Washington Wizards: 30 greatest players in franchise history

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3 Apr 1997: Forward Harvey Grant of the Washington Bullets picks up a rebound as forward Tracy Murray of the Bullets watches during a game against the Chicago Bulls at the US Air Arena in Landover, Maryland. The Bullets won the game 110-102. Mandatory C /

Harvey Grant had a twin brother (Horace). Both identical twins were playing in the NBA at one point, giving the Morris Twins an early run for their money. Harvey Grant was drafted by the Bullets in the 1988 NBA Draft as the 12th overall pick out of the University of Oklahoma. His brother was drafted a year earlier, 10th overall, by the Chicago Bulls in the 1987 NBA Draft out of Clemson University.

The Bullets drafted Grant after seeing him put up 20.9 points and 9.4 rebounds during his senior year. His impact wasn’t felt right away, but by the 1990-91 season, he was producing 18.2 points, 7.2 rebounds (career-high) 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 to use him as an asset.

They decided to trade Grant in the 1993 offseason to the Portland Trail Blazers for Kevin Duckworth. Ironically, he was traded back to the Washington Bullets in the 1996 offseason for Mitchell Butler and Rasheed Wallace.

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. In seven seasons, he produced 10.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game across 508 appearances. Grant spent his final season in the league with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1998-99.

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