Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey announced today that the team has signed Shaquille Harrison. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Harrison joins Philadelphia after splitting the 2020-21 season with Utah and Denver. In total, he saw action in 34 games last season, with averages of 2.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 9.8 minutes per contest.
For his career, Harrison has appeared in 173 games (23 starts) over four NBA seasons with Denver, Utah, Chicago and Phoenix and holds career averages of 5.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals in 15.2 minutes per game.
During his first two professional seasons, Harrison also spent time in the G League with the Northern Arizona Suns, appearing in 84 games (24 starts) and averaging 10.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. For his G League career, he’s shot .458 from the field.
Following a standout four-year career at Tulsa, Harrison signed with the Phoenix Suns prior to the start of the 2016-17 season.
Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Harrison played four seasons for the Golden Hurricane where he started all 133 games of his collegiate career. As a senior, he averaged 15.1 points per game, along with team-best averages of 5.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists and was named the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Harrison will wear No. 8 for the 76ers.
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