Another game, another rookie record for Josh Giddey.
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The Aussie picked up his 11th double-double of the season, setting a new franchise record for a rookie player, eclipsing the previous mark (10) set by Russell Westbrook.
His 11 double-doubles also leads all rookies in 2021-22.
Most double-doubles by a rookie in OKC history:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 1, 2022
11 — Josh Giddey
10 — Russell Westbrook pic.twitter.com/m03c2Zh3HQ
Giddey finished with 14 points, 12 rebounds and four assists on 5-of-12 shooting from the field in the Thunder's 98-81 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, which snapped a seven-game losing streak.
"It's cool. The stats are all good but for me, it's all about winning and the more wins we can get, the happier I'll be," Giddey said post-game.
🇦🇺 @joshgiddey sets a new @okcthunder franchise record with his 1️⃣1️⃣th double-double of the season! #ThunderUp
— NBA Australia (@NBA_AU) February 1, 2022
📊 14 PTS | 12 REB | 4 AST pic.twitter.com/iG7gcdmDAJ
Giddey wasn't done there.
The 19-year-old joined an exclusive club of teenagers to reach 500 points, 200 rebounds and 200 assists in their first 45 career games, putting his name alongside LeBron James, Luka Doncic and LaMelo Ball.
Per @ESPNStatsInfo, list of NBA teens with 500 points, 200 rebounds and 200 assists in first 45 career games:
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) February 1, 2022
LeBron James
Luka Doncic
LaMelo Ball
Josh Giddey
The Aussie will see an extended period of time with the ball in his hands with fellow guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sidelined for at least three weeks with an ankle injury.
“The slippery slope you can get into is thinking that everybody has to do more because you’re missing a player,” Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said.
“There’s gonna be more opportunities, there’s gonna be more minutes, there’s gonna be more touches, but the actual way that everybody’s playing, we’re not changing the messaging on that at all.”
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