It wasn’t until after the Nets had played their preseason finale that Harry Giles found out his long climb back to the NBA was done.
Nets get good news on key forward as season opener nearslong climb back to the NBA was done“Oh, man, it was crazy, bro. I called my mom when I got to the room. I wanted to cry when I first found out, but I was around so many people and I was still lifting,” said Giles. “So I was trying to focus on my lift. I was sweating out hard and I was trying to get through the day. I was still kind of hyped about myself. So once I got to the room, I just laid on the bed and I’m like, ‘Oh my God.
Before playing for the Nets this preseason, he hadn’t seen NBA action since a two-minute cameo for Portland on May 24, 2021.After working out for a host of teams, he inked an Exhibit 9 deal with Brooklyn, essentially a training camp invite. But he’s made good on the tryout, getting the news from GM Sean Marks.