After two seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder, it’s clear that Josh Giddey was a fantastic draft selection. He’s already one of the best passers in the league and is the perfect fit in the modern NBA with his positional size. However, when the Thunder drafted Giddey with the No. 6 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, it was somewhat of a surprise. Most talent evaluators had him pinned as a lottery selection, but very few guessed he would go just outside of the top five.
Evaluating international prospects is extremely difficult, as the path to the NBA is quite a bit different than the standard route in the states. While Giddey didn’t grow up playing in the United States on the top AAU circuits like the majority of his draft class, his upbringing was the perfect incubator for developing the player that has emerged as one of the brightest young stars in the NBA.
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