Utah Jazz: One potential free agent target at each position

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Shooting Guard – Joe Harris

In a recent Three-Point Threat Podcast, my J-Notes colleague John Keeffer and I talked quite a bit about Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Harris. As a largely unheralded player on a Nets team that has faced significant struggles in recent years, he’s a guy that’s largely gone unnoticed among most fans. However, that doesn’t change the fact that he could be an exceptional pickup.

Harris shot the three-ball even better than the aforementioned VanVleet, converting at a 41.9 percent clip. On above the break threes, he shot 44.9 percent. The Jazz are in desperate need of more reliable shooters to spread the floor, and Harris would absolutely fit that bill.

At six-foot-six, 219 pounds, he has the size to be versatile and play some at the three, meaning he could be used in a variety of lineups. He’s not a defensive ace, but could certainly still improve in that area. He’s an unselfish, team-first kind of guy that would likely fit Utah’s culture extremely well.

Not only that, but he made just $1.5 million this past season. Again, his play and hot shooting may turn some heads in free agency, but it’s not unreasonable to assume that he could be picked up on a team-friendly contract. Harris isn’t necessarily a guy who will take the Jazz to the next level, but he certainly is a beneficial role player piece, the kind that all championship caliber teams must have.

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