Al Harrington

infobox NBA Player
name = Al Harrington

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caption = Al Harrington warming up before a Warriors/Lakers game on March 23, 2008
nickname = Al
league = NBA
team = Golden State Warriors
number = 3
position = Forward/center
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9
weight_lbs = 250
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1980|2|17
birth_place =Orange, New Jersey
college = None
draft = 25th overall
draft_year = 1998
draft_team = Indiana Pacers
career_start = 1998
former_teams = Indiana Pacers (1998-2004; 2006-2007)
Atlanta Hawks (2004-2006)
awards = 1998 Naismith Prep Player of the Year

Albert (Al) Harrington (born February 17 1980 in Orange, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the NBA's Golden State Warriors. The forward/center stands six-feet nine-inches (2.06 m), weighing 250 pounds (113 kg).

Biography

Early life

Harrington grew up in Orange, New Jersey and played high school basketball at St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he was selected as player of the year by "USA Today". [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1998/draft/players/al.harrington.html Al Harrington 1998 NBA Draft profile] . CNN/ "Sports Illustrated". Accessed July 24, 2007.] [ [http://www.insidehoops.com/harrington-jackson-071504.shtml "Al Harrington traded for Stephen Jackson"] , Inside Hoops, July 15, 2004. Accessed June 4, 2008. "A 6-9 forward from Orange, New Jersey, Harrington prepped at St. Patrick's High in Elizabeth, NJ and he was the first player ever drafted from the high school ranks by the Pacers."]

Indiana Pacers

At only 18 years of age, he was selected by the Pacers with the 25th pick of the 1998 NBA Draft, and spent six seasons with them, primarily coming off the bench. Harrington really began to come into his own in the 2001-02 season, in which he averaged 13.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, but his season came to an end in a game against the Boston Celtics when he suffered a knee injury that forced him to miss the final 38 games of the season.

He made a comeback in the 2002-03 season, becoming the only Pacer to play in all 82 games that year. He averaged 12.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while starting in 37 games. The following season, he boosted his averages slightly to 13.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, and finished second in voting for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award. He was an integral part of the Pacers' first run to the Eastern Conference Finals since 2000.

Atlanta Hawks

On July 15, 2004, Harrington was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Stephen Jackson, whom he would later be traded with to Golden State. Harrington finally became a nightly starter, but the Hawks did not fare as successfully as the Pacers did after his departure.

Second run with Pacers

After the 2005-06 NBA season he became a free agent. It was reported that the Indiana Pacers and the Golden State Warriors were suitors. It was originally expected that the Indiana Pacers would acquire him in a sign-and-trade deal, but Harrington fired his agent, [cite news |title=Report: Harrington fires agent; trade in jeopardy? |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2536841 |work=ESPN.com |date=August 2, 2006] which did not guarantee that the deal would be completed. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2544296 ESPN - Tellem says Harrington ready for new offers - NBA ] ] On August 22, the deal was finally completed, with the Hawks receiving a 2007 first-round draft pick. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2557921 ESPN - Pacers get Harrington from Hawks for first-round pick - NBA ] ] For the 2006-07 season with the Pacers, Harrington wore jersey #32 because his first choice #3 was worn by teammate Šarūnas Jasikevičius (saying it stands for "number three, and it's my second time around"). [ [http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/harrington_transcript_060824.html PACERS: Harrington All Smiles Upon Return To Pacers ] ]

Golden State Warriors

On January 17, 2007, Harrington was dealt to the Golden State Warriors along with teammates Stephen Jackson, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, and Josh Powell for Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, Ike Diogu, and Keith McLeod. [cite web |url=http://www.mopsquad.com/artman2/publish/Indiana_Pacers_72/Pacers_Warriors_announce_8-player_deal.htm |title=Pacers, Warriors announce 8-player deal |publisher=Associated Press |date=2007-01-17 |accessdate = 2007-12-23]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

-
align="left" | 1998–99
align="left" | Indiana
21 || 0 || 7.6 || .321 || .000 || .600 || 1.9 || .2 || .2 || .1 || 2.1
-
align="left" | 1999–00
align="left" | Indiana
50 || 0 || 17.1 || .458 || .235 || .703 || 3.2 || .8 || .5 || .2 || 6.6
-
align="left" | 2000–01
align="left" | Indiana
78 || 38 || 24.3 || .444 || .143 || .656 || 4.9 || 1.7 || .8 || .2 || 7.5
-
align="left" | 2001–02
align="left" | Indiana
44 || 1 || 29.8 || .475 || .333 || .799 || 6.3 || 1.2 || .9 || .5 || 13.1
-
align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | Indiana
82 || 37 || 30.1 || .434 || .283 || .770 || 6.2 || 1.5 || .9 || .4 || 12.2
-
align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Indiana
79 || 15 || 30.9 || .463 || .273 || .734 || 6.4 || 1.7 || 1.0 || .3 || 13.3
-
align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Atlanta
66 || 66 || 38.6 || .459 || .216 || .672 || 7.0 || 3.2 || 1.3 || .2 || 17.5
-
align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Atlanta
76 || 76 || 36.6 || .452 || .346 || .694 || 6.9 || 3.1 || 1.1 || .2 || 18.6
-
align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Indiana
36 || 36 || 33.6 || .458 || .458 || .713 || 6.3 || 1.4 || .7 || .3 || 15.9
-
align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Golden State
42 || 42 || 32.3 || .456 || .417 || .681 || 6.4 || 2.3 || .9 || .3 || 17.0
-
align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Golden State
81 || 59 || 27.0 || .434 || .375 || .774 || 5.4 || 1.6 || .9 || .2 || 13.6
-
align="left" | Career
align="left" |
655 || 370 || 29.3 || .451 || .357 || .717 || 5.8 || 1.8 || .9 || .2 || 13.0
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Playoffs

-
align="left" | 2000–01
align="left" | Indiana
3 || 0 || 13.3 || .154 || .000 || .500 || 1.3 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || 1.7
-
align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | Indiana
6 || 0 || 17.2 || .212 || .000 || .667 || 3.7 || .8 || 1.0 || .5 || 3.0
-
align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Indiana
16 || 2 || 26.7 || .429 || .400 || .545 || 6.4 || .8 || 1.4 || .6 || 9.5
-
align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Golden State
11 || 5 || 23.8 || .398 || .395 || .633 || 4.6 || .5 || .4 || .6 || 10.2
-
align="left" | Career
align="left" |
36 || 7 || 23.1 || .380 || .347 || .581 || 5.0 || .7 || .9 || .5 || 8.0
###@@@KEYEND@@@###

References

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/al_harrington/ NBA.com Profile - Al Harrington]
* [http://www.alharrington3.com/ Al Harrington's web site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/official_alharrington Al Harrington's MySpace]