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     Saarang Kurra Bewarse Username: Saarang Post Number: 1512 Registered: 04-2015 Posted From: 76.184.128.186 Rating: N/A |
Zach lowe on trade deadline regarding Tobias Harris trade Given that it took zero first-round picks to get Mirotic, Gasol, Porter and Harrison Barnes, the Sixers probably overpaid for Harris. The price telegraphs that they view Harris as more than a rental. He is better than those other guys. Philly's new starting five is loaded. How wonderful to have Harris as your fourth-best player. Big Fours are rare. The financial cost is enormous -- more than most teams can bear. Typical fourth starters don't handle the ball as much as Harris likes. He's a great shooter, and there are no diminishing returns on shooters. But there will be diminishing returns here, no matter how rigidly Philly staggers their five starters. Golden State's Big Four works because one almost doesn't have to dribble (Klay Thompson), and a second is content averaging six points per game if he gets to pass a lot (Draymond Green). The fit in Philly will be trickier, and there is a lot riding on them figuring it out in short order. No matter what they say today, it is not a lock that they max out both Butler and Harris this summer. (Both are good bets, and maybe certainties, to get max contracts somewhere. There are just too many slots out there now.) |