Josh Green (basketball)

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Josh Green
Josh Green Arizona.jpg
Green with Arizona in 2020
No. 10–Charlotte Hornets
Position Shooting guard / small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 24)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school
College Arizona (2019–2020)
NBA draft 2020: 1st round, 18th overall pick
Drafted by Dallas Mavericks
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2024 Dallas Mavericks
2021 →Salt Lake City Stars
2021 →Texas Legends
2024–present Charlotte Hornets
Career highlights and awards
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Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team

Joshua Benjamin Green (born 16 November 2000) [1] is an Australian professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.

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Green was part of the Australian basketball team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [2]

Early life

Green was born in Sydney to Australian mother Cahla and American-born father Delmas. His parents met while both were playing semi-professional basketball in Australia. [3] The couple decided to raise a family in the north-west Sydney suburb of Castle Hill where Josh began playing basketball at the age of five when his mother started coaching him. Along with playing local basketball for the Hills Hornets as a child, Green tried an array of sports as a junior and excelled in Australian rules football, athletics, basketball, rugby, soccer and swimming. Green currently holds the world record for 7 year olds in the 500m with a time of 1:29:50. [4] By the age of 10, he had been selected to represent his home state of New South Wales in nine separate sports. [5] In fifth grade, Green traveled more than 12 hours by car to the outback town of Broken Hill in an attempt to gain selection for the under-12 state basketball team and was told he was good enough to be on the team but would have to wait a year or two so the older boys could play. Twelve months later, he captained the under-12 NSW Metro state team to a national title. [5] Green switched to play club basketball for Penrith in 2013 and the decision paid off when he was selected to represent the under-14 and under-16 New South Wales state teams in successive years as a bottom-ager. [6]

Green was also a prodigious Australian rules footballer in his younger years [7] [8] [9] while playing locally for the Westbrook Bulldogs and would regularly attend Sydney Swans home games with his father. Green claims to have "loved" playing Australian rules football [10] [11] [12] and has "always been a big Swans fan", naming Adam Goodes and Lance Franklin as his favourite players growing up. [13] Such was his talent in Australian rules football, the Swans and fellow professional football club Greater Western Sydney Giants offered him a place in their junior developmental academies. [10] At the age of 13, Green accepted an offer to join the Giants' academy. [14] [15] However, he was forced to quit Australian rules football [16] after the family relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, in November 2014. [17]

High school career

While in Sydney, Green attended The King's School in Parramatta and dominated the local basketball scene so much that he was selected to represent the New South Wales' under 16 state team at the age of 13. [18] [19] Later that year, the Green family relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, and in 2015, Josh enrolled at Mountain Ridge High School, where he impressed. [20] In 2017, he transferred to the IMG Academy in Florida [19] and became a five-star draft prospect. [21] In the final game of his high school career, Green led IMG to a national championship victory with a 65–55 win over La Lumiere and was subsequently named MVP of the championship game. [22]

He was selected for the 2019 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, along with fellow UA recruit Nico Mannion. [23]

Recruiting

Green received an offer to join the Villanova Wildcats in April 2018. [24] In July 2018, he received an offer to join the North Carolina Tar Heels. [25]

Green was considered a top player in the 2019 recruiting class by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN. On 4 October 2018, Green committed to play for the Arizona Wildcats over Kansas, North Carolina, Villanova, USC and UNLV. Green was a consensus five-star prospect out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. In October 2018, Green signed his NLI to the University of Arizona for basketball. [26]

College recruiting information
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Josh Green
SG 		Sydney, New South Wales IMG Academy (FL)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)206 lb (93 kg)Oct 4, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals: 5 stars.svg     247Sports: 5 stars.svg     ESPN: 5 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 13   247Sports: 17   ESPN: 8
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Arizona 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  • "2019 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

College career

In his second college game, Green scored 20 points as Arizona beat Illinois 90–69. [27] Green missed a game against UCLA on 29 February due to a lower back sprain. [28] Green averaged 12.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game for the Wildcats as a freshman while shooting 36.1% from three-point range. Following the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft. [29]

Professional career

Dallas Mavericks (2020–2024)

Green was selected with the 18th pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. [30] He signed his rookie scale contract with the Mavericks on 30 November 2020. [31] Green made his NBA debut on 23 December, scoring two points in a 106–102 loss to the Phoenix Suns. [32] On 18 February 2021, Green received his first NBA G League assignment, to the Salt Lake City Stars. The Mavericks qualified for the postseason, but were eliminated in the first round by the Los Angeles Clippers. Green played four total minutes during the seven-game series. [33]

