Passing NBA legends is becoming a thing for Josh Giddey after a triple-double within three quarters against the Memphis Grizzlies helped him move past Grant Hill just days after eclipsing Michael Jordan on the NBA\u2019s all-time triple-double list.<\/p>\n
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Giddey, who passed Jordan with his 29th triple-double against the Los Angeles Clippers on March 14, was simply dominant quarters against the Grizzlies with 16 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s Giddey\u2019s 30th career triple-double with the Australian Boomers moving past Hill – an NBA legend who played for the Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic and Clippers – into outright 19th on the record list.<\/p>\n
He now sits just two triple-doubles behind Boston Celtics icon John Havlicek at 31 and is only four away from becoming the highest Aussie on the list and passing three-time NBA All-Star Ben Simmons at 33.<\/p>\n
His triple-double against the Grizzlies was his 12th this season, putting him at third in the NBA, behind Nikola Jokic and Jalen Johnson.<\/p>\n
The former Adelaide 36ers NBL Next Star is also only nine away from tying Jordan for the most triple-doubles in a Bulls uniform after recently passing six-time champion Scottie Pippen for second on the list.<\/p>\n
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NBA champion and Australian Boomers legend Andrew Gaze, who has known Giddey since he was a child, recently spoke about the point guard\u2019s journey on an episode of Cut to the Jase<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWith Josh Giddey, it\u2019s a bit different for me because I\u2019ve known him since he came out of the womb,\u201d Gaze said on the basketball.com.au podcast.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing there his whole (time), I remember him as a smartass cheeky little kid and then seeing him now, it\u2019s a little different for me as the way in which I watch him.<\/p>\n \u201cBut never in your wildest dreams would you think of how it all could pan out in a good way.<\/p>\n \u201cWho would have ever thought that he\u2019s having his records compared to Scottie Pippen and Michael (Jordan)?<\/p>\n \u201cI mean that is just hard to fathom how that would be the case.<\/p>\n \u201cSo yeah he\u2019s great, he looks like he\u2019s loved by his teammates and he\u2019s going to have a long and by the look of things successful career.\u201d<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Dyson Daniels recorded a career-high 12 rebounds as his Atlanta Hawks made it 10-straight wins with a 124-112 victory over the Orlando Magic.<\/p>\n Daniels added 15 points in the win, while fellow Australian Jock Landale had a handy eight points off the bench.<\/p>\n