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Sacramento Kings big man Harry Giles III has had a strange journey to the NBA. Once considered the top prospect in all of basketball, a torn ACL during his senior year of high school changed things significantly. Giles played in just 24 games during his lone season at Duke University, making only six starts. During […]

During a Sacramento Kings home game against the Charlotte Hornets, one buzzed fan offered Kings center Harry Giles a beer in the second quarter. He offered Giles a beer 😂 pic.twitter.com/nojgeYlAND — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 18, 2019 This is hilarious, seeing that it would not be legal for an NBA player to drink alcohol […]

After learning of his imminent move to the G League, Sacramento Kings rookie Harry Giles still remained positive in the wake of rather undesirable circumstances. According to Kings insider Jason Jones, Giles graciously accepted the organization’s decision. “I’m just going to play basketball,” he said. “It’s another step I’ve got to take in my journey […]

The Sacramento Kings have exercised team options on point guard De’Aaron Fox, forward Harry Giles, shooting guard Buddy Hield, swingman Justin Jackson and center Skal Labissiere, the team announced in a press release Friday. The Kings drafted De’Aaron Fox with the fifth overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft out of Kentucky. The 20-year-old played in […]

The 2018 batch of newbies in the NBA is an interesting group. It features a Slovenian hotshot who’s proven himself in the highest level of competition outside of the NBA in the form of Luka Doncic and a hulking seven-footer in Deandre Ayton, who is determined to be among the elite big men in the […]

Sacramento Kings fans finally got to see Harry Giles strut his stuff on the court in a preseason game against the Phoenix Suns. Despite the long wait, Giles said his debut actually went better than expected, according to James Ham of NBC Sports Bay Area. In Monday’s preseason opener in Phoenix, Giles made a splash, scoring 14 […]

When Harry Giles was drafted 20th overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 2017 NBA Draft, many considered it to be a steal. Despite being forced to sit out his first year due to injury, Giles remains to be a very promising prospect. Even Boston Celtics standout Jayson Tatum believes that Giles is going to […]

Former Duke forward and current Boston Celtic Jayson Tatum recently made an interesting pick for who he thought would be the best player of his draft class. Tatum had a tough choice to pick from in a class that included a handful of very talented point guards. Lonzo Ball, Markelle Fultz, De’Aaron Fox, Dennis Smith […]

The Sacramento Kings have had all kinds of issues over the last 10 years, and it seems they are the laughing stock of the NBA. The last few years they have seemed to figure it out, and they are making moves that gives this team and their fans hope for the future. Kings draft pick […]

After one whole year of sitting out, Harry Giles os the Sacramento Kings is ready to play. He has shown what he’s capable of in the Summer League. Giles, however, said that this is just an appetizer on what he can do. Per NBA reporter Jessica Camerato, Giles said: #Kings Harry Giles (@HGizzle1) on Summer […]

When it comes to big men, the talk of the town in Sacramento is rookie center Marvin Bagley III, the second overall pick in last month’s NBA Draft. The attention Bagley is garnering is taking away plenty of focus from another young Kings frontcourt piece in Harry Giles. It’s easy to forget who Giles is. […]

The 2018 NBA Summer League begins this week with a slate of games in Utah and Sacramento before blossoming into the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League in Las Vegas next week. It is a huge deal for many players, including those who are no longer rookies. Rookies usually dominate the storylines headed into these exhibitions. […]

The Sacramento Kings recently made an official announcement that they will be shutting down rookie Harry Giles for the rest of the 2017-18 NBA season as he recovers from injuries. According to a report from Ailene Voisin of the Sacramento Bee, the young forward/center has nothing negative to say on the matter. “I just keep getting […]

The Sacramento Kings will not be playing Harry Giles for the rest of the season, according to an official announcement by the Kings. Giles has a history of tearing his ACL in both knees, but the Kings have studied his knee issues and have been convinced that they would have still drafted him 20th overall […]

The Sacramento Kings will have to wait a little longer before they see rookie Harry Giles makes his NBA debut. According to Sacramento’s website, Giles will be on the shelf until at least January, as the team continue to rehab and strengthen the former Duke Blue Devil’s surgically repaired knees. Sacramento Kings rookie forward Harry […]

When Harry Giles attended Wesleyan Christian Academy in North Carolina in 2013, he quickly established himself as a projected first overall pick when he was finally eligible for the draft. Unfortunately, he has already undergone three separate knee surgeries and eventually was the 20th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. Throughout sports history, there […]