The offseason is now officially here in the NBA after the Golden State Warriors took home the 2022 title when they knocked off the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. The focus for the Philadelphia 76ers and everybody in the NBA is now set on looking to improve for the 2022-23 season.
The Sixers are in the process of analyzing the roster and considering what moves can be made to help their star duo of Joel Embiid and James Harden get the team to the NBA Finals in 2023. With not a ton of money to play with in free agency at the moment, they might have to go the trade route.
Philadelphia has begun to gauge trade interest in guys such as Tobias Harris as they see what they can get for one of the more versatile players in the league. After a slow start, Harris came on strong in the 2021-22 season as he shot 40% from deep after the All-Star break playing with Harden after adjusting to a new role with the Sixers for what seems like the umpteenth time.
HoopsHype put together a list of the top power forwards based on their trade value and Harris comes in ranked 10th on the list:
Harris remains a great role player, but his contract has limited his trade value over the last few seasons. With only two years left on it, his value has slowly grown solely based on the passage of time.
Harris averaged 17.2 points and 6.8 rebounds in the 2021-22 season while having to adjust to two different iterations of the Sixers. Before Harden, he had to handle the ball a bit more as young Tyrese Maxey was still adjusting to the NBA level and replacing Ben Simmons as the orchestrator.
After Harden got there, Harris was then relegated to being the No. 4 offensive option on most nights and he didn’t complain. Instead, he accepted his new role and he did whatever the Sixers asked of him while flourishing in that role as a spot-up 3-point shooter and he was terrific on defense.
Harris then stepped his game up in the playoffs as he shot 50% from the floor and averaged 16.9 points and 7.6 rebounds while having to defend the likes of Pascal Siakam and Jimmy Butler. He can still be a valuable piece to the Sixers if they decide to keep him and try again with this group. He is also a positive influence in the locker room so, despite the contract, he has done everything Philadelphia has asked of him without complaining.
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