Devin Harris is a well-known basketball player of American origin, famous for his current participation with the Dallas mavericks of the National Basketball Association.
Devin Lamar Harris was born on February 27, 1983 in the city of Wauwatosa, located in the state of Wisconsin, United States.
On the field of play he performs as Point Guard or, depending on the encounter, Shooting Guard. He usually wears shirt number 34 with a maximum height of 1.91 meters. It weighs approximately 84 kilograms.
Despite being born in Wauwatosa, grew up in Milwaukee with his parents Terry Y Julie Harris, his older brother Bruce and his younger sister Tanisha.
Throughout his high school education, the enormous capacity he had as an athlete was clearly visible. He stood out especially in volleyball and basketball in the Wauwatosa East High School.
After receiving honors in volleyball, he began to practice basketball more seriously, until it ended up displacing the other sport. Unfortunately a series of injuries forced him to miss the summer games, an integral part of the sporting future.
Even so, during his last year in high school he managed to score both personal and institutional records, for which he ended up being “Mr. Basketball 2001” in the state of Wisconsin.
With such aptitude for sport, the invitation of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Do not be late. There he opted for a career in sociology.
During his first season with the team, in 2001-2002, became the favorite of the people and undisputed starter, since there were no great players that stood out there.
The Badgers They were one of the worst teams in the league of the NCAA. Despite this and having all the criticism against them, they managed to win the regional championship.
During his second year with the institution, Harris stood out even more, as he practically only led the team to the second consecutive regional.
Arrival of the season 2003-04 received his well-deserved awards and accolades for being one of the best college players in the nation and chose to drop his education to enter the NBA.
A few days before the NBA draft the Mavericks they negotiated with the Washington Wizards who chose it to be sold immediately to the Dallas team.
The idea of the Mavericks was to be able to take Harris to be one of the best in the league under the tutelage of Steve Nash. Regrettably, Nash decided to leave Dallas as a free agent and ended up signing with the Phoenix suns.
Despite having been a starter for much of the season, his playing minutes were somewhat scarce. He averaged a respectable 5.7 points and 2.2 assists per game.
In addition to this, the change of coaches that occurred between Don nelson Y Avery johnson it relegated him even further to the role of a rookie player.
Despite this, the season 2005-06 it was much more fortuitous for Harris, showing that his speed and low weight could be tremendously exploited on the field of play.
His ability to take players with him to be marked and later to go off the mark and score with jumps positioned him better in the team for which he received more responsibilities.
An unfortunate injury caused him to be away from the courts for half the season, but he was able to return to fight and beat the San antonio spurs during the Playoffs.
In the season 2006-07 his averages were increased in good measure to 10.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.