NBA Free Agency: 4 potential landing spots for Harry Giles
By Nick Alvarez
Harry Giles’ potential NBA free agency landing spot No. 1: Boston Celtics
Boston is another place that could emerge as an ideal spot to get Harry Giles and grow him into a dynamic big.
If you need a coach for player development, then look no further than Brad Stevens. During his tenure in Boston, Stevens has grown players into valuable roles getting some of the best production out of big-men like Amir Johnson, Kelly Olynyk, and Al Horford.
Stevens should be able to bring that same impact to Giles. In the Celtics’ system, Giles would be reunited with his former college teammate Jayson Tatum and his focus would simply be on making winning plays.
With the team’s player development and Stevens’ coaching, he would refine his rough edges. He would come up and set screens, shoot on easy open looks, and in the post, he would be great.
Imagine having Giles and his passing acumen hitting Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum on easy cuts.
On defense, Giles can grow as well; Giles has shown the potential to guard multiple positions, and the Celtics’ defensive philosophies should only foster growth in that potential. If not, his defensive deficiencies can be covered pretty well with the Celtics’ team defense strategies and the other defensive talent on the court, much like the team has done this year with Enes Kanter.
Boston is also central to a lot of leading medical professionals and the Celtics do a lot to tap into the medical talent around them, meaning Giles would have an area where he can stay healthy.
At his floor in Boston, Giles is a slight upgrade over Enes Kanter and adds to their youthful core, but if Brad Stevens can bring him to his ceiling than Giles can be similar to Al Horford and provide impact to a championship contender.