Al Harrington is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on February 17, 1980 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. He was involved in a trade with Stephen Jackson twice: they were traded for each other in 2004 and then they were packaged together and traded to the Golden State Warriors in January, 2007.
At only 18 years of age, Harrington was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 25th overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, and spent six seasons with them, primarily coming off the bench. Harrington really began to come into his own in the 2001–02 season, in which he averaged 13.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, but his season came to an end in a game against the Boston Celtics when he suffered a knee injury that forced him to miss the final 38 games of the season.
Born in Orange, New Jersey, Harrington grew up in Roselle, New Jersey and played high school basketball at St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He was named both Gatorade and USA Today’s National Player of the Year, as well as a 1998 McDonald’s High School All-American after his senior season.
He grew up in Orange, New Jersey.
He finished 2003-04 with the Pacers averaging 13 points and 6 rebounds per game, coming in second in the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year voting.
Albert Harrington (born February 17, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. Selected with the 25th overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, Harrington played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards. He also spent a short stint with the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
