Australian Josh Green Drafted to Dallas with Pick 18

Australian youngster Josh Green has been selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 18^th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.

Green is coming off a strong freshman college season with the Arizona Wildcats where he averaged 12.0 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. 

He can’t wait to join the likes of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis in Dallas.

“To say I’m apart of the organisation is crazy. It’s an unreal feeling,” Green said.

“My meeting with them was amazing. They’re really down to earth and good people, I felt like I got along with them very well. I love the Mavericks, so I am stoked right now.”

Green also explained what he thinks he will bring to Dallas.

"I think just coming from the get-go, I think my biggest thing is just going to be able to bring a hard-working atmosphere, being competitive, working, trying to continue to grow as a player," he said.

"Learning from the older guys on the team and just bringing everything on the defensive end and doing whatever I can for the team to help the team out."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">????<br><br>BIG shout out to <a href="https://twitter.com/josh_green6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@josh_green6</a>, the newest Aussie to make the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBA</a>, drafted by the <a href="https://twitter.com/dallasmavs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dallasmavs</a> with the 18th pick ? <a href="https://t.co/E6ExATaFGd">pic.twitter.com/E6ExATaFGd</a></p>&mdash; The NBL (@NBL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL/status/1329255558222807042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>