San Antonio Spurs Reportedly Interested In 13-Year NBA Veteran

Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report reported the latest on upcoming (Philadelphia 76ers) free agent Tobias Harris.

Feb 8, 2024; Orlando, Florida, USA; San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich against the Orlando Magic during the second quarter at Kia Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports / Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports

Tobias Harris has been a solid role player in the NBA for over a decade.

He is coming off a year where he averaged 17.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 48.7% from the field and 35.3% from the three-point range in 70 games.

This summer, Harris will be among the best free agents on the market.

Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report recently revealed the teams that he is hearing have interest in landing Harris (h/t Sam Amico of Hoops Wire).

Haynes: "Utah, Detroit, San Antonio, Dallas and New Orleans. Dallas and New Orleans those will probably have to be sign-and-trade type scenarios. Those are teams that I'm hearing that are expected to have some level of interest in Tobias Harris this summer."

Dallas, San Antonio, Detroit, Utah, and New Orleans are expected to show interest in Tobias Harris, per @ChrisBHaynes

"He's motivated to prove people wrong."👀

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Harris was the 19th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft out of Tennessee.

He has played 13 years in the league for the Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks (in addition to the 76ers).

Nov 4, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) controls the ball against Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris (12) in the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports / Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports

Harris has career averages of 16.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest while shooting 47.8% from the field and 36.8% from the three-point range in 897 regular season games.

He has also appeared in 61 NBA playoff games for the 76ers and Pistons.

Tobias Harris has been a connector for Philly 🗣️

Listen to him mic'd up from this past weekend's matchup with NYK... the teams rematch tonight at 7:30 PM ET on TNT! pic.twitter.com/PRN98ILZVT

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As for the Spurs, they had a tough year where they were the 14th seed in the Western Conference with a 22-60 record.

They have missed the NBA playoffs in each of the previous five seasons, but there is a lot of hype around the franchise due to Victor Wembanyama.

May 2, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris (12) and guard Cameron Payne (22) play against the New York Knicks during the first half of game six of the first round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports / Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports