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Aussies in the NBA
'Show Me The Money': Giddey gets his big bag
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Australian Josh Giddey's stalemate with the Chicago Bulls is over, signing a four-year USD $100M deal to stay in the Windy City.
The deal is worth AUD $152.5M, about $38M per season.
Ben Simmons and Patty Mills are yet to sign with NBA teams for the 2025-26 season while 23-year-old Akoldah Gak signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Washington Wizards overnight.
Both Simmons, 29, and Mills, 36, are free agents. Simmons reportedly received a one-year minimum contract offer from the New York Knicks, which he has rejected, reports Marc Stein.
Sydney-born Gak averaged 4.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 16.8 minutes per game across during the 2025 Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Australian wing Dante Exum officially re-signed with the Mavs on September 2, 2025 after they created a roster spot by waiving O-Max Prosper.
Chicago Bulls and Australian Boomers starting point guard Josh Giddey is a restricted free agent. He and the Bulls are in the middle of a stalemate of the extension.
Australian centre Duop Reath will remain at the Portland Trail Blazers with his $2.2M USD salary fully guaranteed by the Rip City franchise.
Reath, 29, has averaged 7.1 points and three boards in 15 minutes in two seasons at Portland.
Australian Jock Landale has signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Landale, 29, had two years remaining on his Rockets contract: 2025-26 worth $8M; and $8M team option in 2026-27 but was waived before signing with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Australian Lachlan Olbrich has signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls. Olbrich, selected with the 55th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, signed his first NBA contract on Friday, July 4, 2025.
Matisse Thybulle opted into his $11.5M contract at the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
The 16 Australians in the NBA in 2024-25 earned a combined $149.1M USD — a cool $223.6M AUD.
Aussies in the NBA Contract Statuses
- Akoldah Gak: Signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Washington Wizards on August 9, 2025.
- Alex Toohey: Drafted by the Golden State Warriors. No contract yet.
- Ben Simmons: Free agent, out of contract.
- Dante Exum: Signed a one-year $3.3M (USD) deal on Thursday, July 3, 2025. It was officially announced by the club on September 2, 2025.
- Duop Reath: One year remaining worth $2.2M, fully guaranteed by the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, August 2, 2025.
- Dyson Daniels: Two years remaining; 2025-26 worth $7.7M; and restricted free agent in 2026-27.
- Joe Ingles: Signed a one-year, veteran minimum $3.6M with Minnesota Timberwolves.
- Jock Landale: Signed with the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, July 6, 2025. Terms TBA.
- Johnny Furphy: Three years remaining; 2025-26 worth $1.95M; 2026-27 worth $2.2M; and 2027-28 team option worth $2.4M.
- Josh Giddey: Four-year USD $100M extension with the Chicago Bulls on September 10, 2025 (AEST).
- Josh Green: Two years remaining; 2025-26 worth $13.6M; $14.6M in 2026-27.
- Kyrie Irving: Declines $42.9M player option, intends to sign 3-year $119M deal to stay with Mavericks.
- Lachlan Olbrich: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls. Signed a two-way contract on Friday, July 4, 2025.
- Luke Travers: Two-way contract with Cleveland.
- Matisse Thybulle: Opts in to $11.5M extension on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
- Patty Mills: Free agent, out of contract.
- Rocco Zikarsky: Drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves, signed a two-way contract for two years worth $1.2M USD.
- Taran Armstrong: Restricted Free Agent (two-way contract with Golden State).
- Tyrese Proctor: The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed No.49 overall pick Tyrese Proctor to a four-year, $8.69 million deal. The first two seasons are fully guaranteed, third-year significant partial guarantee, and a fourth-year team option.
No Longer in the NBA
- Jack McVeigh: Waived by the Houston Rockets, signed with the Cairns Taipans
- Alex Ducas: Signed with the Brisbane Bullets.
What is an Exhibit 10 deal
Exhibit 10 was introduced as part of the the NBA's 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Exhibit 10 contracts are one-year deals worth the minimum salary. These contracts come without compensation protection but can include an optional bonus worth as little as $5K and – in 2025-26 – as much as $85,300 (USD).
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