Josh Giddey, Australian basketball’s next big thing, is set to jump from the NBL to the NBA

If you don’t know the name Josh Giddey now, the chances are you will eventually.

Giddey has been earmarked as one of Australia’s next basketball superstars.

In his debut season in the NBL the 18-year-old has already shown why NBA teams are watching him so closely ahead of this year’s draft, and the impressive Melbourne-born teenager could well be heading to the Tokyo Olympics to represent his country in July.

There’s a lot of hype, but experts and those closest to him say it is justified.

A 6 foot, 8 inches (203 centimetres) point guard Giddey has a unique set of skills — he’s athletic, his ball handling is right up there and his shooting is developing.

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But it’s his passing and vision that sets him apart from his rival NBA hopefuls….