Devin Harris is a professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets in the National Basketball Association.http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=2382 Harris was the fifth overall selection in the 2004 NBA Draft by the [[Dallas Mavericks],] after playing three years with the University of Wisconsin Badgers, where he averaged 14.8 points, 3.1 assists and 1.7 steals during his collegiate career.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=5216 Harris was a 2004 AP All-America Second Team member while averaging 19.5 points, 4.4 assists and 1.8 steals his junior and final season with the Badgers.http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/harride01.html In his NBA rookie season, Harris played 76 games, of which he started 19, and averaged 5.7 points, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steal in 15.4 minutes per game.http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/harride01.html
Harris played three-and-a-half total seasons with the Mavericks, before being traded to the New Jersey Nets on February 19, 2008.http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Harris_trade_release_2_19_08.html He was traded with Desagana Diop, Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager, Keith Van Horn and cash considerations for Jason Kidd, Antoine Wright and Malik Allen. Harris averaged 15.4 points, 1.4 steals and 6.5 assists in 25 games with the Nets the rest of the 2007-08 season. The following season, Harris was selected to the NBA All-Star Game and averaged 21.3 points, 6.9 assists and 1.7 steals in 69 games.http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/harride01.html Harris has never played a full 82-game season in his career.http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/harride01.html
NBA Career Highlights
2009-10 Season
In 64 games, Harris averaged 16.9 points, 6.6 assists and 1.2 assists for the 12-70 New Jersey Nets. He scored 20+ points 20 times and had 10+ assists seven times during the season. Harris' highest scoring effort happened against the New York Knicks on March 6, 2010 when he scored 31 points.http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3822/gamelog;_ylt=AneYW2e.z5cffVCQy1TH2ZX3PKB4?year=2009
2008-09 Season
Harris was selected for the Eastern Conference NBA All-Star team, averaging 21.8 points, 6.5 assists and 1.6 steals in 47 games before the NBA All-Star Game.http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3822/splits?year=2008&type=Fielding He scored a career-high 47 points on November 30, 2008 versus the Phoenix Suns.
2007-08 Season
In 39 games with the Dallas Mavericks before being traded to the Nets, Harris averaged 14.4 points, 5.3 assists and 1.4 steals.http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3822/career;_ylt=AvQdEmMKdls0Dfe03NmSilL3PKB4 His best scoring game came as a Net versus the Indiana Pacers on March 28, 2008 as he scored 27 points.http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3822/gamelog;_ylt=AvFxK8hA3w2gOZ8V.n2kLmz3PKB4?year=2007
2006-07 Season
Harris played 80 games in his third NBA season, which is the most games he's played in a season. He averaged 10.2 points, 3.7 assists and 1.2 steals.http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3822/career;_ylt=AvQdEmMKdls0Dfe03NmSilL3PKB4 He started 61 games and averaged 10.4 points, 3.9 assists and 1.3 steals as a starter.http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3822/splits?year=2006&type=Fielding
2005-06 Season
In 56 games, Harris averaged 9.9 points, 3.2 assists and 1.0 steals.http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3822/career;_ylt=AvQdEmMKdls0Dfe03NmSilL3PKB4 His best month came in December 2005 when he averaged 13.3 points, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals in 28.5 minutes per game.http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3822/splits?year=2005&type=Fielding
2004-05 Season
In his rookie season, Harris played in 76 games, starting 19 of them when he averaged 7.7 points, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals in 21.3 minutes per game. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3822/splits?year=2004&type=Fielding His highest scoring game came versus the New Orleans Saints on March 21, 2005 when he scored 17 points.
Devin Harris Mix
This video of NBA All-Star and New Jersey Nets point guard, Devin Harris, begins with him intermingling with fans and teammates. It then transitions to him playing against the player he was traded for from the Dallas Mavericks, Jason Kidd. Various highlights of Harris penetrating to the rim, throwing alley-oops, dunking and hitting jumpers follow.
