Washington Wizards: 15 best draft picks of all-time

Juwan Howard, Washington Wizards. Mandatory Credit: Ezra O. Shaw/Allsport
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Harvey Grant, Washington Bullets
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You’re not seeing double, pictured above are Harvey (left) and Horace (right) Grant. Both identical twins were playing in the NBA at one point. that’s right the Morris twins aren’t the first. Harvey Grant was drafted by the Bullets in the 1988 NBA Draft as the 12th overall pick. His brother was drafted a year earlier, 10th overall, by the Chicago Bulls in the 1987 NBA Draft.

The Bullets drafted Grant from the University of Oklahoma after he put up 20.9 points and 9.4 rebounds in his senior year. He wasn’t an instant contributor right away but by the 1990-91 season, Grant was averaging 18.2 points, a career-high 7.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.

The 6-foot-8 power forward produced a career-high 18.6 points per game in 1992-93 and the Washington front office had seen enough. They decided to trade Grant in the offseason to the Portland Trail Blazers for Kevin Duckworth.

He was ironically traded back to the Washington Bullets in the 1996 offseason for Mitchell Butler and Rasheed Wallace. Along with being a member of the Bullets and Trail Blazers, Grant also spent a season with the Philadelphia 76ers.

The most productive years of Grant’s career came as a member of the Bullets. He scored a career-high 41 points, albeit in a loss to the Charlotte Hornets, back on Dec. 19, 1992. Grant was 16-of-23 (69.5 percent) from the floor in the game.

Now, he cheers on his sons, Jerami and Jerian Grant who are currently in the NBA. Jerami Grant plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder while Jerian plays for the Bulls.