Josh Green Bio
Joshua Benjamin Green is an Australian professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard listed at 6 ft 6 in and 200 lb, he has been a regular rotation player since being selected 18th overall in the 2020 NBA draft. Green first gained international attention as part of the Australian national team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the country’s first-ever men’s basketball medal.
Green played one season of college basketball at the University of Arizona before turning professional, and he is a former McDonald’s All-American. After four seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, including a run to the 2024 NBA Finals, he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in July 2024.
Early Life and Background
Joshua Benjamin Green was born on 16 November 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was raised in the north-west Sydney suburb of Castle Hill by his mother, Cahla, an Australian, and his father, Delmas, an American-born basketball player. Both parents met while playing semi-professional basketball in Australia, and that environment shaped Green’s early life.
Green began playing basketball at the age of five when his mother started coaching him, and he played local basketball for the Hills Hornets. He was a multi-sport athlete as a child, excelling in Australian rules football, athletics, basketball, rugby, soccer, and swimming. By the age of 10, he had been selected to represent New South Wales in nine separate sports. As a young footballer, he played for the Westbrook Bulldogs and joined the Greater Western Sydney Giants’ academy at 13, though he left the sport when his family relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, in November 2014.
Path to Basketball
Green’s path to elite basketball began in Sydney at The King’s School in Parramatta, where he dominated the local scene and represented New South Wales’ under-16 state team at 13. After the family moved to the United States, he enrolled at Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Arizona, in 2015 before transferring to Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix. In 2017, he moved again to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he became a five-star prospect and a consensus top recruit in the 2019 class.
In the final game of his high school career, Green led IMG Academy to a national championship with a 65–55 win over La Lumiere and was named MVP of the championship game. He was later selected for the 2019 McDonald’s All-American Boys Game. On 4 October 2018, Green committed to the Arizona Wildcats over Kansas, North Carolina, Villanova, USC, and UNLV, and signed his National Letter of Intent the same month.
Josh Green Career
Early Career (2019–2020)
As a freshman at Arizona, Green averaged 12.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 36.1 percent from three-point range. He scored 20 points in his second college game, a 90–69 win over Illinois, and missed only one outing with a lower-back sprain. Following the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft.
Dallas Mavericks (2020–2024)
Green was selected with the 18th pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks and signed his rookie scale contract on 30 November 2020. He made his NBA debut on 23 December 2020, scoring two points in a 106–102 loss to the Phoenix Suns, and also had a G League assignment to the Salt Lake City Stars. The Mavericks reached the playoffs in his rookie year but were eliminated in the first round by the Los Angeles Clippers.
Over the next three seasons, Green developed into a reliable wing contributor. He recorded 10 assists in a 132–117 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in December 2021, scored 18 points against the Chicago Bulls in January 2022, and posted 12 points, six assists, and two steals in a first-round playoff win over the Utah Jazz in April 2022. On 6 February 2023, he scored a career-high 29 points in a 124–111 win over the Jazz. On 23 October 2023, he signed a three-year, $41 million contract extension with the Mavericks, and the following spring he helped Dallas reach the 2024 NBA Finals, where the team lost to the Boston Celtics in five games.
Charlotte Hornets (2024–Present)
On 6 July 2024, Green was traded by the Mavericks to the Charlotte Hornets in a six-team sign-and-trade deal involving the Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets, and Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA’s first six-team transaction. In 2024–25, he made 68 appearances and 67 starts for Charlotte, averaging 7.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.6 assists. On 20 June 2025, he underwent surgery to address instability in his left shoulder.
Notable Events and Milestones
Green was part of the Australian team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, contributing to the country’s first men’s basketball medal, and he also represented Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He was selected for the 2019 McDonald’s All-American Boys Game and was named MVP of the IMG Academy national championship game in 2019.
Josh Green Career Highlights
NBA Highlights
Green’s NBA career began as the 18th overall pick in 2020, and he spent his first four seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, helping the franchise reach the 2024 NBA Finals. His career high of 29 points came on 6 February 2023 against the Utah Jazz. In July 2024, he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets as part of a record-setting six-team deal.
Other Performances
Internationally, Green was part of Australia’s bronze medal-winning squad at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and represented Australia again at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Earlier in his development, he was a 2019 McDonald’s All-American and led IMG Academy to a national high school championship the same year.
Josh Green Family
Family Background and Basketball Lineage
Josh Green is the son of Cahla and Delmas Green. His American-born father played at Oregon Tech, and both parents played semi-professional and professional basketball in Australia. Green has three siblings: brothers Jay, Ky, and a younger sister named Maya. His brother Jay played college basketball for the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks.
Personal Life
Green was raised in Sydney’s Castle Hill neighborhood and attended The King’s School in Parramatta before moving to the United States as a teenager. Both of his parents are former professional basketball players, and basketball has been a central part of his family life since childhood.
2025 Season Performance
Green’s 2025 season was interrupted by left shoulder surgery on 20 June 2025, performed to address ongoing instability. The procedure forced him to miss the start of the 2025–26 NBA campaign while he completed his rehabilitation with the Charlotte Hornets.
He made his season debut on 12 December 2025, returning to the court for Charlotte. His return added perimeter defense and athleticism to a young Hornets roster working to establish a new identity. With Green back in the lineup, the team looked to build momentum in the second half of the season and assess his long-term role within the rotation.
