

Once Harrell’s all the way back up to full speed, anyway. His return provides balance to the second unit and fills out the frontcourt rotation, and gives Doc Rivers his full complement of options to mix and match lineups, whether to set the terms of engagement or to short-circuit what’s working best for the opposition. He remained super efficient and effective in a larger offensive role, improved as a rim protector, and continued to serve as a charge-taking, loose-ball-corralling hustle merchant who gives L.A.’s non-glamour team its snarl. After emerging last season as one of the league’s top reserves, finishing third in Sixth Man voting, Harrell cemented himself as a top choice for this season’s award- on my ballot, at least. Harrell was in the midst of a career season when the coronavirus shut down the NBA in March, averaging 18.6 points and 7.1 rebounds in 27.8 minutes per game, all career highs. “With some things on his mind, I feel sorry for the other guys on the other team.” “He’s back, ready to work,” Clippers guard and fellow Sixth Man of the Year award finalist Lou Williams told reporters this week. The 26-year-old big man returned to the Orlando campus on August 10, at which point he began a quarantine. Harrell was granted an excused absence on July 17 to tend to his sick grandmother he announced on July 31 that she had died. Ace reserve Montrezl Harrell is expected to clear quarantine that day, and “will be eligible to be activated for Game 1 against Dallas,” according to ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk. Trez Will be Back for the Playoffs, but Without Any Lead Timeĭan Devine : The Clippers should have some reinforcements when they open their first-round series against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.

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