Josh Hart

Joshua Aaron Hart (born March 6, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft as the 30th overall pick by the Utah Jazz before being traded on draft night to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Josh Hart
Hart in 2022
No. 3 New York Knicks
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-03-06) March 6, 1995
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school
  • Wheaton (Silver Spring, Maryland)
  • Sidwell Friends School
    (Washington, D.C.)
CollegeVillanova (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017: 1st round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career2017–present
Career history
20172019Los Angeles Lakers
2017→South Bay Lakers
20192022New Orleans Pelicans
20222023Portland Trail Blazers
2023–presentNew York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Hart played college basketball for Villanova. As a sophomore, Hart was named the Big East tournament most outstanding player. He was named a third-team All-American as a junior, when he helped lead the Wildcats to a national championship in 2016. As a senior in 2017, he was a consensus first-team All-American. He played two seasons for the Lakers before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019 in a package for Anthony Davis. Hart played three seasons with the Pelicans and was then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in 2022. He was traded to the New York Knicks in 2023.

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