{"id":604078,"date":"2026-04-13T12:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/604078\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:43:19","slug":"australias-lachlan-olbrich-makes-chicago-bulls-history-with-rookie-triple-double-in-breakout-nba-performance-stats-video-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/604078\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s Lachlan Olbrich makes Chicago Bulls history with rookie triple-double in breakout NBA performance, stats, video, latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Adelaide to the bright lights of the Chicago Bulls, Lachlan Olbrich has etched his name into the franchise\u2019s history books with a remarkable performance in Monday (AEST)\u2019s 149\u2013139 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p>Just days after earning his first NBA start, the 22-year-old produced his first career triple-double, joining an exclusive group of Bulls rookies alongside Michael Jordan, Kirk and Jay Williams.<\/p>\n<p>Watch NBA with ESPN on Kayo Sports | Stream an average 9 LIVE Regular Season games per week plus the best of the NBA Playoffs. | <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome?pg=default&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkbasketball-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-basketball-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In his second consecutive start, Olbrich finished with 10 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and two steals, shooting an efficient 4-of-7 from the field.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the result, it was a strong way to close the season for both player and team, with Chicago finishing 12th in the Eastern Conference at 31-51 and missing the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Across 37 appearances, Olbrich averaged 9.3 minutes, 2.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists, splitting time between the Bulls and their G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls.<\/p>\n<p>Lachlan Olbrich #47 of the Chicago Bulls looks on during the second half against the Orlando Magic at the United Center on April 10, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Geoff Stellfox \/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA \/ Getty Images via AFP)Source: AFP<\/p>\n<p>PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/basketball\/nba\/nba-2026-playoffs-and-playin-tournament-schedule-confirmed-after-regular-season-seedings-brackets-times-in-australia\/news-story\/2944d3f542eaf6a3ec87053079ac2198\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">See the standings, match-ups as Bucks part ways with head coach on final day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still on a two-way deal, his trajectory remains firmly upward.<\/p>\n<p>The 6\u20199 forward has enjoyed a rapid climb, winning a championship and MVP honours with the Canterbury Rams in 2024, followed by an NBL title with the Illawarra Hawks.<\/p>\n<p>He was then selected 55th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From Adelaide to the bright lights of the Chicago Bulls, Lachlan Olbrich has etched his name into the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604079,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-604078","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-basketball","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-basketball","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}