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Golden State Warriors: Breaking down the signing of Andrew Harrison

By Justin Fried

ˆNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DECEMBER 16: Andrew Harrison #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts after a foul was called on him during the game agains the Miami Heat at the Smoothie King Center on December 16, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
ˆNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DECEMBER 16: Andrew Harrison #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts after a foul was called on him during the game agains the Miami Heat at the Smoothie King Center on December 16, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /
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The Golden State Warriors have signed NBA castoff Andrew Harrison to a training camp contract. Here is everything you need to know about the late-August signing.

The Golden State Warriors will likely kick-off training camp next month and the team will do so with an abundance of new faces on the roster.

After an offseason of turnover, the Warriors’ roster looks completely different than it did last season. Sure there are a number of returning core players such as Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Kevon Looney, but much of their supporting cast has been revamped.

D’Angelo Russell and Willie Cauley-Stein are two new names that are expected to start in 2019 while the likes of Glenn Robinson III, Alec Burks, Jordan Poole, Eric Paschall, and Omari Spellman could all see minutes as a part of the rotation.

In short, it will be a new-look Warriors team even with some of the franchise’s cornerstones returning.

At the moment, the Warriors have 14 players signed under contract plus two players signed to two-way deals. But with training camp approaching, the team made sure to sign a few more players to Exhibit-10 contracts in order to fill out the fall roster.

The most notable of those players that were signed was former University of Kentucky standout Andrew Harrison.

Harrison was at one time one of the most highly-touted prospects in all of high school basketball. Along with his twin brother Aaron, Harrison was a consensus top-five prospect in the high school class of 2013 aside the likes of Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, and Julius Randle.

Unfortunately, neither of the Harrison twins would match the heights of their adversaries.

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Aaron Harrison would go undrafted after spending two years at Kentucky. The 6-foot-6 shooting guard would play in just 35 career NBA games before finding himself out of the league altogether. He currently plays basketball overseas in Turkey.

Andrew Harrison, on the other hand, would find a bit more success as after two seasons with the Wildcats, the 6-foot-6 point guard would be selected in the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns.

His draft rights were soon traded to the Memphis Grizzlies — the team he would find his most success with. Harrison would spend two seasons with the Grizzlies serving as a regular bench contributor.

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In fact, he would even get a chance at a starting role during the 2017-18 season when he started 46 of the 56 games he played. Unfortunately, his increased playing time would be short-lived as he would end up playing just one more game in Memphis.

Harrison would bounce around with three different teams last season before finishing out the year overseas in Russia. But now back with the Warriors, Harrison is being given another chance at redemption.

His career obviously hasn’t gone the way that he and so many others had expected. But at just 24-years-old, there could be some potential left untapped. After all, he was so highly-regarded at one point for a reason.

The Warriors technically have one final roster spot open but with their basically non-existent cap space, it would be difficult to even find room for Harrison on the roster.

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Alfonzo McKinnie is the only player with a non-guaranteed salary but it’s unlikely the Warriors move him in favor of Harrison, especially with the team’s guard depth. Golden State could also look to trade a player to make room but again, this is unlikely.

Perhaps Harrison’s best shot at earning a roster spot would be to perform well in training camp and take one of the team’s two two-way contract spots. The two players currently signed to two-way deals are Ky Bowman and Damion Lee — both guards, so the competition should be fierce.

If Harrison could perform better than either of the two aforementioned players, a two-way deal could be his ticket to actual playing time with the Warriors this season.

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At the very least, he’s been given a chance at redemption. And it should be interesting to see his road to vindication unfold this fall.

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