# Josh Green (basketball)
**Josh Green** (born 2000) is an Australian professional basketball player who was selected 18th overall by the [Dallas Mavericks](https://www.edgepedia.org/dallas-mavericks) in the 2020 NBA Draft and has played in the NBA as a defensive-minded wing for the Mavericks, the [Charlotte Hornets](https://www.edgepedia.org/charlotte-hornets), and, from June 2026, the [Minnesota Timberwolves](https://www.edgepedia.org/minnesota-timberwolves).[1](https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josh-green/10609) • [2](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/greenjo02.html) • [3](https://apnews.com/article/2418e7e9c9e10abff00361da67322bea) He won a bronze medal with Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and reached the 2024 NBA Finals with Dallas.[4](https://cdn.nba.com/teams/legacy/www.mavs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Dallas-Mavericks-Postseason-Guide.pdf) • [5](https://balladex.com/nba/players/josh-green)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2000, Sydney, Australia; 6'6" (1.98 m), 200 lb (91 kg)[1](https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josh-green/10609) • [6](https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1630182/) |
| Draft | First round, 18th overall, 2020 NBA Draft, Dallas Mavericks[2](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/greenjo02.html) |
| College | Arizona, one season (2019-20): 12.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.5 steals per game; team-leading 46 steals[1](https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josh-green/10609) |
| NBA career | 6.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.8 steals in 291 games (129 starts) over five seasons[7](https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/charlotte-hornets-injury-update-06-20-25) |
| Honors | Olympic bronze with Australia, Tokyo 2020; 2024 NBA Finals appearance with Dallas[4](https://cdn.nba.com/teams/legacy/www.mavs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Dallas-Mavericks-Postseason-Guide.pdf) • [5](https://balladex.com/nba/players/josh-green) |
| Earnings | At least $39,959,007 in professional salary through the 2025-26 season[2](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/greenjo02.html) |
## Early life and college
Green is from Sydney, Australia, and comes from a basketball family: both parents played professionally in Australia, and his brother Jay played at UNLV before transferring to Northern Arizona.[1](https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josh-green/10609) • [8](https://fieldlevelmedia.com/archive/2020-nba-draft-profile-josh-green-sg-arizona/) He attended [IMG Academy](https://www.edgepedia.org/img-academy) in Florida, where he was a 2019 McDonald's All-American and a consensus five-star recruit, and as a senior he scored a team-high 19 points to help IMG win the High School National Championship.[1](https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josh-green/10609)
He played one college season at the [University of Arizona](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-arizona) in 2019-20. He averaged 12.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game, shot 36.1 percent from three-point range and 78.0 percent from the free-throw line, and his 46 steals led the team and rank sixth all-time by an Arizona freshman.[1](https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josh-green/10609) His season-high 24 points came against Pepperdine in the Wooden Legacy tournament, which Arizona won.[1](https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josh-green/10609) After the season, cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, he declared for the draft.[9](https://arizonawildcats.com/news/2021/8/8/mens-basketball-josh-green-helps-australia-to-bronze-medal-at-olympics-kerr-usa-take-gold)
## NBA career
**Dallas Mavericks, 2020-2024.** Dallas selected Green 18th overall in November 2020.[2](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/greenjo02.html) His early seasons were slow to develop: he failed to reach double figures in scoring in each of his first 62 career games, and he later broke through with a two-game stretch of 14-of-17 shooting in which he averaged 17.5 points in 23.5 minutes.[10](https://cdn.nba.com/teams/legacy/www.mavs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-24-Dallas-Mavericks-Media-Guide-1.pdf)
**Charlotte Hornets, 2024-2026.** Green was traded to Charlotte, where his 2025-26 season was interrupted by injury: the Hornets announced on June 20, 2025, that he had undergone surgery to address instability in his left shoulder.