{"id":46666,"date":"2020-08-14T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T05:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sean-marks-keeping-joe-harris-priority-no-1-for-nets\/"},"modified":"2020-08-14T08:59:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T05:59:00","slug":"sean-marks-keeping-joe-harris-priority-no-1-for-nets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sean-marks-keeping-joe-harris-priority-no-1-for-nets\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sean Marks: Keeping Joe Harris \u2018priority No. 1\u2019 for Nets"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Sean Marks: Keeping Joe Harris \u2018priority No. 1\u2019 for Nets<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Though 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 No. 1,\u201d Marks said. \u201cIt\u2019s that simple, yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marks spoke with YES Network before his Nets closed out the regular-season with a 134-133 loss to the Trail Blazers on Thursday. The Nets earned the seventh seed in the East, and Harris\u2019 hot play in the restart has been a big reason why.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoe, I think we\u2019ve talked about plenty of times,\u201d Marks said. \u201cWe\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. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo, yeah, signing him and seeing him with this group will certainly be a priority for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harris \u2014 who had 19 points in Thursday\u2019s finale against the Trail Blazers \u2014 has said before that he hopes to stay in Brooklyn. But he had no clue about Marks\u2019 comments, having kept his focus squarely on the court.<\/p>\n

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Joe Harris goes up for a shot during the Nets\u2019 134-133 loss to the Trail Blazers on Thursday night.<\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t even know that he said that, but I mean to be honest I\u2019m not really thinking that much about the offseason,\u201d Harris said. \u201cObviously we focused on Portland, and then my mind is really just trying to continue to play good basketball and put ourselves in a position to compete and win some game<\/a>s against Toronto.\u201d<\/p>\n

As one of the Nets\u2019 Bubble Big 3 \u2014 with Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen \u2014 Harris has been stellar during the restart. He averaged 20 points in Orlando, shooting 62 percent from the floor and 54.1 from behind the arc.<\/p>\n

Harris extended his streak of games with a 3 to 60 straight, one shy of D\u2019Angelo Russell\u2019s team record set last season. And he has helped the Nets exceed all reasonable expectations, going 5-3 in the bubble as they brace to face the champion Raptors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do know that we have to prepare for Toronto obviously now, solidifying that spot. 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,\u201d Harris said. \u201cOur motto 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

Harris told The Post he took less money to stay in Brooklyn in 2018, signing a two-year, $16 million deal. But with his name having grown with his game, he has clearly earned a raise, with many around the NBA suggesting he could get a 50 percent bump, if not even double, depending on how hard the pandemic hits the market.<\/p>\n

Former Nets assistant GM Bobby Marks \u2014 now with ESPN \u2014 tweeted that Harris likely will sign for $12-to-$14 million. And the Nets are in a tough spot, knowing if they lose him they only have the $5.7 tax midlevel to replace him with.<\/p>\n

The Nets are 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 \u2014 who is worth $13.5 billion, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index \u2014 already has confirmed he will 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 would love to return with them.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely! Why wouldn\u2019t you?\u201d Harris said in February. \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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