Josh Giddey Net Worth: The Rising Basketball Star


Josh Giddey net worth arises from professional basketball. He is an Australian professional basketball player. He is considered a rising star in the basketball league.

Estimates of Josh Giddey Net Worth

Josh Giddey net worth is estimated at $10 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. This figure is credited to his basketball salary and endorsements.

Career Outline 

To begin he played at the Australian Under-18 Championships in 2019 for  VIC Metro basketball team, and they won the title.

Next, he played for NBA Global Academy, where they also won the title and he received the Most Valuable Player  honors.

Additionally, he was named all-star of the camp at the NBA All-Star Weekend in 2020.

Adelaide 36ers

Most importantly, he went pro in 2020 and signed with Adelaide 36ers basketball team.

Thereafter, he recorded a triple – double in a match against New Zealand Breakers in April 2021. Additionally, he recorded another triple-double in a basketball match against Brisbane Bullets in May.

Again, he also had another triple-double playing against Sydney Kings. He finished the 2021 season with an average of 10.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game in 28 games.

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Oklahoma City Thunder

In July 2021, he was drafted by the NBA team Oklahoma City Thunder and signed with them in August. While playing against the LA Lakers, he recorded his first double-double, and became the third youngest player to record at least 10 assists in a game.

He was also NBA’s Western Conference Rookie of the Month for October/November. He recorded a scoreless double-double after playing against New Orleans Pelicans in December 2021. In December, he was also named NBA’s Western Conference Rookie of the Month.

In January 2022, he recorded another triple-double playing against the Dallas Mavericks. Josh Giddey  was named Rookie of the Month again by the NBA.

At the end of the season, he had an average of 12.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game.

He also recorded 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for victory over New Orleans Pelicans at the NBA Play-in tournament in April 2023.

While playing against Portland Trail Blazers in January 2024, he set a record of 13 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in 22 minutes.

Chicago Bulls

Later on, Josh Giddey was traded to the Chicago Bulls basketball team in June 2024.

In the 2024/2025 season, he recorded seven triple-doubles against Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers.

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He was the first player in Chicago Bulls history since Jimmy Butler to record multiple games with triple- doubles in a season and two of the only Chicago Bulls players in history to have more than five triple-doubles in a single season.

Josh Giddey became among the only three Chicago Bulls players to have at least 1000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in seasons.

Australia Men’s National Basketball Team

He played for Australia during the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification competition. As a result, he became the youngest player to play for the senior team since 2013. Additionally, he was selected for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Furthermore, he played for Australia in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Career Recognitions

Youngest Australian in NBL history to record a triple-double.

First ever Australian to consecutively record a triple-double.

NBL Rookie of the Year in 2021.

Youngest ever player to record a triple-double in January 2022.

First player in NBA history to post a triple-double on 100% field-goal accuracy in under 25 minutes.

FIBA Basketball World Cup Rising Star.

Summary of Josh Giddey Net Worth

All in all, Josh Giddey’s income from playing professional basketball is set to increase as he is still early in his career. Furthermore, he signed a multi-year endorsement deal with the Puma brand in July 2025.

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