Harry Giles III’s NBA career didn’t quite get off to the start he expected, but he’s hoping to get back on track with the Los Angeles Lakers. Giles was once considered the absolute best high school player in the country and a can’t miss prospect.
Veteran center Harry Giles III, a former first round draft pick out of Duke, initially emerged as a surprising pick for your Los Angeles to make with one of their two-way contract slots late into the season.
A former member of the Brooklyn Nets found a new home on the West Coast for the remainder of this 2023-24 season. Ex-Nets big man Harry Giles III has joined the Los Angeles Lakers via a two-way contract, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that they have signed center Harry Giles III to a two-way contract and waived forward Dylan Windler. The roster move gives the Lakers some added size while guys like Christian Wood, Jarred Vanderbilt and Colin Castleton continue to work their way back from their respective injuries.
Harry Giles III played with the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2020-21 season. Now, he signs with the Los Angeles Lakers. A former member of the Portland Trail Blazers has a new home in the NBA, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
It was announced by Shams Charania of The Athletic that free agent big man Harry Giles has agreed to a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. Giles appeared in 16 games for the Brooklyn Nets this season before being waived, and has now been picked up by Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Lakers have been hit hard by injuries all season, most recently in their frontcourt. While Anthony Davis and Jaxson Hayes have been able to stay healthy for a majority of the season, Christian Wood recently went down with a knee injury, as did two-way center Colin Castleton with a fractured wrist.
On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Denver Nuggets in California. Before the game (on Friday), Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported that the Lakers will sign Harry Giles.
The Lakers are a little thin in the frontcourt due to injuries to Christian Wood (knee swelling) and two-way center Colin Castleton (right wrist fracture).
The Nets have agreed to a pair of trades on Thursday in which they’ll take back more players than they send out.
On Thursday evening, the Brooklyn Nets will host Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Barclays Center in New York. Before the game, Chris Haynes of the NBA on TNT and Bleacher Report reported that the team is waiving Harry Giles.
Brooklyn is in the midst of a slump as they’re struggling without starting guard Ben Simmons. The Aussie guard has missed most of the season because of a nerve impingement in his lower back.
The Brooklyn Nets are going through a heavy midseason slump. Brooklyn has lost six of its last seven games. Moreover, star point forward Ben Simmons has missed most of the Nets’ season due to injury.
Harry Giles III is a name that will be remembered in Sacramento Kings history for quite some time due to his love for the city and the city's reciprocity.
When Armoni Brooks got waived, most people thought there were further roster improvements from the Brooklyn Nets. There are no moves yet, except for Trendon Watford and Harry Giles III’s contracts getting guaranteed.
Good news for some familiar faces. The Portland Trail Blazers may have beaten the Brooklyn Nets 134-127 this afternoon, but it wasn’t an all-around bad day for two familiar faces on the Brooklyn roster.
Harry Giles has seen action in only four contests for the Brooklyn Nets this season, the 25-year-old forward's first NBA campaign since 2020-21. And his playing time has been of the mop-up variety.
After spending three years with the Sacramento Kings, Harry Giles was not given a contract extension which led him to spend a year with the Portland Trail Blazers and then a year in the G-League. Now, he is with the Nets, who just played against the Kings in their most recent game.
In the 2017 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings selected Harry Giles III with the 20th overall pick, but his career has fallen short due to injuries. After playing just 104 games through his first three seasons, Giles would find his way onto the Portland Trail Blazers before exiting the league altogether.
Harry Giles III was one of the best prospects in the Class of 2016. Ranked within the top two prospects by most scouts, he earned a spot at the prestigious Duke University, and despite a challenging freshman season, he embraced the opportunity and declared for the 2017 NBA Draft.
The Sacramento Kings have had bad luck with the NBA Draft, with multiple recent first-round selections not panning out as expected. Lottery picks such
Center Harry Giles returned to the NBA after a myriad of injury issues, this time donning a new jersey, that of the Brooklyn Nets. Giles started a preseason
Harry Giles last played in the NBA during the 2021 season when he was a member of the Portland Trail Blazers. That year, the former Duke star averaged 2.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest while shooting 43.3% from the field and 34.8% from the three-point range in 38 regular season games.
Free agent forward Harry Giles is headed to the Brooklyn Nets on a one-year deal. NBA on TNT reported the news, citing his agent, Daniel Hazan. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Harry Giles has not appeared in an NBA game since May 2021. However, that hasn't stopped a number of interested teams from knocking on the 25-year-old's door.
Free agent Harry Giles, looking to make an NBA comeback, will continue his workout circuit tour next week, his agent Daniel Hazan told Ian Begley of SNY.tv.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum had a pretty neat gesture for one of his former Duke teammates, and he may have played a small role in a notable rule change in the new NBA collective bargaining agreement.
On Tuesday afternoon, The Athletic's Shams Charania reported that the LA Clippers were signing former first-round pick Harry Giles to a non-guaranteed contract.
While the Kings say Giles will get another chance and insist he hasn’t been ruled out as a long-term piece, it seems unlikely at this point that his time in Sacramento will extend beyond this season.
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