Duke freshman Harry Giles will enter the NBA draft, tweets Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com.
The news was officially announced in a release from the university. Giles is ranked 27th on the DraftExpress list of top 100 prospects and 14th by ESPN’s Chad Ford.
“Playing in the NBA has been my goal for as long as I can remember, and I’m so excited to take the next step in that journey,” Giles said. “My time at Duke has been a dream come true. I’ve built so many strong relationships here and I have so many people to thank, from my teammates and coaches to our medical staff and strength coach. I can’t understate how proud I am to be part of the Duke Basketball program forever.”
A 6’10” forward, Giles came to Duke as one of the top prospects in the nation, but left knee surgery in October, his third procedure since 2013, slowed his development. He appeared in 26 games, playing 11.5 minutes per night, while averaging 3.9 points and 3.8 rebounds.
Giles will sign with an agent, according to John Rothstein of CBS Sports (Twitter link), which means he cannot decide to pull out of the draft and return to school.
He should’ve stayed in school
should have stay at school but since his knee been giving him trouble for 4 years. why not try to make money while he can.
No way. Third knee surgery. He stays and hurts it again next year. He will b pretty much undraftable. Comes out this year gets drafted. Hurts his knee again he’s still getting paid
Who? lol
The former No. 1 HS prospect…
Guarantee this kid slips into the second round. Didn’t do anything this year at duke and has major knee issues a team in the second will take a shot at him.
I hope he likes the developmental league
Kid is guaranteed to be a top 15 pick and one GM will fall in love with the potential and take him in the lottery.
Giles is a long shot but worth a pick in late first round. Sixers?
Sixers don’t have a pick in the late first round