Tobias Harris responds to once again having his name in Sixers trade talks
CAMDEN, N.J.–The Philadelphia 76ers are off to an 8-8 start to begin the season despite the immense amount of talent on the roster. A big part of that is mostly due to injuries to the likes of James Harden, Tyrese Maxey, and now even Joel Embiid will join them on the sideline.
Due to the slow start, trade talks have begun to come to the forefront for the Sixers, and once again, Tobias Harris has been at the center of it all.
Taking salary out of the equation, Harris has sacrificed a ton for the Sixers to make all of this work. He has gone from being once the No. 2 option to now being the No. 4 option as a catch-and-shoot guy on offense and he’s done it with no complaints so one might assume it would frustrate him to be in these talks again.
“It don’t frustrate me,” Harris said. “I understand the business. I understand the game and I’m a person that lets things happen the way they’re gonna happen. I know I’ll be fine either way, and all I do is go out and just handle what I can control every day. All the other stuff is out of my control.”
Harris has said in the past that he wants to stay in Philadelphia. He has been a big part of this Sixers team on the offensive end. Per NBA Stats, he shoots 40.3% from deep off no dribbles. When the Sixers are driving into the paint, they can always kick it out to Harris and have him knock down shots.
“What upper management and whoever wants to do, I’m truly grateful and thankful for what I do and the impact I’m able to have on this group and the guys on this team,” Harris added. “I enjoy being here and everything else outside of that I don’t let it affect me. I just go and hoop and worry about how I can control everything I can control in this situation.”
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With that being said, Harris has been in trade rumors his entire career. He has been traded four times in his time in the NBA despite his consistent play on the floor so this is nothing new to him.
“The trade rumors, I’ve been in trade rumors, to be honest, ever since I’ve came into the NBA so it’s nothing new to me and it’s something that, honestly, doesn’t affect me because I know I’ll be fine wherever I am,” Harris finished. “I don’t really stress on that.”
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