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It’s been announced that Duke freshman Harry Giles has declared for the NBA Draft. Here’s the Duke Blue Devils twitter account dropping the news.
https://twitter.com/DukeMBB/status/846784263454380034
At first glance, it doesn’t make much sense for the 6’10” forward to go pro after only averaging 3.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in his lone season of college ball. But the more you look into Giles’ case, it doesn’t seem to be too bad of a move.
Giles has already battled all sorts of injuries, missing two seasons in high school with two torn ACLs and 11 games of his freshman year at Duke with another knee injury. ESPN’s Chad Ford currently has Giles at 14th on his 2017 NBA Draft board, so he might as well grab some of that sweet NBA cash before he gets hurt again.
It’s better to come out of school a year or two early, then dick around for too long playing for free in college. Ya gotta strike while the iron is hot.
