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Joe Harris is an unrestricted free agent, and he is set to make a considerable amount of money. He’s one of the best 3-point shooters in the league during a time in which every NBA team can use more 3-point shooting — the Brooklyn Nets not being an exception.
So, in an ideal world for the Nets, they retain Harris — for whom they have Bird Rights — and he can then hang around the perimeter as an option for Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant for the foreseeable future.
Good thing for the Nets that’s a scenario Harris is hoping for, as well.
During an appearance on The Locker Room Access Podcast, Harris explained why he wants to stay with the Nets:
My ideal scenario is to come back to Brooklyn. This is where I was afforded an opportunity. I’ve spent the last four years here. I love living here. love being here. I love what the Nets are about. The organization here is second to none across the league in terms of our reputation, how they treat their players. It’s a first-class operation.
Harris also added the roster is part of why he’d like to stay in Brooklyn:
At the end of the day, too, you look at the roster, we have a unique situation where we can really look at the roster and say we have an opportunity to play for a championship. You can’t say that about a lot of teams. Combin all of that, the ideal scenario is for me to stay in Brooklyn.