Harris selected eighth overall in NBA D-League draft
Niagara Falls product set to join Maine Red Claws
Published: November 05, 2009, 7:54 pm
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Former Niagara Falls High School and Syracuse swingman Paul Harris was selected by the expansion Maine Red Claws in the first round with the No. 8 pick overall in Thursday's NBA Development League draft.
One of the best players ever produced by Western New York, Harris averaged 12 points and 8.1 rebounds per game as a junior at Syracuse and posted 28 career double-doubles. After the conclusion of the 2008-09 season, Harris declared himself eligible for the 2009 NBA draft but was not selected.
Harris played alongside former Niagara Falls and Syracuse teammate Jonny Flynn as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves' summer league team but was not being offered a spot on the team's preseason roster.
The Utah Jazz invited Harris to attend its preseason training camp but Harris suffered a sprained ankle the week before camp began and didn't heal in time to participate. He was waived by the Jazz late last month.
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