World of Basketball with Fran Fraschilla

Australian Draft Hopeful Josh Giddey, and his Former Coach Andrew Gaze

Episode Summary

Fran Fraschilla is joined by an 18-year-old who could very well be the future of Australian basketball; Josh Giddey. The two discuss how his first professional season is going, what has surprised him about playing in the NBL, being compared to Ben Simmons and Luka Doncic, and a whole lot more. Then, Giddey's former coach and friend of the program Andrew Gaze returns to talk about his hopes for the Adelaide 36ers star.

Episode Notes

Fran Fraschilla is joined by an 18-year-old who could very well be the future of Australian basketball; Josh Giddey. The two discuss a wide variety of topics, including:

• Josh on how his first professional season is going
• Josh on what has surprised him about playing in the NBL
• Josh on other players trash-talking him
• Josh on Donald Sloan
• Josh on Coach Conner Henry
• Josh on being compared to players like Luka Doncic and Ben Simmons
• Josh on Joe Ingles
• Josh on how he developed his passing skills
• Josh on the Australian Junior Championships
• Josh on the decision to stay in Australia and play in the NBL
• Josh on Andrew Gaze
• Josh on how much time he spends in the gym
• Josh on the AIS
• Josh on playing as an under ager in Europe
• Josh on how much the academy helped him from a fundamentals standpoint
• Josh on what it’s like to see his name on mock drafts
• Josh on the possibility of playing in the NBA
• Josh on what he’s working on this season
• Josh on where his eyes are when he’s running a ball screen
• Josh on watching a lot of tape
• Josh on how he developed to be such a different player to his dad
• Josh on representing Australia and being a Boomer