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| Position | Small Forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2000-11-16)16 November 2000 (age 25) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Arizona (2019–2020) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2020: 1st round, 18th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2020–2024 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | →Salt Lake City Stars | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | →Texas Legends | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
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Joshua Benjamin Green (born 16 November 2000)[1] is an Australian professionalbasketball player for theCharlotte Hornets of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He playedcollege basketball for theArizona Wildcats.
Green was part of theAustralian basketball team that won bronze at the2020 Tokyo Olympics.[2]
Green was born inSydney 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 ofCastle Hill where Josh began playing basketball at the age of five when his mother started coaching him. Along with playing local basketball for theHills Hornets as a child, Green tried an array of sports as a junior and excelled inAustralian rules football,athletics, basketball,rugby,soccer andswimming. 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 ofNew South Wales in nine separate sports.[5] In fifth grade, Green traveled more than 12 hours by car to theoutback town ofBroken 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 prodigiousAustralian rules footballer in his younger years[7][8][9] while playing locally for the Westbrook Bulldogs and would regularly attendSydney 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", namingAdam Goodes andLance Franklin as his favourite players growing up.[13] Such was his talent in Australian rules football, the Swans and fellow professional football clubGreater 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 toPhoenix, Arizona, in November 2014.[17]
While inSydney, Green attendedThe 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 toPhoenix, Arizona, and in 2015, Josh enrolled atMountain Ridge High School, where he impressed.[20] In 2017, he transferred to theIMG 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 overLa Lumiere and was subsequently named MVP of the championship game.[22]
He was selected for the2019 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, along with fellow UA recruitNico Mannion.[23]
Green received an offer to join theVillanova Wildcats in April 2018.[24] In July 2018, he received an offer to join theNorth Carolina Tar Heels.[25]
Green was considered a top player in the 2019 recruiting class by247Sports,Rivals andESPN. On 4 October 2018, Green committed to play for theArizona Wildcats overKansas, North Carolina, Villanova,USC andUNLV. Green was a consensus five-star prospect out ofIMG Academy inBradenton, Florida. In October 2018, Green signed hisNLI to the University of Arizona for basketball.[26]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Josh Green SG | Sydney,New South Wales | IMG Academy (FL) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | Oct 4, 2018 | |
Recruit ratings:Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: (96) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 13 247Sports: 17 ESPN: 8 | ||||||
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In his second college game, Green scored 20 points as Arizona beatIllinois 90–69.[27] Green missed a game againstUCLA 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 the2020 NBA draft.[29]
Green was selected with the 18th pick in the2020 NBA draft by theDallas 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 thePhoenix Suns.[32] On 18 February 2021, Green received his firstNBA G League assignment, to theSalt Lake City Stars. The Mavericks qualified for the postseason, but were eliminated in the first round by theLos 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 thePortland Trail Blazers.[35] On 7 January 2022, Green scored a season-high 17 points in a 130–106 win over theHouston Rockets.[36] Two days later, he surpassed his season high by scoring 18 points in a 113–99 win over theChicago Bulls.[37] On 21 April 2022, during the Mavericks' first round playoff series against theUtah 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 theWestern Conference Finals, both for the first time since2011. However, they fell to the eventual champions, theGolden State Warriors, in five games.[39]
On 20 November 2022, Green scored 23 points, alongside two rebounds, in a 98–97 loss to theDenver Nuggets.[40] On 9 December, during a 106–105 loss to theMilwaukee 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 theAtlanta 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 the2024 NBA Finals where they lost to theBoston Celtics in five games.[45]
On 6 July 2024, Green was traded by the Mavericks to theCharlotte Hornets in a six-team sign and trade which also included thePhiladelphia 76ers,Golden State Warriors,Denver Nuggets andMinnesota Timberwolves, which became the NBA's first six-team transaction.[46] He made 68 appearances (67 starts) for Charlotte during the2024–25 NBA season, averaging 7.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.6 assists.
On 20 June 2025, Green underwent surgery to address instability in his left shoulder.[47]
Green was named in the 24-man squad selected to represent theAustralian national team inFIBA World Cup Qualifiers againstQatar andKazakhstan in September 2018.[48] 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 the2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3] On 6 February 2019, Green was named in the 23-man squad selected to representAustralia's Under-19 national team at the2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.[49] In March 2019, Green signalled his aspiration to represent Australia at the2019 FIBA World Cup.[50] Green made his senior debut for Australia in the first round of the 2020 Olympics againstNigeria and helped his country obtain their first-ever Olympic medal in men's basketball, beatingSlovenia in the bronze medal game.[51]
| GP | Games 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Dallas | 39 | 5 | 11.4 | .452 | .160 | .565 | 2.0 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 2.6 |
| 2021–22 | Dallas | 67 | 3 | 15.5 | .508 | .359 | .689 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | 4.8 |
| 2022–23 | Dallas | 60 | 21 | 25.7 | .537 | .402 | .723 | 3.0 | 1.7 | .7 | .1 | 9.1 |
| 2023–24 | Dallas | 57 | 33 | 26.4 | .479 | .385 | .684 | 3.2 | 2.3 | .8 | .2 | 8.2 |
| 2024–25 | Charlotte | 68 | 67 | 27.8 | .428 | .391 | .681 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .2 | 7.4 |
| Career | 291 | 129 | 22.0 | .482 | .380 | .687 | 2.7 | 1.5 | .8 | .2 | 6.7 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dallas | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | — | — | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2022 | Dallas | 16 | 0 | 7.6 | .286 | .227 | .250 | .8 | .4 | .3 | .0 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | Dallas | 22* | 0 | 18.1 | .424 | .390 | .737 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .8 | .1 | 5.0 |
| Career | 39 | 0 | 13.4 | .389 | .346 | .593 | 1.7 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 3.4 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Arizona | 30 | 30 | 30.9 | .424 | .361 | .780 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | .4 | 12.0 |
Josh Green is the son of Cahla and Delmas Green. His father played atOregon Tech, while both of his parents played professionally in Australia. He has three siblings, two brothers, Jay, who played for theNorthern Arizona Lumberjacks,[52] Ky and a younger sister named Maya.[citation needed]
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