Harry Giles last played in an NBA game that mattered on May 24, 2021, when he was still on the Trail Blazers and Portland was in the postseason.
So even though Giles’ 11 minutes for the Nets on Monday night against the Lakers came in a preseason game, just being on the court was important for the 2017 first-round pick and one-time top college recruit.
The 6-foot-11 center has had his career sidetracked by several knee surgeries, including one for a torn ACL that led to his release by the Clippers in January 2022. “I think there’s overall an appreciation that in a situation like Harry’s, you’re still hooping and you get to play again,’’ Vaughn said. “And I think it hopefully sends a message to our other guys like, ‘Once a vaunted college prospect, Harry Giles is hoping to carve out a Nets role for himself.He played less than one full season at Duke after the start of his freshman year that was also impacted by knee issues, but Giles was still.
“I think you see, whether it was his post-up defense, whether it was his ability to have post-up offense, both in that game you were able to see in limited minutes,’’ Vaughn said. “I think when you’re someone like Harry, in this situation, you just use the most minutes you get and just try to be a positive influence. I think he’s been really good in the locker room and on the floor with us.
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