Tobias Harris Returns to Philadephia 76ers in Wild Free Agency
In possibly the wildest Free Agency the NBA has ever seen, a familiar face is coming back to the City of Brotherly Love. Tobias Harris signed a 5-year $180 million contract with the 76ers. Harris was acquired by the Sixers one day before the trade deadline this season from the Los Angeles Clippers on February 6th.
Harris had a breakout year this year with the Clippers before being traded to the Sixers. In eight seasons in the NBA, Harris has improved his points per game every season except for one. This year he had his first season scoring above 20 points per game, while also doing it at a career-high 48.7% from the field.
Contract
For an eight-year NBA veteran, Tobias Harris is extremely young at just 26 years old. For comparison, Joel Embiid has played three seasons and he is 25 years old, just one year younger than Harris. This is good news for the 76ers because Harris will still be in or at the end of his prime by the time his contract expires when he is 31 years old.
There is no need to worry about Harris no longer being effective at the end of his contract. All-stars from this year such as; Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Kyle Lowry, and LaMarcus Aldridge are all between the ages of 30-33.
New Role
With Jimmy Butler and J.J. Redick no longer on the team, and new additions Al Horford and Josh Richardson more known for their defense, Tobias will now have the chance to become the 76ers third or possibly second scoring option behind Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.
Tobias will also have the ability to have an entire offseason to work with Brett Brown and the coaching staff. Getting traded during the middle of the season is a tough transition. There were times where Harris did not look comfortable on the court or did not know what to do while on offense.
A full offseason with the team will undoubtedly help Harris to get integrated into the offense.
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