Tobias Harris is not going anywhere – at least for now. The 30-year-old forward, who is out of contract in 2024, has drawn a lot of interest; so much so that according to Keith Pompey of Philadelphia Inquirer Up to six teams have picked up the phone to ask for a price. What has been the response from the 76ers? Asking for a huge package in return.
That’s how it is. Although the fact of concluding a contract in one year and having a salary of 39.2 million euros for the 2023-24 academic year could be understood as incentives to close a deal, in Pennsylvania they do not seem to be up for the job. Since the night of the draft, when there were already approaches from organizations such as the Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers or Detroit Pistons, the Sixers management has stressed that they will only take the step of transferring Harris if in return they get something that drastically improves the team.
The great example of what we have is in the Cavs. They started a negotiation with Philadelphia days ago, but they quickly realized that it had no route. The 76ers’ request was to get Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley and a draft pick in exchange. As expressed by the aforementioned journalist, everything ended very quickly. The Inquirer He directly points out that his sources stress that Phildelphia is asking for “outrageous packages” for Harris.
Despite this refusal from a few days ago, in the last hours the Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns have joined the ‘bid’. Those who have gone the furthest in their investigations have been those of Arizona. These, with the intention of adding Harris to the trio formed by Bradley Beal, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, have put DeAndre Ayton on the board; However, the center is not the least bit interesting in Philadelphia. Knowing this, the Suns have urged the Sixers to look for a third team to close a deal. This will not happen. The response to this request has been negative.
The Philadelphia Plan
What’s going on? How important is Tobias Harris? According to the aforementioned journalist, it is beginning to be heard that the new team coach, Nick Nurse, is excited to be able to train Harris; What’s more, he plans to involve him more offensively than Doc Rivers did, who had him as the fourth option and often left him simply waiting in a corner.
The reality is that the Sixers don’t feel like there’s a rush to pull the trigger. If he doesn’t like the offers today, they prefer to wait and see if things work out with him on the team. If so, they could keep him and try to renew his contract when he is a free agent in 2024. If the context is contrary and the results are not good, they will always have more opportunities to trade him before the transfer deadline in February 2024. The only certainty It is that for now it is not going to move.
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