There’s growing concern that Nets forward Joe Harris may not return this season, ESPN’s Zach Lowe said on the latest episode of The Lowe Post podcast.
“The Joe Harris situation has become really worrisome,” Lowe said (hat tip to Chris Milholen of NetsDaily). “I don’t think it’s a given that he’s coming back this year, and definitely don’t think it’s a given he’s coming back at 100 percent.”
Harris hasn’t played since November 14 and underwent left ankle surgery later that month. The original prognosis was that Harris would miss four-to-eight weeks after the surgery but his recovery has extended well past that point.
Harris may require another surgical procedure, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports. The forward’s agent told Lewis they’re mulling that option.
“We’re just evaluating. He’s working his way back, he’s rehabbing. But we’re just trying to figure out what’s going to be the best course of action. We have to come to that decision,” Priority Sports’ Mark Bartelstein said. “So I can’t really give you a definitive answer, because we just don’t have it yet of what we’re going to do.
“So it’s possible that there could be one more procedure he could do that would fix the ankle once and for good. But we’re not sure if we need that or not. So the long-term prognosis is great, it’s not going to be a problem; but it’s just, ‘Do we need to do something additional right now or not?’ And we’re just trying to figure that out.”
Harris sustained the injury against Oklahoma City. Heading into that game, the 30-year-old had been averaging 11.9 PPG and 4.1 RPG. Last season, Harris averaged 14.1 PPG, shooting 47.5% from 3-point range in 69 regular season games.
He re-signed with Brooklyn on a four-year, $75MM contract in November 2020.
Do the Nets have any 1sts left they can even trade to dump that salary? Probably not until draft night right?
Put that fella in a trade package P Mills is their new shooting threat
No one is trading for him with that contract
Harris is an underrated part of the Nets’ struggles. They only have 4 guys on the roster making over 5m per.
One is obviously Kyrie but another is Harris. And now w/ Durant sidelined this is basically Harden and vet min contracts
What a disaster. Three injury prone stars and now their most important role player won’t play this season
Disaster? Not really. Also who is injury prone?
Well don’t ask us, we don’t know either. I may have opined that Harris is limited to two bad ankles, but ankles have many bones each, so IDK.
It was minor surgery. So why are we here. It was a loose bone fragment causing pain. It was to be removed. So why would there be a second surgery. I don’t think we know all the facts.
So again for the two clown geniuses.
The Nets Are A Mess ……
I would of traded Kyrie long ago. Then this Harden talk would be mute now.