Former Duke basketball player Harry Giles makes his return to North Carolina later this year after he signed a one-year contract with the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday.
The Athletic’s Shams Charania first reported the signing.
A former five-star prospect, Giles was 247Sports’ third-ranked player in the Class of 2016. The 6-foot-10 forward battled injuries during his time in Durham, only playing in 26 games throughout his freshman season, and he averaged 3.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 11.5 minutes per game.
After the Sacramento Kings took Giles with the 20th overall pick in the 2017 draft, the Winston-Salem native did not play in his first NBA season. He made 104 appearances over the next two years, however, averaging at least 6.9 points per game in both campaigns. He set a career-high with 4.1 rebounds per game in 2019-20, his last season with the Kings.
Giles has played in 61 NBA games since the 2020-21 season began for the Portland Trail Blazers, Brooklyn Nets, and Los Angeles Lakers. His career averages sit at 5.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists.
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