{"id":46450,"date":"2020-08-14T00:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T21:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/keeping-joe-harris-is-higher-nets-priority-than-more-star-chasing\/"},"modified":"2020-08-14T00:10:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T21:10:00","slug":"keeping-joe-harris-is-higher-nets-priority-than-more-star-chasing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/keeping-joe-harris-is-higher-nets-priority-than-more-star-chasing\/","title":{"rendered":"#Keeping Joe Harris is higher Nets priority than more star-chasing"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Keeping Joe Harris is higher Nets priority than more star-chasing<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n While many Nets fans are loudly pining for the team to chase a third star this offseason, GM Sean Marks says he has another top priority in mind. And that priority is Joe Harris, and keeping the free agent-to-be in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

\u201cPriority number one,\u201d Marks said. \u201cIt\u2019s that simple, yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marks was speaking in a 10-minute sit down interview taped Wednesday with YES Network and slated to air on the pregame<\/a> show of Thursday\u2019s regular-season finale against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Nets GM discussed a number of topics with host Michael Grady, and said Harris is right at the top of the list.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoe, I think we\u2019ve talked about plenty of times. We\u2019re obviously very proud of where Joe has come from. And where he is today. And he still continues to get better. (He) Still wants to work on his craft,\u201d said Marks \u201cSo, yeah, signing him and seeing him with this group will certainly be a priority for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harris is one of the prime examples of Brooklyn\u2019s much-hyped player development. They essentially picked him up for nothing after he\u2019d been discarded, and helped him grow into one of the best shooters in the NBA.<\/p>\n

After Harris had foot surgery in January 2016, the 6-foot-6 wing got traded away by Cleveland a week later and immedia<\/a>tely waived by Orlando.<\/p>\n

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In his first offseason as Nets GM, Marks signed Harris, and he has steadily turned himself into a deadeye, winning the NBA 3-point crown last season at .474.<\/p>\n

As one of the Nets\u2019 Bubble Big 3 \u2013 with Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen \u2013 Harris has been stellar during the restart. He came into the finale averaging 20.2 points in Orlando, shooting .615 from the floor and .576 from behind the arc.<\/p>\n

Harris was 19-of-33 from 3-point range, best in the NBA among players with at least 15 attempts. He\u2019s helped the Nets exceed all reasonable expectations, finishing seventh in the East to set up a first-round playoff date against defending champion Toronto.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously we\u2019re not trying to look too far ahead,\u201d said Harris. \u201cWe do know that we have to prepare for Toronto obviously now, solidifying that spot. I think for us, it\u2019s always just been exactly that: It\u2019s just been about us trying to play the right way, play for each other, compete on both ends.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur motto too is just going out trying to enjoy too. Enjoy playing with each other, have fun\u2026 Playing the right way, that\u2019s fun basketball to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Harris, not looking too far ahead also means the offseason. He told The Post he took less money to stay in Brooklyn in 2018, signing a two-year, $16 million contract. But with his name having grown with his game, he\u2019s clearly earned a raise, with many around the league suggesting he could get a 50 percent bump, if not even double, depending on how hard the pandemic hits the market.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn is over the salary cap, but they do hold Harris\u2019 Bird Rights, so they can go over the cap to keep him. And owner Joe Tsai \u2013 who is worth $13.5 billion according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, up almost $1.4 billion this year \u2013 has already confirmed he\u2019ll pay luxury tax if need be for a contender.<\/p>\n

The Nets should be just that with the expected return of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving next season. Harris has said he\u2019d love to return with them.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely! Why wouldn\u2019t you?\u201d Harris said in the weeks before the season suspended. \u201cObviously those are guys who I\u2019ve gotten close with now that I\u2019ve been with them this past year. They\u2019re obviously incredible players. You see what they\u2019re able to do when they are healthy and playing. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anybody in the NBA who wouldn\u2019t want to play with those guys.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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