Nets personnel were in Miami Saturday to work out Harry Giles III, the talented but oft-injured big man who hasn’t stepped on an NBA court since January of 2022, rehabbing his latest knee injury. He’s had three knee surgeries by our count.
Before his career was betrayed by his body, Giles, 6’11” with a chiseled frame, was seen as the top big man prospect. He could shoot, rebound, pass and block. In the 2017 Draft, the same one that featured Jayson Tatum and Bam Adebayo, he was taken at No. 20, two spots ahead of Jarrett Allen. The Nets were interested back then despite his bad fortune.