BIOGRAPHY
Harry Giles was born on April 22, 1998, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is a forward in the NBA.
Giles is the son of Harry and Melissa Giles. He has one brother and three sisters. Giles's father Harry Giles II played both college basketball and football at Winston-Salem State University. Giles has been friends with Jayson Tatum since their High School years, often competing against each other on the AAU Circuit.
Giles attended the Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, North Carolina from his Freshman to Junior year. As a freshman, Giles averaged 12.5 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game after leading Wesleyan Christian to a 2013 NCISAA 3A State Championship alongside current Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Theo Pinson. During the 2014 summer, Giles participated in the Under Armour Elite 24 game in Brooklyn, New York, where he finished the game with 16 points and 11 rebounds and earned Co-MVP honors alongside Chase Jeter.
Before his senior season, Giles decided to attend and play for the high school basketball powerhouse Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. Giles dominated the majority of his high school career; however, his senior year ended with a torn ACL in his right knee. The injury occurred during his first scrimmage game with Oak Hill . Weeks later, Giles enrolled to (now defunct) Forest Trail Academy in Kernersville, North Carolina to take online courses to finish his senior year of high school while rehabbing from his knee injury. On November 6, 2015, Giles made his verbal commitment to attend Duke University and play for the Duke Blue Devils live on ESPN joining Fellow five-star 2016 recruits Tatum and Frank Jackson. He was selected to play in the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoop Summit but was unable due to injury.
On June 22, 2017, Giles was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 20th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft. His rights were later traded to the Sacramento Kings on Draft night. Giles would join the Kings for the 2018 NBA Summer League. On July 7, 2018 in his Vegas Summer League debut, Giles scored 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals in a loss against the Phoenix Suns. Before the start of the 2018-19 season, there were high expectations set for Giles and the Kings, which also mentioned Giles as a possible candidate for rookie of the year.
On November 22, 2020, Giles signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Giles competed for Team USA at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Greece. During the tournament, he finished third in points per game per 40 minutes, with an average of 26.4, second in offensive rebounding percentage, at 17.1%, and first in defensive rebounding percentage, at 28.7%. He was named to the All-Tournament Team.
