The Sixers made one of the most head-scratching moves in franchise history last offseason giving Tobias Harris a max-contract, giving a skilled player with potential the same money typically seen in contracts given to proven superstars.
While Harris flashed potential at the time of his singing, fast forward a year and everyone’s initial thoughts on the contract have only come to ring true, what an awful contract. Though Harris has not regressed since getting his contract, he has not lived up to any of the potential that was seen in him when he put that pen to paper. Now, after the Sixers’ new President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey has displayed his ability to trade away bad contracts (see Al Horford being shipped to the Thunder), many fans hope he can open up some salary cap room and gain some helpful assets by trading away Harris.
After the sixers have been rumored to be the frontrunners to pry away James Harden from the rockets in a trade many speculate would include Ben Simmons, Daryl Morey could very well be trying to kill two birds with one stone by attempting to have Tobias Harris be the centerpiece of a trade package. This however is a best-case scenario for the Sixers and also an unlikely one, as the Rockets could likely field much more on the open market. In the hypothetical world that the aforementioned trade did happen, you could expect to see the Sixers not only include multiple highly valuable picks but also a young talented player or two like Tyrese Maxey, Shake Milton, or Matisse Thybulle.
Moving on from the idea of trading the disappointing Harris for one of the best offensive players in our generation in James Harden, there are still a plethora of teams that could find themselves trying to acquire the young and talented Forward. For example, teams with lots of cap space such as the Knicks or Kings could attempt to trade some of their young assets for Harris, offering packages Daryl Morey would no doubt enjoy. And a familiar trade partner in the Oklahoma City Thunder could attempt to pry away Harris after completing a trade with the Sixers earlier this offseason to land Al Horford in a swap for Danny Green and Terrance Ferguson.
It’s impossible to predict what team could land Harris, or if he even suits up for another franchise in the near future…
but one thing is certain, if he doesn’t step his game up soon then Morey could be itching to ship him off.
Bishop Van Buren
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Currently a Freshman at Texas Tech and born and raised in Houston, TX. Despite my distance from the City of Brotherly Love, I've been a Philly fan since birth. I've always dreamed of covering sports for a living and I couldn't be happier to start my journey writing for PHLSportsNation.
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