePaula. Giddey takes home a tidy sum from his endorsement deals in addition to his NBA contract.
By the conclusion of the 2024–25 NBA season, Giddey will have amassed almost $27 million in salary thanks to a four-year deal he inked with the Thunder.
Josh Giddey Height and Weight
As far as we can tell, Josh Giddey is 2.03 meters (6 feet 8 inches) tall.