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Josh Giddey

Josh Giddey, Australian basketball player

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Born
October 10, 2002
Age in 2026
24
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
2002

About Josh Giddey

Joshua James Giddey is an Australian professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft. Giddey is the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double, having done so at 19 years, 84 days old. He also became the first rookie since Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson in 1961 to record three consecutive triple-doubles. On 26 April 2021, he recorded 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 93–77 loss to the New Zealand Breakers, becoming the youngest Australian in NBL history to record a triple-double. In the 36ers' next game against the Brisbane Bullets on 1 May, he became the first ever Australian to record a triple-double in consecutive games, finishing with 15 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds in a 101–79 win.

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Josh Giddey timeline

  1. He also became the first rookie since Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson in 1961 to record three consecutive triple-doubles.
  2. On 26 April 2021, he recorded 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 93–77 loss to the New Zealand Breakers, becoming the youngest Australian in NBL history to record a triple-double.

The world when Josh Giddey was born

Josh Giddey was born in 2002. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2002

  • #1 song"How You Remind Me" – Nickelback
  • Top movieChicago
  • Top TV showCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Best-selling bookThe Lovely Bones – Alice Sebold

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBrazil wins 5th World Cup
  • Top headlineUS creates Department of Homeland Security
  • Technology milestoneSpaceX founded by Elon Musk
  • Defining fadAmerican Idol premieres
  • Notable inventionRoomba robot vacuum
  • World population6.24 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championAnaheim Angels (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population287.6M

2002 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Josh Giddey's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20022026
Gas$1.36$3.45/gal
Average home$158,300$435,000
Average income$51,680$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.81$11.95
Postage stamp$0.37$0.73
Population287.6M341 million

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