{"id":604444,"date":"2026-04-13T16:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/604444\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:31:10","slug":"bulls-lachlan-olbrich-had-most-improbable-triple-double-in-nba-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/604444\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls’ Lachlan Olbrich had most improbable triple-double in NBA history"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bulls’ Lachlan Olbrich had most improbable triple-double in NBA history<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There’s a pretty important component to triple-doubles in the NBA: Three stats need to be in double digits.<\/p>\n

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You might think that’s self-explanatory, but there’s a reason it’s quite notable when it comes to Chicago Bulls<\/a> forward Lachlan Olbrich.<\/p>\n

Before Sunday, Olbrich had never had an NBA game with double-digit points.<\/p>\n

Before Sunday, Olbrich had never had an NBA game with double-digit rebounds.<\/p>\n

And before Sunday, Olbrich had never had an NBA game with double-digit assists.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, he went for 10 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.<\/p>\n

It might just be the most improbable triple-double in NBA history.<\/p>\n

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Olbrich was the 55th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. A 6-foot-8 Australian, he was never viewed as a top prospect.<\/p>\n

This season, even after his big night, he’s averaging just 2.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 37 games at the NBA level.<\/p>\n

Yet somehow, with end-of-season antics in full force, Olbrich got himself a triple-double.<\/p>\n

There were lots of bizarre stats put up down the stretch of the season by players playing for teams that are out of the playoff picture.<\/p>\n

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An Olbrich triple-double counts as one of the oddest happenings in the closing weeks of the season, for sure.<\/p>\n

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