Before yesterday's trading market gates closed, the Hornets and the Wizards made a deal, with the Hornets sending Ismail Smith, Vernon Carey Jr. and a future second-round pick to get Harrell from the Wizards. With the conclusion of this deal, Harrell has also changed 4 teams (Clippers, Lakers, Wizards, Hornets) in the past 3 years. After being traded to the Wizards by the Lakers this season along with Kuzma, Pop and others, Harrell actually showed good competitiveness at the beginning of the season, playing two double-doubles in succession, but with the team's rankings showing a cliff-like decline in the recent past, Harrell seems to have all kinds of unhappiness with the Wizards.
Just yesterday was traded, today Harrell can't wait to usher in the debut of the new owner Hornets. Earlier in the Hornets' 141-119 victory over the Pistons, Harrell also ushered in his first game with the Hornets, in the 22 minutes of the bench, 7 of 9 shots, 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block filled his own data column, and in an interview with the media after the game, Harrell also said that he was very happy: "I am very happy to go home (Harrell is from North Carolina), it is my blessing to join the Hornets, I enjoy it very much. It can be seen that Harrell's mood is also extremely happy to join the Hornets.
The Hornets, this team, also has Harrell's teammates in the University of Louisville, he is the team's backcourt core Rozier, just this game Rozier also handed over 25 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists of the triple-double, of these 10 assists, several of them are assists his former college teammate Harrell eat cake. Admittedly, this show is indeed perfect, but with the experience of the Wizards, whether Harrell can change his mind at Charlotte, I am afraid that time will really have to be proved.
As a second-round pick, Harrell, who is only 2.01 meters tall, can make himself to this level, it is indeed not easy, and the most brilliant period of his career is the 19-20 season with the Clippers, when he averaged a career-best 18.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, and successfully won the first best sixth person award of his career.
Harrell's performance on the court is indeed impeccable, but Harrell's character on the court really does not dare to compliment, in the playoff tour of the season that won the best sixth man, the Clippers stopped in the semifinals, and after the game, when all the Clippers were dejected, he blew a whistle when he left the game, it seemed that he did not take the game victory or defeat as a thing at all, after the end of the season, Harrell also left the Clippers, thus joining the Lakers, when the media exposed that the reason why he left the Clippers was that he was not accustomed to George and Leonard's special treatment. I thought that joining the Lakers would allow himself to be reborn, but unfortunately Harrell once again showed his own cancerous attributes, and while he saw his defensive weaknesses at a glance, he often expressed his dissatisfaction with coach Vogel off the court.
After being traded to the Wizards by the Lakers in the offseason, Harrell did not express his gratitude to the Lakers on social media like Pop and Kuzma, but instead thought that leaving Los Angeles was a relief, and this time the Wizards did not stay for a full season before being swept out, Harrell may really need to reflect on himself. Joining the Hornets this time, he expressed his gratitude for this hometown team, and hoped that he could seize this opportunity, otherwise after the end of this year's contract, Harrell, who is still self-contained, wants to make a fat contract for himself, which is basically impossible.