Devin Lamar Harris (born February 27, 1983) is an American former professional
basketball
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player. Harris attended the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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. Harris was selected with the fifth pick in the
2004 NBA draft
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by the
Washington Wizards
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.
Early life
Harris was born and raised in
Milwaukee
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,
Wisconsin
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; the son of Terry and Julie Harris. Throughout high school, Harris was a superior athlete and took up
basketball
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and
volleyball
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at
Wauwatosa East High School
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. He played volleyball for only one season, a season in which he gained all-conference honors, before he set that aside to focus on basketball. Harris was nagged by injuries after his
sophomore
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year of high school and was unable to participate in the summer basketball camps and tournaments that are ever important in the recruiting process.
Harris exploded his senior season at Wauwatosa East in 2001, setting school scoring records through an undefeated regular season. Harris was named Wisconsin's "Mr. Basketball" for 2001, edging out
Travis Diener
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of
Fond du Lac High School
Fond du Lac High School ("Fondy High") is a comprehensive public high school in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin administered by the Fond du Lac School District. Opened in 2001, the school replaced the former Goodrich High School, which was the city's hi ...
. Harris finally accepted an offer to play for
Dick Bennett
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at the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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. Bennett retired in the midst of the upcoming season and by the time Harris arrived on campus,
Bo Ryan
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was the head coach.
Harris's number 20 jersey was retired by Wauwatosa East at ceremonies held in 2007.
College career
In Harris's freshman season, the
2001–02 season, he was a starter on an unheralded team. The Badgers came into the season being predicted to finish as low as ninth in the
Big Ten Conference
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(which had eleven teams at the time). On a team led by seniors Charlie Wills and Travon Davis, the Badgers won an unexpected Big Ten Championship (shared with three other teams:
Indiana
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,
Illinois
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, and
Ohio State
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).
Harris's sophomore season was his "breakout" year. Harris, along with senior
Kirk Penney
Kirk Samuel Penney (born 23 November 1980) is a New Zealand professional basketball player. He played four years of college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers between 1999 and 2003, where he was twice named first-team all-conference and an al ...
and fellow sophomore
Mike Wilkinson, led the Badgers to their second consecutive Big Ten Championship, where he was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. In the
NCAA tournament, the Badgers reached the "Sweet 16". In the Sweet 16 game against
Kentucky
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, Harris showcased his skill before a national audience, despite an eventual Badger loss.
The
2003–04 season saw Harris establish himself as one of the top players in the nation. Harris was the leader on the team and was considered a "coach on the floor" by
Bo Ryan
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. He received Big Ten Player of the Year and the
Silver Basketball award, and was named a Second Team All-American. Harris decided to leave college early after his junior year to play in the
NBA
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.
NBA career
Draft day
Days prior to the draft, the
Washington Wizards
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and
Dallas Mavericks
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agreed to a deal that involved the Wizards' 5th overall pick going to the Mavs along with
Jerry Stackhouse
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and
Christian Laettner
Christian Donald Laettner (, ; born August 17, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. His college career for the Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded as one of the best in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) hi ...
in exchange for
Antawn Jamison
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. NBA rules prevented teams from trading draft picks for two consecutive years (in addition to trade kicker details in Laettner's contract) so the deal was momentarily delayed until the actual draft in which Washington selected Harris and subsequently traded him to the Mavericks to complete the deal. The Mavs' plan was to bring Harris along slowly under the tutelage of all-star point guard
Steve Nash but Nash ended up leaving the team through free agency and signing with the
Phoenix Suns
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.
Dallas Mavericks (2004–2008)
In Harris's rookie season, he averaged 5.7 points and 2.2 assist per game, but put up a
PER
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of 14.69. He ranked 2nd in the NBA in steals per 48 minutes at 3.15 (behind
Larry Hughes
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), and in November 2004 was named the Rookie of the Month. Although he started for much of the early portion of the season, his playing time dwindled as the season progressed.
Harris showed marked improvement in the early stages of the
2005–06 season, especially when it came to scoring; as a result, his minutes increased and he took more ball-handling responsibilities from
Jason Terry
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. He is known for his exceptional speed, earning comparisons to other NBA guards like the
Phoenix Suns
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'
Leandro Barbosa
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and his good friend, the
Miami Heat
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's
Dwyane Wade
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. He ended the year with averages of 9.9 points and 3.2 assists per game. He improved his jump-shot and his ability to split defenses and get to the rim. Midway through the year, he sustained a leg injury and missed most of the rest of the regular season. Harris returned for the
playoffs
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and played a huge role in toppling the Mavericks' longtime rivals, the
San Antonio Spurs
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. The Spurs had dominated the Mavs in recent playoff history, ending their playoff runs in 6 games in
2003
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and 5 games in
2001
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. Devin Harris and the Mavericks reached the 2006 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Miami Heat 4 games to 2.