On 19 October 2021, Mavericks picked up Green's option for another year until the 2022–23 season. [34] On 27 December, after a stint in health and safety protocols, Green had a career-high 10 assists in a 132–117 win against the Portland Trail Blazers. [35] On 7 January 2022, Green scored a season-high 17 points in a 130–106 win over the Houston Rockets. [36] Two days later, he surpassed his season high by scoring 18 points in a 113–99 win over the Chicago Bulls. [37] On 21 April 2022, during the Mavericks' first round playoff series against the Utah Jazz, Green recorded 12 points, three rebounds, six assists and two steals in a 126–118 game 3 win. [38] The Mavericks won their first playoff series and reached the Western Conference Finals, both for the first time since 2011. However, they fell to the eventual champions, the Golden State Warriors, in five games. [39]

On 20 November 2022, Green scored 23 points, alongside two rebounds, in a 98–97 loss to the Denver Nuggets. [40] On 9 December, during a 106–105 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, he suffered an elbow injury. [41] He missed twenty straight games before returning to the lineup on 18 January 2023, scoring nine points in a 130–122 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. [42] On 6 February 2023, Green scored a career-high 29 points in a 124–111 win over the Utah Jazz. [43]

On 23 October 2023, Green signed a three-year, $41 million extension with the Mavericks. [44] Green helped the Mavericks reach the 2024 NBA Finals where they lost to the Boston Celtics in five games. [45]

Charlotte Hornets (2024–present)

On 6 July 2024, Green was traded by the Mavericks to the Charlotte Hornets in a six-team sign and trade which also included the Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves, which became the NBA's first six-team transaction. [46]

National team career

Green was named in the 24-man squad selected to represent the Australian national team in FIBA World Cup Qualifiers against Qatar and Kazakhstan in September 2018. [47] However, a torn labrum in his right shoulder prevented him from making his international debut. In January 2019, Green revealed his ambitions to represent Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [3] On 6 February 2019, Green was named in the 23-man squad selected to represent Australia's Under-19 national team at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. [48] In March 2019, Green signalled his aspiration to represent Australia at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. [49] Green made his senior debut for Australia in the first round of the 2020 Olympics against Nigeria and helped his country obtain their first-ever Olympic medal in men's basketball, beating Slovenia in the bronze medal game. [50]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
 * Led the league

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Dallas 39511.4.452.160.5652.0.7.4.12.6
2021–22 Dallas 67315.5.508.359.6892.41.2.7.24.8
2022–23 Dallas 602125.7.537.402.7233.01.7.7.19.1
2023–24 Dallas 573326.4.479.385.6843.22.3.8.28.2
Career2236220.3.503.375.6892.71.5.7.16.4

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021 Dallas 104.2———.0.0.0.0.0
2022 Dallas 1607.6.286.227.250.8.4.3.01.4
2024 Dallas 22*018.1.424.390.7372.51.0.8.15.0
Career39013.4.389.346.5931.7.8.6.13.4

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Arizona 303030.9.424.361.7804.62.61.5.412.0

Personal life

Josh Green is the son of Cahla and Delmas Green. His father played at Oregon Tech, while both of his parents played professionally in Australia. He has three siblings, two brothers, Jay, who played for the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, [51] Ky and a younger sister named Maya.

