He received a number of national Australian sports honors before he even completed his schooling. He relocated to the United States to play basketball for Saint Mary’s College of California, and in 2009, the Portland Trail Blazers drafted him. He played for the Trailblazers from 2009-2011. He then spent part of a season with the Melbourne Tigers and the Xinjiang Flying Tigers during the NBA Lockout. He began playing for the San Antonio Spurs in 2012 and was part of the 2014 NBA Champion team.