Sixers Waive Shaquille Harrison After Preseason Finale

The Sixers announced they have waived 28-year-old guard Shaquille Harrison on Saturday morning. Although they are moving onto the regular season without

Justin Grasso | Oct 16, 2021

Sixers Waive Shaquille Harrison After Preseason Finale /

The Sixers announced they have waived 28-year-old guard Shaquille Harrison on Saturday morning. Although they are moving onto the regular season without Harrison on the main roster, the organization isn't moving on from him entirely.

According to a team official, Harris is expected to join the Sixers' G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats, for the upcoming 2021-2022 G League season.

The addition of Harrison should be good for the Blue Coats, who are looking to have another strong season after clinching a spot in the playoffs last year and making their first championship appearance in team history.

Harrison brings veteran experience to the Sixers' G League squad. After going undrafted out of Tulsa in 2016, Harrison inked a deal with the Phoenix Suns and played with their G League affiliate, the Northern Arizona Suns.

After his rookie season, Harrison played in 23 games for the Suns' main roster. He averaged 6.6 points and 2.4 assists while shooting 48-percent from the field. Following his stint with the Suns' organization, Harrison moved on to play 73 games for the Chicago Bulls during the 2018-2019 season.

The next year, he played in another 43 games for the Bulls. Then over the last two years, Harrison had stints with the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets. While in Denver last year, Harrison appeared in 17 games during the regular season and averaged 4.4 minutes off the bench in nine of Denver's postseason matchups.

Now, he'll join the Delaware Blue Coats after spending the preseason with the Sixers.

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_.

Published Oct 16, 2021

JUSTIN GRASSO

Title: Credentialed writer/reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation Email: JustinGrasso32@Gmail.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: Reporting, insight, and analysis on the Sixers and the NBA Justin Grasso is a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoNBA