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NOTE: The illustrations are from Fantasy Baseball but the layout and process are identical. The making of Josh Giddey: From Melbourne basketball disciple to projected NBA lottery pick. For the longest time, the Melbourne Tigers have been running the shuffle. It's a system that has two main plays, with dozens of wrinkles and trick plays and, for it to work effectively, every player on the floor needs to know all of the positions. The second a player in the shuffle is not in the right spot, the whole offence completely breaks down. "I know it like the alphabet," one former Tiger told ESPN. It's an offence that relies on a player's ability to expertly read what the defence is giving them, and to understand spacing and where teammates are going to be on the floor. You don't see many on-balls in the shuffle, because it's largely run for cuts, backdoors, screens, things of that nature. Whom do you sing for? Australian users can personalise their ESPN experience by downloading the app. Get live scores, news and videos for the teams and sports you love ANYWHERE , ANYTIME . Josh Giddey was sometimes a rogue actor, though. "I used to call for on-balls," Giddey told ESPN. "It wasn't really within the offence, but I'd just bring the big guy up for a screen." When you combine the basketball instincts one acquires from running the shuffle to death with the size, ball-handling, and flair of Giddey, you get a generational talent, and it's then not at all surprising to see him as a projected lottery pick going into the 2021 NBA Draft. Giddey has always been surrounded by a bevy of patriarchs of Australian basketball. He was raised by his father, Warrick, a former NBL stalwart who also served as his coach growing up. The other prominent coach Giddey had throughout his junior years with the Tigers: Andrew Gaze, the five-time Olympian who's widely regarded as one of Australia's best ever basketball players. For the Victorian under-20s team, Giddey played under Chris Anstey - a two-time Olympian, two-time NBL MVP, and first-round pick back in the 1997 NBA Draft - and, over the past two off- seasons, has primarily worked out with NBL legend, Darryl McDonald, while also spending time with Brian and Kevin Goorjian. Giddey: Young Aussies will carry Boomers legacy. Having been coached by the likes of Andrew Gaze and Chris Anstey, Josh Giddey is well-versed in the value of the green and gold. It's a who's who of the Australian basketball world. That, combined with a stint at the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, has created a support system that would undoubtedly be unrivalled in the country. "To be around such knowledge of the game, and experience, it's really good for me because I can learn from them," Giddey said. "Not just on the court; off the court as well. They give me advice and stuff like that. It's good to be around such a talented and knowledgeable group of guys, and it only benefits me." Every aspect of that upbringing lends itself to the elite basketball IQ we've seen from Giddey up to this point. Throw in his 6'8 - some say 6'9 - frame, and he seems tailor-made for the modern NBA game. Big, smart creators and ball-carriers are at a premium at the highest level of basketball; it's the reason Giddey, at the age of 18, was able to be so effective in his first professional season in the NBL, and why NBA decision- makers are so intrigued by the Melbourne native. "The one thing with Josh is just his ability to figure out problems is at a very high level," Marty Clarke, technical director of the Global Academy, told ESPN. "That's why he was able to jump into a man's league and do well; it's self belief, but it's also street smarts. "He's got more than just basketball IQ; it's the next level of that. He's on Bogut's level with those sorts of things, and Bogut was off the charts in both of those areas. He knew he was good, and he knew how to figure out problems." Josh Giddey developed an on and off-court rapport with big-man, Isaac Humphries, at the Adelaide 36ers Daniel Pockett/Getty Images. Giddey's impressive ability to read the game - his passing, in particular, was a standout skill - was quick to translate to the NBL, to the point where the teenager finished the season as the league's assists leader, averaging 7.6 a game. The early and mutual separation between the 36ers and Donald Sloan, whom the team signed as their starting point guard, allowed Giddey to step into the starting lineup and quickly make a name for himself. He developed an on and off-court rapport with big-man, Isaac Humphries, before showing off more of a scoring touch as the season progressed. What became admirable about Giddey's season was his constant improvement and growth throughout it, seemingly showing off something new with each game, which saw him shoot up draft boards. The NBL is one of the world's most heavily-scouted basketball leagues, so NBA teams had ample opportunity to see Giddey in action; albeit, from afar, because of Australia's border restrictions. Going into the July 30 (AEST) draft, the Australian is widely regarded as a projected lottery pick, with scope to be selected in the top-10, and a big reason for that increased stock can be put down to him transitioning to the professional game so effortlessly. "I think it's just playing against grown men from such a young age," Giddey said. "I was 17 when I got to Adelaide, going up against 35-year-olds. It's playing against physical, older, veteran guys, learning from them, and that's what fast-tracked my development. I was lucky I landed in a good situation where I had the ball in my hands from day one. They kind of let me run the team. They gave me a good opportunity. The coaches, front office, my teammates had confidence in me. They let me grow, let me make mistakes on the fly. NBA teams had ample opportunity to see Josh Giddey in action this past NBL season Daniel Pockett/Getty Images. "My situation was really good for me because they let me play, and let me do my thing. That's why I'm really happy I landed in Adelaide, and the NBL's definitely done a good job at preparing for what's forward." Entering the NBL as a part of the Next Stars program, a year after LaMelo Ball and RJ Hampton were drafted from that position, had a plethora of benefits for Giddey, but it also came with a lot of expectations, and even more hype. Of course, more hype meant a bigger target was going to be painted on Giddey's back. Giddey on 'golden boy' & 'overrated' chants: I love it. Josh Giddey reflects on his hometown crowd in Melbourne taking aim at him, as well as the "golden boy" trash talk he enjoyed in the NBL. Take this instance in his first pre-season hit-out against the Brisbane Bullets. "I got a foul. someone fouled me," Giddey said. "The player went to the ref and called me 'the golden boy'.