Tobias Harris in the sights of the Knicks?

Present since the beginning of 2019 in Philadelphia, Tobias Harris is the subject of yet another transfer rumour. According to SportsNet New Yorkthe Knicks have reportedly discussed internally the possibility of arranging a transfer to recover the player from the 76ers.

A possibility mentioned several weeks ago, when the New Yorkers were struggling in the standings. At the start of December, they were only in 11th place in the East with a record of 10 wins for 13 losses.

Afterwards, they chained eight straight victories before experiencing the current series of three consecutive losses, the last of which was against the 76ers of Tobias Harris precisely.

Prior to this game, Tom Thibodeau spoke highly of the winger. ” I’ve always thought Tobias Harris is one of the most underrated players in the league », had notably let go of the coach. What the strong winger did not really demonstrate in this meeting against the Knicks, which ended with only 8 points (4/10 on shots including 0/5) and 6 rebounds. But it was only his fifth game of the year under 10 points.

He took advantage of the combined absences of James Harden and Tyrese Maxey, privileged in attack by Doc Rivers behind Joel Embiid, to raise his average points to around 17 units, like last year, with more than 40% success. 3-point.

It is recalled, however, that he is the 17th highest paid player in the league with 37.6 million dollars touched this year, and a last year of contract at 39 million dollars in 2023/24.