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Josh GiddeyChicago Bulls · #3

Guard · 6'8", 214 lb · Melbourne, Australia · Age 24 · 5th season

Josh Giddey is a 6-foot-8 Australian playmaking guard for the Chicago Bulls — a triple-double-threat facilitator with elite passing, rebounding for his size, and high basketball IQ. Drafted 6th in 2021 out of the Australian NBL, he became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double, was traded to Chicago in 2024, and posted career highs across the board (17-8-9) before signing a $100 million extension.

MVP race · #26Guard rank · #18Balladex Impact · 68
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Josh Giddey
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Chicago Bulls · #3 · Guard
Josh Giddey
Season avg17.0 pts · 8.3 reb · 9.1 ast · .448 fg
Career avg14.6 pts · 7.6 reb · 6.6 ast · .461 fg
Live win probabilityBulls 56%
Balladex model · projected 120–119 · 100.2 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
20.4pts
9.5reb
11.4ast
56%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Josh Giddey
Chicago Bulls · Guard
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Evan Mobley
Cleveland Cavaliers · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Josh Giddey — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

C+
Point-Forward · Triple-Double Threat · Impact 68
Josh Giddey is a 6-foot-8 Australian playmaking guard for the Chicago Bulls — a triple-double-threat facilitator with elite passing, rebounding for hi
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Offense
D
Defense
B+
Feel / IQ
A
Playmaking
Elite creator
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B-
Scoring
Strong scorer
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C-
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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C
3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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C
Perimeter D
Average on the perimeter
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F
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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B
Clutch
Strong late
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B
Athleticism
Strong tools
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B+
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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B-
Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Josh Giddey stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
8
Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #65 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
1%MVP odds
68Impact index
156Star score
Career scoring average14.6 ppg
Seasons in the index5
Accolades on file2
6th Draft pick (2021) · 1× All-Rookie Second Team (2022)
Stat explorer

Josh Giddey — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
17.0 PPG
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Playmaking
9.1 APG
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C-
Rebounding
8.3 RPG
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C
Shooting
.364 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Josh Giddey

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  68% confidence
18.3
pts
15.8–20.8
8.7
reb
7.5–9.9
10.4
ast
9.3–11.5
33.4
min
proj
64
gp
health
.463
fg%
~base
.358
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 17.0 → projected 18.3 PPG
Minutes / role
+0.7
Development (his trend)
+0.1
Age curve
+0.2
Live context
+0.4
Net vs last season+1.3 PPG
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
+dev
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Per-stat aging curves
age 24 — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 80 / 70 / 54 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Josh Giddey career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2021-225431.512.57.86.4.419.263
2022-237631.116.67.96.2.482.325
2023-248025.212.36.44.8.475.337
2024-257030.214.68.17.2.465.378
2025-265432.117.08.39.1.448.364
Career33429.714.67.66.6
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Chicago Bulls built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

29–53proj record
#11conf seed
-4.5net rtg
112.5off rtg
117def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Isaac Okoro, Nic Claxton.
How his role moves
Projected 29–53, 11th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
68 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
6th Draft pick (2021) · 1× All-Rookie Second Team (2022)
Act IV

The Ballad of Josh Giddey

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Oct 10, 2002

The beginning

A 6-foot-8 Australian playmaking guard — a triple-double-threat facilitator for the Bulls.

Chicago Bulls

Turning pro

Drafted 6th overall, 2021 as a Guard.

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A 6-foot-8 Australian playmaking guard — a triple-double-threat facilitator for the Bulls.

Chapter

From Melbourne via the Australian NBL, Giddey was drafted 6th in 2021 and became the youngest ever with a triple-double.

Chapter

Traded to Chicago in 2024, he became the Bulls' lead playmaker.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Day-To-Day · INJURY_STATUS_DAYTODAYGiddey (ankle) could benefit from the selections of Caleb Wilson and Dailyn Swain as well as Chicago's acquisition of Nic Claxton (finger) in 2026-27.
Height
6' 7"
Weight
216 lbs
Experience
5th Season
Draft
6th overall, 2021
Born
Melbourne, Australia
Age
24
Jersey
#3
Beyond the game

Giddey has deep Australian basketball pedigree — his father, Warrick, played in the NBL, his mother, Kim, played in the WNBL, and his sister played college basketball in the U.S. Developed at the NBA Global Academy, he represents Australia's Boomers and won a FIBA World Cup Rising Star award.

His on-court identity is oversized playmaking — a 6-foot-8 guard who passes at an elite level, rebounds like a wing, and pushes the pace with high IQ, the profile of a genuine triple-double threat. His scoring efficiency and outside shooting are the swing factors, but his passing, size, and youth-record pedigree make him a franchise facilitator for the Bulls.

The person

An oversized, pass-first playmaker — elite vision, rebounding, and high basketball IQ.

Elite passerA triple-double threat with elite vision at 6-foot-8.
Rebounding guardRebounds like a wing from the backcourt.
Record pedigreeYoungest player in NBA history with a triple-double.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Josh Giddey — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Josh Giddey, answered.

What is Josh Giddey known for?
Oversized, elite playmaking — a 6-foot-8 triple-double threat who passes and rebounds at a high level, and became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double.
How did Josh Giddey join the Bulls?
Oklahoma City drafted him 6th in 2021, and Chicago acquired him in 2024 in the trade that sent Alex Caruso to the Thunder.
Where is Josh Giddey from?
Melbourne, Australia — he reached the NBA through the Australian NBL rather than U.S. college basketball.
Josh Giddey career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
81%
5 seasons
Last 3 seasons
83%
42 games missed
Games missed
76
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Durable
steady
Availability by season
54
21-22
76
22-23
80
23-24
70
24-25
54
25-26

Durable. Availability trend is steady83% of games over the last three seasons, low of 66% in 2021-22.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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