The 2018 NBA Manifesto
Joe Harris
SG/SF - 6’6, 200lbs - 26 years old - 4 years of experience
Very good season for Harris overall, coming mostly off the bench behind Crabbe, a player he is just as good if not better than. This time last year in this space, I wondered whether Harris would be an NBA player going forward and felt he was on the fringes. Now, however, he is looking at a big pay day.
Harris’s main virtue still remains the three-point stroke, and the 41.9% outside shooting is an eye-opening number. He has however worked to become more than just another shooter, and rather famously led the league this season in field goal percentage off of drives, ahead of even LeBron James. It is true to say that Harris’s drives are much more opportune, selective and lesser-defended than James’s, but it still speaks to his offensive IQ and ability to work off of the threat of his own shooting.
Harris has also made the best of his defensive limitations, too. Not especially quick by NBA standards, Harris has countered by very much bulking up and playing more physically on the wings, by competing, and rotating well. He does his best to stay in front, even against speedsters, and rates out at a pretty average defender on the wings overall. And that is plenty good enough of a defender to be.
Entering unrestricted free agency for the first time, he is surely now about to get paid. As for how much – well, Wayne Ellington got two years and $12.7 million. How about that much?
Player Plan: Entering unrestricted free agency off of a minimum salary deal. Will have a minimum salary cap hold as a result, which helps, as cap room can be used before re-signing him with Early Bird rights. Said rights could be used to re-sign him for 105% of the average salary, or near-enough $8 million. As an average player, the average salary works here.
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SG/SF - 6’6, 200lbs - 26 years old - 4 years of experience
Very good season for Harris overall, coming mostly off the bench behind Crabbe, a player he is just as good if not better than. This time last year in this space, I wondered whether Harris would be an NBA player going forward and felt he was on the fringes. Now, however, he is looking at a big pay day.
Harris’s main virtue still remains the three-point stroke, and the 41.9% outside shooting is an eye-opening number. He has however worked to become more than just another shooter, and rather famously led the league this season in field goal percentage off of drives, ahead of even LeBron James. It is true to say that Harris’s drives are much more opportune, selective and lesser-defended than James’s, but it still speaks to his offensive IQ and ability to work off of the threat of his own shooting.
Harris has also made the best of his defensive limitations, too. Not especially quick by NBA standards, Harris has countered by very much bulking up and playing more physically on the wings, by competing, and rotating well. He does his best to stay in front, even against speedsters, and rates out at a pretty average defender on the wings overall. And that is plenty good enough of a defender to be.
Entering unrestricted free agency for the first time, he is surely now about to get paid. As for how much – well, Wayne Ellington got two years and $12.7 million. How about that much?
Player Plan: Entering unrestricted free agency off of a minimum salary deal. Will have a minimum salary cap hold as a result, which helps, as cap room can be used before re-signing him with Early Bird rights. Said rights could be used to re-sign him for 105% of the average salary, or near-enough $8 million. As an average player, the average salary works here.
