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Montrezl Harrell

Montrezl Dashay Harrell is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals. As a freshman, Harrell was a key reserve on their 2013 national championship team, and he received the Karl Malone Award as the top power forward in the nation as a junior in 2015. He was selected with the 32nd overall pick by the Houston Rockets in the 2015 NBA draft. He was traded to the Clippers in 2017. High school career Harrell, a 6'8" power forward from Tarboro, North Carolina, starred at North Edgecombe High School before prepping for a year at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia. There he led the team to a 38–1 record while averaging 25.2 points and 13.6 rebounds per game. Originally Harrell committed to play college basketball for coach Seth Greenberg at Virginia Tech, but after Greenberg was fired, Harrell was released from his commitment and chose Louisville. College career As a freshman, Harrell backed up power forward Chane Behanan, averaging 5.7 points and 3.6 rebounds in 16.2 minutes per game. He played his best at the end of the season, scoring 20 points in the Cardinals' Big East Conference championship victory over Syracuse. In his reserve role, Harrell helped the Cardinals win the 2013 NCAA championship to cap his freshman season. With Gorgui Dieng's departure for the 2013 NBA draft, Harrell received recognition in the offseason leading to his sophomore year as one of the top returning players in the country. The Sporting News selected Harrell to the preseason All-America third team in its 2013–14 college basketball preview magazine. Harrell decided to stay for his junior season instead of opting for the NBA. In the 2014–15 season, Harrell averaged 15.7 points and 9.2 rebounds per game and received the Karl Malone Award for the nation's top power forward. Professional career On June 25, 2015, Harrell was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 32nd overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. On September 19, 2015, he signed a three-year deal with the Rockets. He made his debut for the Rockets in the team's season opener against the Denver Nuggets on October 28, recording eight points and three rebounds in a 105–85 loss. Two days later, he scored 17 points in a loss to the Golden State Warriors. On November 13, he made his first career start, scoring five points in just under 13 minutes of action, as the Rockets were defeated.

 

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