Luke Paul could be Australia's next star point guard
Joining Josh Giddey, Ben Simmons, Dyson Daniels and the like, 16 year old Luke Paul is next in line to become a high-level point guard export.
Australian basketball has seen an explosion in the level of NBA representation throughout the past decade, headlined by a string of well-rounded point guards.
Ben Simmons made an immediate impact as a rookie in 2017, before the likes of Josh Giddey and Dyson Daniels followed in his footsteps, with all three bringing a blend of interior scoring, passing vision and rebounding tenacity to the table.
Credit: FIBA
More recently, 16 year old Luke Paul of Western Australia has shown he might be next up, to continue an impressive line of Aussie triple-double threats who have made a mark overseas.
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