Advertisement Australian teenager Josh Giddey has come a long way in the past year, so as his name was called by the Oklahoma City Thunder as the sixth overall pick in Friday’s NBA draft he took a moment and hugged his loved ones. Part of that was to celebrate the achievement but the other part was to signify his life and basketball career is set to go in an exciting new direction, starting with NBA Summer League in Las Vegas from August 9-18. Josh Giddey on stage with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after hearing his name read out for the sixth overall pick in the 2021 draft.