Al Harrington's Brief Stint With Orlando Magic Likely To End

Al Harrington may have played his final game with the Orlando Magic. If that’s the case, it’s been a memorable career for the 14-year NBA veteran.

Harrington had to endure a serious knee injury this season, and there’s wide speculation he could be bought out since he has only a partially guaranteed contract.

He made the jump from high school in 1998 to the NBA and struggled early before averaging 13.1 points a game by his fourth season. It was then that he suffered his first major knee injury.

But with the Magic in the post-Dwight Howard era missing the playoffs for the first time in seven years, the focus is on a youth movement which is likely to leave Harrington behind.

Harrington did not play since March 15. He appeared in only 10 games with an average of 11.9 minutes, 5.1 points and 2.7 rebounds a game. That’s a far cry from a career in which he’s started most of half his games with 29.0 minutes, 13.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per outing. His career shooting mark is 44.5 percent from the floor, but it was just 35.1 percent this year. He didn’t start playing until late February, and his best game was 18 minutes against the  New Orleans Hornets when he scored 10 points and had five rebounds.

He played for five different teams prior to coming to the Magic in an off-season trade. He never was able to show much for the Magic and chances are likely he won’t before finding himself with a new team.

Harrington averaged 14.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for the Denver Nuggets last season. His knee injury set him back again this season. If he recovers from that, he could have quite the career with some franchise. But don’t expect it to be with the Magic.