Dyson Daniels Parents: Meet Ricky Daniels and Brikitta Daniels
Dyson James Daniels, born on 17 March 2003, is an Australian professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association.
He was drafted 8th overall in the 2022 NBA draft.
Daniels was born in Bendigo, Australia, and started playing basketball at age seven.
He signed with the Bendigo Braves, his father’s former team, of the NBL1 for the 2019 season.
Later that year, Daniels joined the NBA Global Academy, a training center at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
Meet Ricky Daniels and Brikitta Daniels
Ricky Daniels and Brikitta Daniels are the parents of Australian professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association, Dyson Daniels.
Daniels’ father, Ricky, is from the United States and played college basketball at NC State before embarking on a professional career.
He was a two-time South East Australian Basketball League MVP with the Bendigo Braves, and his number was retired by the team.
Dyson Daniels’s mother, Brikitta Daniels, is a director of D-Club247 Fitness. She’s a supportive mother who is always there for her children.
Both of his parents were athletes in their youth, with his father, Ricky Daniels, playing professional Basketball and his mother playing Volleyball.