Joe Ingles is an Australian veteran with many years experience playing professional basketball. Though some may question his age (29), Ingles played in Europe for four seasons with F.C Barcelona, and then Maccabi Tel Aviv. At Maccabi, Ingles won the Euroleague Championship in 2014. Ingles’ move to the NBA in 2014 was unheralded when he initially signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers waived him after one month. The Utah Jazz claimed him and thus began Ingles’ NBA career.
Ingles continues a growing trend of Australians playing in the NBA. Starting with legendary players like Andrew Gaze and Shane Heal, Ingles is part of an Aussie NBA renaissance.