The Charlotte Hornets and free agent heart Harry Giles have agreed to a one-year deal, his agent Daniel Hazan of Hazan Sports activities Administration, instructed Shams Charania of The Athletic on Monday. The Duke alum and North Carolina native returns residence for an opportunity to compete for a roster spot with the Hornets.

Giles, 26, was chosen twentieth total by the Portland Path Blazers within the 2017 NBA draft. Nonetheless, the 6-foot-11 huge man was instantly traded to the Sacramento Kings for Zach Collins. Giles went on to take a seat out the whole 2017-18 NBA season whereas recovering from ACL surgical procedure.

🚨 Per @ShamsCharania, the Charlotte Hornets have signed Harry Giles III to a one-year contract. pic.twitter.com/BL1vmwBqn6

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Via 165 profession NBA regular-season video games (17 begins), Giles has averaged 5.4 factors, 3.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 11.7 minutes per contest whereas capturing 50.8% from the sphere, 24.4% from 3-point vary, and 66.1% on the free throw line. His profession utilization price is 21.2% as nicely.

In 58 video games off the bench with the Kings in his rookie 2018-19 season, he averaged profession highs of seven.0 factors and 1.5 assists whereas capturing 50.3% from the ground and 63.7% on the foul line.

In Sacramento’s 132-116 loss to the Orlando Magic on Aug. 2, 2020, the Duke product recorded a career-high 23 factors on 9-of-11 (81.8%) capturing from the sphere and 5-of-6 (83.3%) on the line.

Harry Giles joins veteran heart Nick Richards, third-year heart Mark Williams on the Charlotte Hornets

Final season, in 23 video games off the bench cut up between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, he averaged profession lows of two.4 factors, 1.3 rebounds, and 4.3 minutes per contest.

Brooklyn waived Giles in February, and he then signed a two-way contract with the Lakers in March. Los Angeles signed Christian Wooden and Jaxson Hayes to minimal contracts with participant choices final summer season.

Nonetheless, accidents led to the Lakers trying to find assist in the frontcourt late within the season, which led to Giles’ signing. He performed in 16 video games with the Nets and 7 with Los Angeles.

Lakers coach Darvin Ham stated he noticed potential in Giles when the workforce signed him in March.

“Clearly, he’s a extremely good younger participant, and he was obtainable. However [he’s] additionally somebody that we are able to take an extended, arduous have a look at when it comes to implementing him into this system,” Ham stated of Giles.

“I really feel like he nonetheless has a ton of upside, he simply wanted to get to the best program, and we’ve the coaches to attempt to assist him get higher.”

Giles will now be part of a Hornets workforce that’s coming off a 21-61 (.256) season.