Education
Grant attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland where as a senior in 2011-2012, he averaged 12.5 points in 23 games.
Grant attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland where as a senior in 2011-2012, he averaged 12.5 points in 23 games.
He played college basketball for Syracuse University. Considered a four-star recruit by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.com, Grant was listed as the Number. 11 power forward and the Number.
37 player in the nation in 2012.
Grant averaged 12.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 31.4 minutes per game in 2013-2014 while shooting 49.6% from the floor. He also scored in double figures in 24 of 32 games played and posted 19 points three times.
In April 2014, Grant declared for the National Basketball Association draft, foregoing his final two years of college eligibility. Philadelphia 76ers (2014–present)
On June 26, 2014, Grant was selected with the 39th overall pick in the 2014 National Basketball Association draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, and joined the team for the 2014 National Basketball Association Summer League.
On September 29, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with the 76ers.
On January 21, 2015, he recorded four points and eight blocks in a loss to the New York Knicks. The eight blocks were the most in a game for a 76er since Samuel Dalembert had nine on December 12, 2007, and the most by a 76ers" rookie since Shawn Bradley had nine on January 17, 1994. On February 2, he had a season-best game with 18 points and 7 rebounds in a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In July 2015, Grant re-joined the 76ers for the 2015 National Basketball Association Summer League.
On November 11, 2015, he recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to the Toronto Raptors. Grant is the son of Harvey and Beverly Grant, and has three brothers: Jerai, Jerian and Jaelin.
Harvey played college basketball at Clemson and Oklahoma, and was the 12th overall pick in the 1988 National Basketball Association draft, going on to play for 11 years in the National Basketball Association with Washington (Bullets and Wizards), Portland and Philadelphia.