References

  1. ↑ "GREEN Joshua Benjamin". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Basketball GREEN Josh". Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Josh Green is an Australian first, basketball player second". ESPN. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL AGE RECORDS". trackinfo.org. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Preps star Josh Green ready to commit". Bleacher Report. 5 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Josh Green on verge of NBA dream becoming reality". The Western Weekender. 16 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ben Simmons has already taken high school basketball star Josh Green under his wing". News.com.au. 31 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Arizona Wildcats' Josh Green – Australia's Next Basketball Star". Trans World Sport. 26 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Josh Green Nike Hoop Summit Interview". Draft Express. 18 April 2018.
  10. 1 2 "A weekend with Josh Green, Australia's next sporting superstar". Fox Sports Australia. 8 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Josh Green pumped to represent Australia on the hardwood in Hoop Summit game". Arizona Daily Star. 11 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Josh Green: Australia's latest basketball star headed for Arizona". ESPN Australia. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Rising Australian basketball star and 'freak athlete' Josh Green on track for bright NBA future". Wide World of Sports. 8 February 2019.
  14. ↑ "Josh Green becomes first Australian since Ben Simmons to be McDonald's All-American". The Daily Telegraph. 25 January 2019.(Subscription required.)
  15. ↑ Preps star Josh Green is ready to commit
  16. ↑ "5 Star Arizona Commit Josh Green Q+A". BallerVisions. 23 December 2018.
  17. ↑ "Green brothers lift Mountain Ridge with title hopes". AZ Central. 28 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "Four youngsters from Penrith Basketball selected into NSW under-16 State teams". The Daily Telegraph. 29 May 2014.
  19. 1 2 "Meet Josh Green, the Australian taking over the American high school basketball scene". Fox Sports Australia. 29 September 2017.
  20. ↑ Green brothers lift Mountain Ridge with title hopes
  21. ↑ "Josh Green has been rated a five-star recruit, as US colleges continue to fight for him". Courier Mail. 11 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "Australia's Josh Green leads IMG Academy to GEICO Nationals Championship". Fox Sports Australia. 7 April 2019.
  23. ↑ "Arizona Wildcats signees Nico Mannion, Josh Green named to McDonald's All-American Game". Arizona Daily Star. 24 January 2019.
  24. ↑ "Villanova offers 2019 guard Josh Green". VU Hoops. 23 April 2018.
  25. ↑ "Tar Heels Offer Scholarship to Josh Green". 247 Sports – North Carolina. 31 July 2018.
  26. ↑ "Josh Green joins Nico Mannion in committing to Arizona Wildcats basketball". AZ Central. 4 October 2018.
  27. ↑ "No. 21 Arizona routs Illinois 90–69 behind freshman trio". ESPN. Associated Press. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  28. ↑ Pascoe, Bruce (1 March 2020). "On Sean Miller's 'conversations' with officials at UCLA, Josh Green's absence and silver linings". Arizona Daily Star . Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  29. ↑ Givony, Jonathan (10 April 2020). "Josh Green entering draft after first year at Arizona". ESPN . Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  30. ↑ "Mavericks select Josh Green with No. 18 pick in NBA draft". Dallas Morning News . 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  31. ↑ "With training camp around the corner, Mavs sign Green and Bey". mavs.com. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  32. ↑ "BOOKER, BRIDGES LEAD NEW-LOOK SUNS PAST MAVERICKS 106–102". National Basketball Association. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  33. ↑ "STARS CARRY CLIPPERS AT MAVS AGAIN, 106–81 ROUT EVENS SERIES". National Basketball Association. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  34. ↑ @MavsPR (19 October 2021). "The Dallas Mavericks have extended the contract of forward Josh Green" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  35. ↑ "Mavericks vs. Trail Blazers – Game Recap – December 27, 2021 – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  36. ↑ "Mavericks vs. Rockets – Game Recap – January 7, 2022 – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  37. ↑ "Bulls vs. Mavericks – Game Recap – January 9, 2022 – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  38. ↑ "BRUNSON, MAVERICKS BEAT JAZZ 126–118 TO TAKE 2–1 SERIES LEAD". National Basketball Association. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  39. ↑ "WARRIORS BEAT MAVERICKS 120–110 TO RETURN TO NBA FINALS". National Basketball Association. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  40. ↑ "RARE BUZZER-BEATER HELPS OUTMANNED NUGGETS BEAT MAVS 98–97". National Basketball Association. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  41. ↑ "Josh Green Speaks on Latest Injury Recovery Update". Sports Illustrated. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  42. ↑ "YOUNG, HAWKS BEAT DONCIC, MAVS 130–122 FOR 4TH STRAIGHT WIN". National Basketball Association. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  43. ↑ "Josh Green steps up as Mavericks secure Kyrie Irving". ESPN. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  44. ↑ "Dallas Mavericks' Josh Green Agrees To 3-Year, $41 Million Extension". forbes.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  45. ↑ "Boston Celtics defeat Dallas Mavericks to win 2024 NBA Finals". cbsnews.com. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  46. ↑ "Charlotte Hornets Acquire Josh Green, Reggie Jackson And Two Second-Round Picks In Six-Team Trade". NBA.com. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  47. ↑ "Josh Green talks Aussie Boomers squad nod, looking up to Ben Simmons and Dante Exum, and getting an offer from North Carolina". Fox Sports Australia. 3 August 2018.
  48. ↑ "Potential NBA draftee Josh Green named in Emus squad". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 February 2019.
  49. ↑ "Exclusive: Josh Green wants to make his Australian Boomers debut in the 2019 FIBA World Cup". Fox Sports Australia. 9 March 2019.
  50. ↑ "After finishing fourth four times, the Boomers finally get on the Olympic podium". ABC News. 7 August 2021.
  51. ↑ Hartzler, Lance (20 April 2020). "NAU men's basketball adds second graduate transfer, signs UNLV guard Jay Green". Arizona Daily Sun . Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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