In the
2006–07 season, Harris averaged 10.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game. After becoming the starting point guard for the Mavericks in the 2006–07 season, he helped lead the Mavericks to a team record of 67 wins in the regular season only to be upset by the eighth-seeded
Golden State Warriors
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in the
2007 playoffs. Halfway through the
2007–08 season, Harris was averaging career highs with 14.4 points per game and 5.4 assists per game. He was named a co-captain in 2007–08 along with
Dirk Nowitzki
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.
New Jersey Nets (2008–2011)
![Devin Harris Nets 2009 (cropped)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Devin_Harris_Nets_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg)
On February 19, 2008, he was traded to the
New Jersey Nets
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with
Keith Van Horn
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,
Trenton Hassell
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Hasse ...
,
DeSagana Diop
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Early life
Diop played soccer while growing up in Senegal. He began ...
,
Maurice Ager
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, $3 million cash and two first-round draft picks (2008, 2010) in exchange for
Jason Kidd
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,
Malik Allen
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Professional career
After four years at Villano ...
, and
Antoine Wright. In his Nets home game debut against the
Milwaukee Bucks
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, he posted 21 points and five assists in just under 21 minutes. Towards the end of the game he was treated to chants of "Dev-in Harris! Dev-in Harris!", and the first 5,000 attendees received Harris T-shirts in the Nets' next home game versus the
San Antonio Spurs
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.
[Harris makes presence felt in Nets debut](_blank)
/ref> After New Jersey missed the playoffs for the first time in 7 years, he expressed that he was not satisfied with the way he played toward the season's end and he said he would mainly need to work on his assertiveness on offense over the summer.
On November 7, 2008, Harris posted a career-high 38 points against All-Star Allen Iverson
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, who was making his debut with the Detroit Pistons
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. He later bettered that mark on November 30 with 47 points, including scoring 21 in both the first half and the fourth quarter, against the Suns
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in the Nets' first win in Phoenix
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since 1993. On December 19, in Dallas
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's first game at the Nets' Izod Center
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since the trade between the two teams, Harris put on a masterful performance posting 41 points and a season-high 13 assists in a blowout victory against his former team, while outplaying the player for whom he was essentially traded, Jason Kidd
Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as one of the greatest point guards ...
. Towards the end of the game, Nets fans were chanting "Thank you Cuban!" (Mavericks team owner Mark Cuban
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was sitting courtside). On January 29, 2009 Harris was named a reserve for the 2009 NBA All-Star Game. It was the first and only time Harris was named as an All-Star in his career. On February 23, 2009 in a game against the 76ers, Harris converted a half-court buzzer-beating 47-foot shot, known as "the Harris Heave," to win the game 98–96.
In a cost-cutting move, the Nets traded Vince Carter
Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. (born January 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who serves as a basketball analyst for ESPN. He primarily played the shooting guard and small forward positions, but occasionally played Powe ...
on the same day of the 2009 NBA draft
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, leaving Harris to assume the role of team captain. Harris was out for large portions of the season with shoulder and ankle injuries, including the team's infamous 0–18 start. His personal play, stats, and talent around him were well below the previous year but he managed to bring his averages back up to just under 17 points per game and 6 assists per game. In order to reduce his risk of injury, Harris took part in a weight training program during the summer of 2010 at Nets' head coach (and Harris's former head coach in Dallas) Avery Johnson
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's request. He managed to add 15 pounds of muscle and also worked on his defense with Tim Grover.
Utah Jazz (2011–2012)
On February 23, 2011, Harris was traded along with rookie Derrick Favors
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, two draft picks and $3 million cash to the Utah Jazz
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in exchange for Deron Williams
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.
Atlanta Hawks (2012–2013)
On July 11, 2012, Harris was traded to the Atlanta Hawks
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for Marvin Williams
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H ...
.
Return to Dallas (2013–2018)
In early July 2013, it was widely reported that Harris would return to his original team, the Dallas Mavericks
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. However, the deal was later rescinded after it was discovered that Harris required surgery for a toe injury. Despite the injury concerns, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban
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expressed his intention to reunite with Harris, stating that he'd be returning to the team following a restructured deal, and on July 31, Harris signed with the Mavericks to a one-year, $1.3 million contract.
On January 18, 2014, Harris made his season debut and scored six points in 17 minutes off the bench in the Mavericks' 127–111 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers
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. He played well off the bench for the Mavericks over the second half of the 2013–14 season, scoring a season-high 20 points on March 9 in a win over the Indiana Pacers
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. His performance off the bench during the Mavericks' first-round series loss to the San Antonio Spurs
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was impressive, scoring over 17 points in three of the series' seven games.