[7](https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/charlotte-hornets-injury-update-06-20-25) He missed the first 24 games of the season, then played the final 58, averaging 15.7 minutes, 4.3 points, and 42.0 percent shooting from three-point range.[11](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/charlotte-hornets-2025-26-player-005015657.html) • [6](https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1630182/)
**Minnesota Timberwolves, 2026.** In June 2026, Charlotte agreed to trade Green along with starting point guard [LaMelo Ball](https://www.edgepedia.org/lamelo-ball) to Minnesota in exchange for power forward [Naz Reid](https://www.edgepedia.org/naz-reid), a 2033 unprotected first-round draft pick, three first-round pick swaps (2028, 2029, and 2030), and three future second-round picks (2029, 2032, and 2033).[3](https://apnews.com/article/2418e7e9c9e10abff00361da67322bea) The deal, first reported by ESPN, had not yet been approved by the league when it was reported.[3](https://apnews.com/article/2418e7e9c9e10abff00361da67322bea)
## National team
Green competed for Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where the Boomers defeated Slovenia 107-93 in the bronze-medal game, the country's first [Olympic medal](https://www.edgepedia.org/olympic-medal) in men's basketball.[4](https://cdn.nba.com/teams/legacy/www.mavs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Dallas-Mavericks-Postseason-Guide.pdf) • [9](https://arizonawildcats.com/news/2021/8/8/mens-basketball-josh-green-helps-australia-to-bronze-medal-at-olympics-kerr-usa-take-gold) He appeared in five games, averaging 1.2 points and 0.8 assists in 3.0 minutes.[4](https://cdn.nba.com/teams/legacy/www.mavs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Dallas-Mavericks-Postseason-Guide.pdf)
## Playing style
Pre-draft scouting reports identified Green's on-ball defense, athleticism, and lateral quickness as his defining strengths, with concerns about his pull-up shooting, ballhandling, and ability to create his own offense; projections cast him as a role player rather than a primary scorer.[12](https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/josh-green-profile-20201115) • [13](https://www.sportingnews.com/in/nba/news/nba-draft-2020-josh-green-scouting-report-strengths-weaknesses-and-player-comparison/uubvy5u89b0x1ddrhi6jt8qer)
## References
1. [Josh Green roster page, University of Arizona Athletics](https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josh-green/10609)
2. [Josh Green Stats, Basketball-Reference](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/greenjo02.html)
3. [Hornets trade LaMelo Ball, Josh Green to Timberwolves for Naz Reid, draft picks, AP source says, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/2418e7e9c9e10abff00361da67322bea)
4. [JOSH GREEN, Dallas Mavericks 2024 Postseason Guide](https://cdn.nba.com/teams/legacy/www.mavs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Dallas-Mavericks-Postseason-Guide.pdf)
5. [Josh Green, Balladex player profile](https://balladex.com/nba/players/josh-green)
6. [Josh Green player page, NBA.com Stats](https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1630182/)
7. [Charlotte Hornets Injury Update, June 20, 2025, NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/charlotte-hornets-injury-update-06-20-25)
8. [2020 NBA Draft Profile: Josh Green, SG, Arizona Wildcats, Field Level Media](https://fieldlevelmedia.com/archive/2020-nba-draft-profile-josh-green-sg-arizona/)
9. [Josh Green Helps Australia To Bronze Medal at Olympics, Arizona Athletics](https://arizonawildcats.com/news/2021/8/8/mens-basketball-josh-green-helps-australia-to-bronze-medal-at-olympics-kerr-usa-take-gold)
10. [2023-24 Dallas Mavericks Media Guide](https://cdn.nba.com/teams/legacy/www.mavs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-24-Dallas-Mavericks-Media-Guide-1.pdf)
11. [Charlotte Hornets 2025-26 player grades: Josh Green, Yahoo Sports](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/charlotte-hornets-2025-26-player-005015657.html)
12. [NBA Draft 2020 Profile: Arizona's Josh Green offers defense and athleticism, Denver Nuggets, NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/josh-green-profile-20201115)
13. [NBA Draft 2020: Josh Green scouting report, Sporting News](https://www.sportingnews.com/in/nba/news/nba-draft-2020-josh-green-scouting-report-strengths-weaknesses-and-player-comparison/uubvy5u89b0x1ddrhi6jt8qer)
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