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Sixers: The Tobias Harris conundrum

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Tobias Harris is a fantastic person, a true warrior for equality, and a great veteran. However, he is the one that is holding the Sixers back going into this year’s playoffs.

When the Sixers traded for Harris, he was our third option behind Jimmy Butler and Joel Embiid. After Butler left in the summer, Harris became our surefire No. 2 behind Embiid. Then the Hawks series happened, and our team got thrown into wack. Fast forward to the start of this season, and Tyrese Maxey burst onto the scene in an insane second-season leap. His new talent, paired with Harris’s shooting woes this season, moved Harris back into the third option in our option. And then James Harden became a Sixer.

When the Sixers signed Harris to a five-year $180 million deal, both parties expected him to be the Sixers’ second or third option and that he would perform as such. As of now, he is this team’s fourth option on offense, and he’s being hunted on the defensive side of the court. That begs the…

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