Giddey-up: Josh dishes seven as Bulls beat Reath's Suns

• Twelve Australians at 11 clubs, with 41 preseason games between them
• Eight have played so far, while Simmons is yet to appear for Sacramento
• Friday, October 9: Thybulle's Lakers host Simmons' Kings at 1:30pm AEDT

Josh Giddey ran the show in his first hit-out of the NBA preseason, handing out a team-high seven assists as the Chicago Bulls beat the Phoenix Suns 124-117 at the United Center on Thursday (AEDT).

The Boomers playmaker started and played 23 minutes for seven points, three rebounds and a block, shooting 1-from-6 from the field but 4-from-4 at the line, while fellow Boomer Duop Reath did not get off the bench for Phoenix.

Twelve Australians are in NBA camps for the 2026-27 preseason, spread across 11 clubs and 41 games. Here is every game each of them has played so far, newest first, with dates in Sydney time and every fixture in the Game Tracker below.

Australians

Alex Toohey (Golden State Warriors)

• Thursday, October 8, at Trail Blazers: lost 123-118. 19 min, 5 pts (1-from-3, 1-from-1 from three, 2-from-2 FT), 1 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk.
• Wednesday, October 7, v Lakers: won 124-98. 3 min, 3 pts (1-from-1, a three), 1 reb, 0 ast.
• Monday, October 5, v Clippers in Honolulu: lost 104-101. 8 min, 2 pts (1-from-2), 0 reb, 1 ast, 2 blk, 1 stl.

Dyson Daniels (Atlanta Hawks)

• Tuesday, October 6, v Grizzlies: lost 132-123. Started; 18 min, 6 pts (2-from-6, 0-from-4 from three, 2-from-5 FT), 4 reb, 2 ast.

Matisse Thybulle (Los Angeles Lakers)

• Wednesday, October 7, at Warriors: lost 124-98. DNP.
• Tuesday, October 6, at Kings: won 127-103. Started; 18 min, 6 pts (2-from-6, 2-from-4 from three), 0 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl.

Ben Simmons (Sacramento Kings)

• Tuesday, October 6, v Lakers: lost 127-103. DNP, listed day-to-day (undisclosed) on ESPN's injury report.

Jock Landale (Atlanta Hawks)

• Tuesday, October 6, v Grizzlies: lost 132-123. 16 min, 4 pts (1-from-5, 2-from-2 FT), 6 reb (4 offensive), 3 ast.

Duop Reath (Phoenix Suns)

• Thursday, October 8, at Bulls: lost 124-117. DNP.
• Tuesday, October 6, at Pistons: lost 109-107. 9 min, 2 pts (0-from-1, 2-from-2 FT), 1 reb, 0 ast, 3 fouls.

Josh Green (Utah Jazz)

• Wednesday, October 7, v Nuggets: lost 117-106. 11 min, 0 pts (0-from-2, both threes), 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl.
• Monday, October 5, at Nuggets in Boulder: won 109-97. DNP, listed day-to-day (left knee) on ESPN's injury report.

Rocco Zikarsky (Minnesota Timberwolves)

• Thursday, October 8, v Pacers in Ames, Iowa: lost 123-112. DNP.
• Tuesday, October 6, at Bucks: won 116-97. 8 min, 0 pts (0-from-1, a three), 1 reb, 0 ast, 1 blk.

Josh Giddey (Chicago Bulls)

• Thursday, October 8, v Suns: won 124-117. Started; 23 min, 7 pts (1-from-6, 1-from-3 from three, 4-from-4 FT), 3 reb, 7 ast, 1 blk.

Tyrese Proctor (Cleveland Cavaliers)

• Yet to play. Cleveland open against Boston on Friday, October 9, at 10am AEDT.

Kyrie Irving (Dallas Mavericks)

• Yet to play. Dallas open against Houston in Macao on Friday, October 9, at 11pm AEDT.

Johnny Furphy (Indiana Pacers)

• Thursday, October 8, v Timberwolves in Ames, Iowa: won 123-112. Out, listed on ESPN's injury report (right knee). He is not expected to play this preseason while he recovers from the ACL tear he suffered in February.