Josh Giddey: So, post-All-Star break, I tried to be more aggressive. I stopped trying to—well, I don’t want to say I stopped trying to fit in—but I tried to get back to being me and how I am as a player. Once I did that, I felt like I got my confidence back, that swagger you need when you play. Once you have a few good games, you start to build some momentum. It can be a snowball effect. That’s what I found in the second half of the year. I just tried to keep that momentum rolling through those last 30 or 40 games. And it worked out. We won, and our record was really good heading into the postseason. Obviously, it didn’t end the way we wanted it to. But personally, I felt like I finally got going. It took me forever. I felt like I was in a slump for so long. Once I finally clicked out of it after the break—maybe it was the trip to Cabo that gave me that reset—but yeah, I felt great coming back from All-Star.” -via YouTube / July 4, 2025
