Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer has taken notice of the play of Kentucky’s Aaron Harrison for the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA Summer League.
It sounds like Aaron has a great shot of sticking in Charlotte.
Aaron Harrison sure looks like a keeper based on what he has done so far at the Orlando summer league.
Harrison, a 6-6 guard out of Kentucky, went undrafted last month. The Charlotte Hornets added him to their summer-league roster and based on his performance in the first two games, plenty of teams missed by not selecting Harrison among the draft’s 60 picks.
Harrison started Sunday’s 79-75 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. He finished the game with 16 points, eight assists and four rebounds. He got to the rim with ease off pick-and-rolls and nearly brought the Hornets all the way back from what had been a 19-point deficit.
The Hornets need a third point guard. If Harrison continues to play as he is in Orlando, it would make great sense to bring him to training camp in October.
Hornets associate head coach Patrick Ewing, who is in charge of the summer-league team, said after Saturday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder that he wanted Harrison to be more aggressive both offensively and defensively and to share the ball more. He did all of that Sunday.
“He played a pretty good game; he attacked,” Ewing said. “There were a couple of times when I thought he should have kicked it back to Frank (Kaminsky). But overall he did a pretty good job.”
Harrison and Kaminsky looked quite effective in the high pick-and-roll. That sets up Kaminsky as a jump-shooter, and Harrison’s drives to the rim.
“He’s been able to get to the rim, get some shots off ball screens or kick it back to me,” Kaminsky said. “I like playing with people who like playing off screens. He’s definitely one of them.”
Aaron had more to deal with recently in the Summer League when he played the Memphis Grizzlies and his brother Andrew.
Andrew gave him a big push during the contest.
Nothing like brotherly love.
