Teams monitoring Joe Harris‘ free agency “firmly believe” that he’ll end up re-signing with the Nets, according to Ian Begley of SNY.tv. Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer also reported this week that Harris appears likely to remain in Brooklyn.
While the Nets are the frontrunners for the free agent sharpshooter, they’ll face competition. Begley writes that the Hawks and Hornets will be among the many teams interested in Harris. Atlanta and Charlotte are two of the only teams that will have the cap space necessary to offer Harris a deal worth more than the mid-level exception ($9.3MM) without requiring a sign-and-trade.
Two executives who spoke to Begley estimated that Harris could end up with a deal in the range of $16-20MM annually. Teams with interest in the 29-year-old believe he could get a four-year offer from Brooklyn, Begley adds.
If, for whatever reason, the market for Harris isn’t quite as hot as expected, the Knicks – another team projected to have cap room – will have interest too, but that’s unlikely, writes Begley.
Re-signing Harris would push the Nets well into tax territory, but he’s an important piece in a rotation that features ball-dominant players like Kevin Durant Kyrie Irving, and Caris LeVert. Harris doesn’t need the ball a lot and is a reliable floor spacer and knock-down shooter, having made 43.9% of his three-point attempts over the last three seasons.
Lol who else forgot about this dude?
He will be an important piece in the trade for Harden.
Along with the maximum numbers of draft pick allowed?
MVPs —— In Houston stands for
Movable Valued Players ….
I still want Westbrook. Hoping Rockets see the light tonight. 16th pick is a good player lol
Achiuwa if there, Bey if there, McDaniels, Maxey, Consider Pokusevski draft n stash. Pokusevski is a future all star. I would take him here. Especially if I got more picks in Westbrook trade.
Harden wants to Nets, KD wants him but Irving doesn’t…
… so maybe (ironically) swap those two….
Harris is a key piece with a healthy team. They will resign him. I know Rockets shouldn’t be in no rush to move Harden. But getting your team together means you know how to draft. Nets will give up solid young players. Better to make your own picks. Nets have 19th pick. Gives Rockets pick 16 n 19 this yr. Or could trade up with picks. Rockets are not going to get better deal than Nets. Yeah they should get all they can. Starts tonight.