{"id":181575,"date":"2022-01-04T00:34:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T01:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=181575"},"modified":"2022-01-04T13:59:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T13:59:20","slug":"what-nba-legend-thinks-of-star-aussie-rookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=181575","title":{"rendered":"What NBA legend thinks of star Aussie rookie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian NBA<\/a> boom rookie Josh Giddey<\/a> is continuing to garner plaudits after his latest brilliant showing for the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Giddey put the NBA on notice yesterday, becoming the youngest player ever to record a triple-double<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old put up 17 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds in a 95-86 loss to the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> – and while the Thunder aren't going anywhere this year, they've certainly unearthed a key piece of their future in the Aussie point guard.<\/p>\n

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Luka Doncic<\/a>, who Giddey had previously said he modelled his own game on, was on fire for the Mavericks at the other end, falling one rebound short of a triple-double of his own.<\/p>\n

Giddey, for his part, was more concerned with losing the game than his own personal glory.<\/p>\n

"It's cool, as I said earlier in the year. The individual stats are good; you enjoy it for the night," Giddey told reporters afterwards.<\/p>\n

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"But a win is always better than individual stats. If I have zero-zero-zero and we win, it's always better than if I have a triple-double and lose."<\/p>\n

His performance garnered praise from opposition coach Jason Kidd, one of the greatest point guards ever in his own right.<\/p>\n

"He's unselfish. As a 19-year-old, he understands how to play the game,'' Kidd said.<\/p>\n

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"He's comfortable with the ball, his teammates all know that if he has it, they're gonna cut, because there's a chance that they can get it.<\/p>\n

"He's comfortable shooting the three. He has the total package."<\/p>\n

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