{"id":17534,"date":"2020-06-29T21:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T18:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bruce-pearl-thinks-jared-harper-can-be-a-steal-for-the-knicks\/"},"modified":"2020-06-29T21:06:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T18:06:00","slug":"bruce-pearl-thinks-jared-harper-can-be-a-steal-for-the-knicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bruce-pearl-thinks-jared-harper-can-be-a-steal-for-the-knicks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bruce Pearl thinks Jared Harper can be a steal for the Knicks"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Bruce Pearl thinks Jared Harper can be a steal for the Knicks<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n If the Knicks didn\u2019t move up in last year\u2019s second round to select Ignas Brazdeikis at No. 47, speedy point guard Jared Harper may have wound up a Knick.<\/p>\n

Auburn\u2019s esteemed coach Bruce Pearl told The Post Harper was heavily on the Knicks\u2019 radar at No. 55 in the 2019 draft.<\/p>\n

The Knicks got Harper anyway \u2013 a year later \u2013 claiming him off waivers last week during the COVID-19-inspired transaction window.<\/p>\n

After leading Auburn to The Final Four as a junior, the 5-11, 175-pounder went undrafted in 2019. Harper signed with Phoenix on a two-way contract and spent most of the season in the G League.<\/p>\n

\u201cI talked to a number of Knicks scouts when Jared was here at Auburn,\u201d Pearl told The Post. \u201cThey had a lot of interest in him when we were making the run to The Final Four. They were one of the teams he thought he\u2019d play for in the summer league.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Knicks\u2019 priority in the rescheduled Oct. 15 draft has been a scoring point guard \u2013 and that\u2019s Harper. If the 22-year-old from Mableton, Ga. stayed his senior year, Pearl said he\u2019d have been viewed highly in the draft.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Jared was a senior he would\u2019ve absolutely, without question, been drafted in the first round this year,\u201d Pearl said. \u201cThey\u2019re getting a first-round talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

The way the transaction format works, the Knicks own Harper\u2019s rights until the altered free agency begins Oct. 19. Until then, the Knicks hope to work with Harper either in the potential NBA-sponsored OTAs or with a new coaching staff in individual workouts.<\/p>\n

Pearl believes Harper will be on the Knicks\u2019 15-man roster next season \u2013 not just on a two-way G League contract. Harper will have the option of signing anywhere.<\/p>\n

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Jared Harper and Bruce Pearl during the 2018 NCAA Tournament.<\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI think he actually will decide to sign with the Knicks because he sees the opportunity,\u201d Pearl said. \u201cEven if they get (LaMelo) Ball in the draft, he would complement them really well. Those guys can score as well as run a team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think he needs another G League season. If you want fast, if you want someone who can pull up (for a jumper) as soon as he crosses the eight-second line and you\u2019re willing to let him score? He\u2019s really hard to guard and he can play-make.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harper played just three game<\/a>s with the Suns. Instead, he was the star for Northern Arizona, averaging 20.8 points (seventh in the G League), 5.7 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 29 minutes. He ranked second in the league in usage percentage (30%).<\/p>\n

Defense at his size may make or break Harper\u2019s NBA career.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re the smallest guy on the floor, you have to have an edge,\u201d Pearl said. \u201cHe\u2019s got an edge Isiah (Thomas) had and Muggsy Bogues had. He\u2019s got a toughness to him defensively.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou can try to go down there and post him up. The challenge is his size. He\u2019s got really long arms and he\u2019s really tough. He\u2019s hard to take advantage of. He knows how to use his quick feet. He\u2019ll make plays defensively.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pearl isn\u2019t worried about his scoring prowess. His memory of Harper dates to when he dominated the Nike showcase known as The Peach Jam entering his junior year of high school. Harper shared MVP honors with 2018 lottery pick Wendell Carter.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got great range, really dangerous on pull-ups, negotiates the ball-screen really well,\u201d Pearl said. \u201cI would say the ability to finish in the lane against that next-level size will be his greatest challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sources say Harper is a quiet sort. \u201cHe\u2019s not quiet on the court,\u201d Pearl said. \u201cA point guard has to communicate. He\u2019s very thoughtful and intelligent. But he lets his game do the talking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pearl has been talking to the Knicks, but not recently about Harper. The Tigers coasted this season to a 25-6 record before the SEC tournament was shut down in March and boast a top-10 lottery pick, small forward Isaac Okoro.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve done their homework on him,\u201d Pearl said. \u201cI didn\u2019t get a read on it but they\u2019ve done their due diligence.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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