Where Does Tobias Harris rank all-time Magic small forwards?

Retrospective: Where Does Tobias Harris Rank In All-Time Small Forwards?

Apr 8, 2015; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic forward Tobias Harris (12) pushes back Chicago Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic (44) during an NBA basketball game at Amway Center. The Orlando Magic beat the Chicago Bulls 105-103. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

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suffered from an abnormal heart condition, but that did not stop him from having a productive NBA career.

He was drafted No. 24 overall in the 1994 draft by the New York Knicks, and he signed as a free agent with the Magic in the summer of 1999.

Williams was coming off a season in which he was diagnosed with the condition, but remarkably played 75 games that year for the Magic and appeared in all 82 the following season.

With Orlando, Williams did not see mass minutes, but he was a good scorer while he did see time. Even with his minute limitations, he found a way to average 15.6 points and six rebounds per-36 in the 2000 season, and he scored in double figures in 34 games that year, while even seeing 30-plus minutes in three games.

Overall, yes, Williams career was limited by his heart condition, but it was that same heart that willed him to a strong 10-year NBA career. Moreover, the simple “eye test” revealed a player whose ceiling was far higher. His skill set and offensive prowess greatly exceeded what he was able to do in his career.

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