Corperryale L'Adorable "Manny" Harris is an American professional basketball player for Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League. He has previously played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is a former All-Big Ten Conference guard who played three seasons for the Michigan Wolverines.
Harris with the Cavaliers in 2011
Harris takes a jump shot vs. Ohio State in a 1989 Michigan Championship throwback uniform on January 17, 2009
Harris guarded by future Lakers and D-Fenders teammate Xavier Henry of the #1-ranked Kansas on December 19, 2009.
Harris drives against Utah on December 9, 2009.
The 2010 NBA draft was held on June 24, 2010, at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time, was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. This draft set a record with five players being drafted from the same school in the first round. The players were John Wall (first), DeMarcus Cousins (fifth), Patrick Patterson (fourteenth), Eric Bledsoe (eighteenth), and Daniel Orton (twenty-ninth), all from the University of Kentucky. This draft also marked the second time an NBA D-League player was drafted, with the first case coming in 2008.
John Wall was selected 1st by the Washington Wizards.
DeMarcus Cousins was selected 5th by the Sacramento Kings.
Gordon Hayward was selected 9th by the Utah Jazz.
Paul George was selected 10th by the Indiana Pacers.