Rising Star Josh Giddey qhib rau Oklahoma City Thunder's Playoff Chase Thiab 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend

Oklahoma City Thunder lub hnub qub Josh Giddey tab tom ua lub npe rau nws tus kheej thaum ntxov ntawm nws txoj haujlwm NBA.

Giddey yog nyob rau hauv nruab nrab ntawm kev pab coj pawg neeg xav tsis thoob tshaj plaws hauv NBA mus rau qhov muaj peev xwm playoff berth. Lub Thunder - uas yog pab pawg hluas tshaj plaws hauv NBA nrog qhov nruab nrab ntawm cov neeg ua si hnub nyoog qis dua 23 xyoos - tam sim no nyob rau hauv 10 qhov chaw hauv Western Conference thiab tsuas yog 1.5 kev ua si tom qab Dallas Mavericks rau qhov thib rau nyob rau sab hnub poob.

Lub hnub nyoog 20 xyoo Giddey, tus neeg saib xyuas kev ua si los ntawm Australia, yog ib qho laj thawj loj tshaj yog vim li cas. Tus neeg saib xyuas 6-foot-8 yog qhov nruab nrab 16.3 cov ntsiab lus, 7.8 rebounds thiab 5.9 pab rau ib qho kev ua si thaum ua si Scottie Pippen-hom lub luag haujlwm nrog rau thawj zaug All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, uas yog qhov nruab nrab 30.8 ntsiab lus rau ib qho kev ua si lub caij no.

Giddey - uas tau koom nrog Rising Stars Challenge rau lub caij thib ob sib law liag nrog Thunder teammate Jalen Williams - tau hais txog Oklahoma City qhov kev thawb rau kev ua si thaum lub hnub qub All-Star lub lis piam thaum ua yeeb yam ua JBL Ambassador ntawm lawv. Peaks ntawm Peaks Kev tshwm sim ntawm Park City Mountain Resort hauv Utah.

"Tsis yog, tsis xav tsis thoob," Giddey hais thaum nug yog tias nws xav tsis thoob los ntawm Thunder txoj kev vam meej thaum ntxov. "Kuv xav tias peb ua tau zoo dua li cov neeg xav tias yuav nyob rau ntawm lub caij no. Sab hauv peb paub tias peb muaj ib pab neeg zoo. Peb muaj peev xwm yeej qhov kev ua si ze, ntaus cov pab pawg zoo thiab xyoo no peb tau ua tiav qhov kev vam meej ntawm qhov peb nyob ntawm 12 lub hlis dhau los. Nws yog ib pab tub hluas, peb tab tom txuas ntxiv nce mus, thiab kuv xav tias peb tau ua qhov ntawd. "

Txawm hais tias nruj npaum li cas ntawm Western Conference playoff kev sib tw tam sim no, 20-xyoo-laus tshwm sim hais tias txawm hais tias Oklahoma City nyob rau hauv 10 qhov chaw tam sim no, txhua yam tuaj yeem tshwm sim nyob rau ob peb lub lis piam tom ntej.

Raws li kev koom nrog hauv NBA All-Star hnub so koob tsheej mus, Giddey tau hais tias kev sib txuas nrog cov phooj ywg yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev paub.

"Nws ua tau zoo," Giddey hais txog nws qhov kev paub dhau los ntawm All-Star thib ob. “Koj paub dab tsi yuav xav tau me ntsis ntxiv. Tab sis nws yog ib qho kev lom zem hnub so. Ua ib feem ntawm All-Star lis xaus, tau nyob ib puag ncig cov txiv neej - cov tub ntxhais kawm qib siab thiab cov neeg tshiab uas koj ua si tawm tsam - koj pib tsim kev sib txuas nrog cov txiv neej. "

Nyob rau hauv nruab nrab ntawm nws lub caij thib ob, Giddey tseem tab tom nthuav qhia kev loj hlob thiab cog lus tias yuav muaj peev xwm yav tom ntej All-Star. Tom qab dhau los ua tus neeg yau tshaj plaws hauv keeb kwm ntawm pab koomtes los sau ib qho triple-ob zaug thaum nws lub caij rookie - nws tau ua li ntawd thaum muaj hnub nyoog 19 xyoo - Giddey tseem tab tom nthuav tawm nws daim ntawv tag nrho nrog rau kev txhim kho kev sib tw.

Tom qab hloov pauv ntawm tsuas yog 26.3% ntawm nws lub hom phiaj ua haujlwm 3-taw tes thaum lub caij 2021-22, Giddey qhov kev ua tau zoo tau nce mus rau 31.6% lub caij no. Tsis tas li ntawd, nws lub hom phiaj feem pua ​​​​tau nce siab los ntawm 41.9% mus rau 48.9%.

Txawm hais tias nws qhov kev sib tw tua tau zoo dua, Giddey tau hais tias qhov no yog qhov ntawm nws qhov kev ua si uas nws tau txiav txim siab tshaj plaws rau kev txhim kho.

