Free Agent Recap: 7 Players the New Orleans Pelicans Could Target
Pick Analysis. Shooting Guard. Brooklyn Nets. Joe Harris. 12. player. 147. Scouting Report
Strengths: Elite 3-point shooting, size
Weaknesses: Possible price tag, on-the-ball defense
Key Statistics: Career 42.3 percent 3-point shooter
How he fits with the Pelicans:
For most of his career, Joe Harris has been one of the best values in the NBA.
He made just $7.67 million in his final year with the Brooklyn Nets, where he has provided elite 3-point shooting, the most valuable commodity in the NBA.
Harris is a career 42.3 percent 3-point shooter, but has had years as high as 47.4 percent, which led the NBA.
Harris is still just 28, so it is likely he is going to get paid, which means the New Orleans Pelicans would have to clear some cap space to sign him.
If they could find that space, Harris is the type of elite shooter that the Pelicans would like to put around lane-hogger Zion Williamson.
Having shooters like J.J. Redick, Ingram and potentially Harris would make it impossible for teams to double Zion without paying a heavy price.
Harris would fit in perfectly with the second unit, which has struggled at times with its long-range shooting, especially after Redick went down with an injury.
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Harris is tall enough at 6-foot-6 to play small forward or two guard, though he is not a great individual defender.
Harris has increased his scoring average every year he’s been in the league, which would likely continue with more minutes and open looks.
The New Orleans Pelicans need another piece, preferably a wing or a big who can stretch the floor for Zion.
Harris fits the mold of what the Pelicans need most, but the only question is how the financial end of things would work out.