Tobias Harris Trade Rumors: Latest News, Speculation on Magic F

February 8th, 2016 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »

Less than a year after signing Tobias Harris to a four-year, $64 million contract in free agency, the Orlando Magic may be looking to trade their young forward. 

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Harris Could Be Available Ahead of Deadline Monday, Feb. 8 Marc Stein of ESPN reported Orlando isn't "outright shopping" Harris but is willing to listen to offers. Harris, 23, is averaging 13.7 points and 7.0 rebounds through his first 49 games this season.  

Those scoring numbers mark a significant downturn from 2014-15, when Harris averaged 17.1 points and appeared ready to break out. A good part of his decreased scoring output can be blamed on usage. He's taking three fewer shots per game and is setting a career low in usage rate. After hovering around 22 percent each of the last three seasons, Harris has dipped all the way to 19.1.

"It’s hard to see through the veil of coachspeak that we’ve come to accept from our modern athletes," Will Ogburn wrote for the Orlando Pinstriped Post. "The blogosphere would explode if a franchise player came out and flatly said, 'I’m ...

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