Former Sixth Man of the Year Harrell was close to joining Celtics before joining 76ers

2022-10-20 14:00

Former Sixth Man of the Year Harrell was close to joining Celtics before joining 76ers


The 28-year-old forward Montrezl Harrell , who won the 2020 NBA Sixth Man of the Year award, revealed in an interview today that he had several meetings with the Boston Celtics before officially joining the Philadelphia 76ers last month. The team talks and is close to a partnership.


Harrell was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 32nd pick in the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft, played for 2 seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers, and won the NBA No. 1 of the Year for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. Six-man award, joined the Washington Wizards after a short season.


However, he was traded by the Wizards to the Charlotte Hornets last season, and as a backup forward, he averaged 11.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2 assists, and 0.4 steals in 21 minutes per game in 25 games. and 0.5 caps. The overall shooting rate reached 64.5%, but he was fired by the team after the season and entered the free agency market waiting for a new team contract.


The former Sixth Man of the Year, with his cool offense in the paint and pick-and-roll ability, is a central role in enhancing the offensive edge of the rotation, and he is considered the best frontcourt support in free agency.


In addition to the 76ers' interest in bringing in Harrell, the Celtics also hope to sign the veteran to temporarily replace the 25-year-old defenseman Robert Williams' on-court support.


It is worth mentioning that Harrell was charged with drug trafficking in the offseason because he was found to possess marijuana during a road inspection. crime. Harrell said he was close to reaching a partnership with the Celtics during the case, but after several discussions with his agent, he finally chose to sign a contract with the 76ers.


Although Harrell scored only 2 points in 11 minutes on his debut yesterday in a 126-117 loss to the Celtics on behalf of the 76ers, it is believed that the experienced veteran will bring the team Resilience, and get rid of the slump in the next game to improve the strength of the rotation.


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