"Qhov ntawd yog thaj chaw loj uas kuv xav tsom mus rau lub caij so," Giddey hais hauv kev hais txog kev tua pob. “Nws yog qhov tsis txaus rau kuv kuv lub xyoo tshiab. Peb tau twv yuav raug txiav txim siab hauv cheeb tsam ntawd, tab sis kuv muaj 20 xyoo, yog li muaj qhov pom tseeb rau kev loj hlob. Muaj ntau yam uas kuv yuav tsum tau ua kom zoo dua thiab qhov ntawd yog qhov offseason rau. "

Thaum Giddey tsis kam lees tias nws xav txhim kho nws qhov kev tua, kev ua yeeb yam tsis tuaj yeem tsis lees paub. Thaum ntxov lub caij no, Giddey tau dhau los ua ib tus ntawm plaub tus neeg ua si hauv NBA keeb kwm - Grant Hill, Luka Doncic thiab Ben Simmons yog lwm tus - los sau 1,000 cov ntsiab lus, 700 rebounds thiab 500 pab hauv nws thawj 100 kev ua si ua haujlwm.

Ib tug neeg uas ua yeeb yam zoo sib xws thaum pib ntawm nws txoj haujlwm, LeBron James, tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo heev ntawm Giddey ua ntej nws tshwm sim hauv nws qhov kev ua si 19th All-Star.

"Josh Giddey yog tiag tiag, zoo heev, txiv neej," James tau hais tias. “Zoo meej, tus neeg saib xyuas siab. Nws yog triple-ob hom playmaker txhua txhua hmo vim nws muaj peev xwm rov qab los ntawm nws qhov loj me, nws txoj kev xav dhau mus, thiab nws muaj peev xwm ua tau rau cov xim. Kuv xav tias nws yuav mus txuas ntxiv kom zoo thiab zoo dua. "

Giddey pom James rhuav tshem cov ntsiab lus txhua lub sijhawm tau qhab nia rau Lub Ob Hlis 7 thaum Thunder swb Los Angeles Lakers, 133-130.

Giddey hais tias "Nws yog ib hmo keeb kwm rau NBA. “Peb paub tias tuaj rau hauv, tej zaum nws yuav ua rau hmo ntawd. Muaj kev tshaj tawm ntau dua li kuv tau pom ntawm kev ua si. Muaj cov koob yees duab thoob plaws hauv pem teb, cov neeg nto moo nyob txhua qhov chaw. Pom tseeb ib qho chaw sib txawv uas peb ua si hmo ntawd. Thiab peb tau txais yeej, tab sis nws yog qhov zoo rau hauv pem teb thaum keeb kwm tau tsim. "

Txawm hais tias James thiab Giddey yog cov neeg sib txawv ntawm kev ua kis las thiab kev ua tau zoo, lawv zoo sib xws rau lawv cov kev txawj ua si.

"LeBron yog ib tug ntawm lawv," Giddey hais rau James raws li ib tug neeg uas ua ntawv nws idolized. “Ib tug txiv neej uas nyiam kom cov phooj ywg koom nrog. Txoj kev uas nws ua rau txhua tus neeg nyob ib puag ncig nws zoo dua yog qhov ua rau nws zoo li tus neeg ncaws pob tshwj xeeb. Thiab kuv ib txwm nyiam saib nws loj hlob tuaj. Nws ib txwm yog tus uas kuv nyiam tshaj plaws. Obviously txhua lub sij hawm koj tau mus rau hauv pem teb tiv thaiv ib tug txiv leej tub uas koj saib raws li ib tug me nyuam, yog ib tug surreal xav. "

Tawm ntawm nws txoj kev loj hlob ntawm lub tsev hais plaub, tus neeg saib xyuas xyoo thib ob tab tom ua rau muaj kev cuam tshuam los ntawm lub tsev hais plaub ua ib qho ntawm JBL tus thawj coj tshiab tshaj plaws.

Thaum pab nthuav tawm lub hom tshiab Endurance Peak 3 earbuds - lub pob ntseg paub txog nws lub peev xwm tsis muaj dej - Giddey tau hais txog vim li cas nws thiaj mob siab koom nrog JBL hom.

Giddey hais tias "Nws yog ib yam uas kuv zoo siab heev vim tias kuv loj hlob tuaj kuv muaj ib pawg ntawm JBL hais lus uas kuv ib txwm siv thiab qhia rau txhua tus hauv tsev kawm ntawv," Giddey hais. "Kuv paub tseeb tias JBL paub zoo thiab thaum lawv coj lub sijhawm ntawd los rau kuv, kuv dhia ntawm nws. Yuav kom nyob rau hauv cov xwm txheej zoo li no thiab sawv cev rau JBL, nws yog lub sijhawm tshwj xeeb rau kuv uas yog ib tus neeg uas tau siv cov khoom tau ntev lawm. "

Raws li lub hom phiaj ntev muaj kev txhawj xeeb, Giddey xav kom nws paub meej tias nws lub hom phiaj kawg yog kom yeej kev sib tw.

Giddey hais tias "Qhov ntawd yog qhov txhua tus neeg ua si xav tau," Giddey hais. "Zoo meej txhua tus neeg ua si xav tau cov khoom ntiag tug, All-Star tshwm sim, MVP's, txhua yam ntawm cov khoom ntawd. Tab sis rau kuv, kev sib tw yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws. "