The Brooklyn Nets are currently in their latest rebuild attempt as they try to find their way back to NBA relevance with the hopes of the Draft answering their calls. One of the players that was a staple of the franchise in its journey from rebuilding team to title contender is hanging up his sneakers.
Per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium on Thursday, former Nets sharpshooter Joe Harris is retiring from the NBA after 10 seasons. Harris is going out on a sad note as he played in just 16 games for a Detroit Pistons team that was the worst in the league last season and could have used Harris’ shooting ability.
Harris is known for his time with Brooklyn as he spent seven of his 10 seasons with the organization and had his best years with the team through different iterations of the roster. After coming into the league as the 33rd pick (second round) of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2014 NBA Draft, Harris spent two seasons with the franchise before signing with the Nets as a free-agent in the summer of 2016.
Harris was a solid contributor for the Nets as the team was looking to find its way following the franchise’s rebuilding attempt after moving on from general manager Billy King and players like Deron Williams and Joe Johnson. After Brooklyn signed Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the summer of 2019, Harris was still one of the more important players on the team as his three-point shooting was key to spacing the floor for the two superstars.
Harris retires from the NBA with career averages of 10.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 47.9% from the field and 43.6% from three-point land. Harris has made the most three-pointers (984) in Nets franchise history and is second three-point shooting percentage (44.0%).
After 10 NBA seasons, Joe Harris has retired from basketball. Harris played 504 NBA games for the Nets, Cavaliers and Pistons. He was a career 43.6 percent three-point shooter and won the Three-Point Contest at 2019 All-Star weekend. pic.twitter.com/2eLPJAhLzU
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 15, 2024
Joe Harris played 7 seasons for the Nets from 2016 to 2023. He averaged 11.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game while shooting 48.3% from the field and 44.0% from 3. Harris is also 1st in 3's made in franchise history and 2nd in 3-point %. https://t.co/IFu3WcB4FP
— Sharif Phillips-Keaton (@SharifKeaton) August 15, 2024
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