On July 17, 2014, Harris re-signed with the Mavericks to a four-year, $16.5 million contract. Harris entered the 2014–15 season as the team's wily veteran and was much healthier than he had been the previous year, and it showed. He missed just six games all season, providing a constant spark off the bench behind Rajon Rondo
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and Monta Ellis
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. In the team's fourth last game of the season on April 10, Harris scored a season-high 21 points against the Denver Nuggets
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. He went on to play in four of the Mavericks' five first-round playoff games against the Houston Rockets
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. His 2014 playoff form did not follow over to 2015, though, as he scored in double figures in just one game and shot 8-of-23 from the field in the 4–1 series loss.
Harris played in 40 of the team's first 46 games to begin the 2015–16 season, averaging 7.4 points per game off the bench. A left big toe strain suffered in late January forced him out of action for 10 games, returning to the line-up on February 21 against the Philadelphia 76ers
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.
On October 26, 2016, Harris was ruled out for the first three weeks of the 2016–17 season after he sprained his right big toe during preseason. He made his season debut on November 30, 2016 against the San Antonio Spurs after missing the first 16 games.
Denver Nuggets (2018)
On February 8, 2018, Harris was acquired by the Denver Nuggets
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in a three-team trade that also involved the Mavericks and the New York Knicks
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, in which Doug McDermott
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was sent to the Mavericks and Emmanuel Mudiay
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was sent to the Knicks. On March 6, 2018, in a 118–107 loss to the Mavericks, Harris reached 10,000 points for his career.
Third stint with Dallas (2018–2019)
On August 8, 2018, Harris signed with the Dallas Mavericks
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, returning to the franchise for a third stint. He missed 10 games early in the season with a left hamstring strain. On November 28, Harris led (Luka Doncic
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also scored 20 points) the Mavericks in scoring with a season high 20 points, in a 128–108 win over the Houston Rockets
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.
NBA career statistics
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New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
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New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
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New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
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New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
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, align="left" , Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
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Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
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, align="left" ,
, align="left" , Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
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, align="left" ,
, align="left" , Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
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Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
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, align="left" ,
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Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
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Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
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, style="text-align:left;",
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Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
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, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Denver
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
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, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
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, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" , Career
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Playoffs
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, align="left" , 2005
File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...
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Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
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, align="left" , 2006
File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...
, align="left" , Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
, 23 , , 15 , , 24.3 , , .480 , , .000 , , .703 , , 1.7 , , 2.2 , , .8 , , .1 , , 9.4
, -
, align="left" , 2007
File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...
, align="left" , Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
, 6 , , 6 , , 27.2 , , .492 , , .300 , , .737 , , 2.0 , , 5.0 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 13.2
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, align="left" , 2012
File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
, align="left" , Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
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, align="left" , 2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
, align="left" , Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
, 6 , , 6 , , 37.5 , , .365 , , .200 , , .680 , , 2.8 , , 3.7 , , 1.7 , , .2 , , 11.3
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, align="left" , 2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
, align="left" , Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
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, align="left" , 2015
File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...
, align="left" , Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
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, -
, align="left" , 2016
File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
, align="left" , Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
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, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" , Career
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Personal life
Harris reportedly owns over 400 pairs of sneakers. He credits former teammate Keyon Dooling
Keyon Latwae Dooling (born May 8, 1980) is an American retired professional basketball guard who is currently serving as a player development coach of the Utah Jazz in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born in Fort Lauderdale, F ...
with helping him improve his wardrobe so he could look "the part of an NBA star". Harris owns the Guinness World Record for "fastest man with a basketball," running the length of the court in 3.9 seconds. In 2009, Harris received the NBA's Community Assist Award for his work with his charitable foundation "34 Ways to Assist".
In 2013, Harris married former ''Fear Factor
''Fear Factor'' is an American stunt/ dare game show that first aired on NBC from 2001 to 2006 and was initially hosted by comedian and UFC commentator Joe Rogan. The show was adapted by Endemol USA from the original Dutch series titled ''Now or ...
'' contestant (2004) and Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother.
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Cyber Club model, Meghan Allen. They have 2 children.
In October 2017, Harris was granted leave from the Mavericks following the death of his brother.Devin Harris granted leave of absence after brother's death
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References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
All-American college men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Atlanta Hawks players
Basketball players from Milwaukee
Dallas Mavericks players
Denver Nuggets players
National Basketball Association All-Stars
New Jersey Nets players
Point guards
Shooting guards
Utah Jazz players
Washington Wizards draft picks
Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball players
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American people