Tobias Harris came into the season hoping to prove he was worth a big contract and part of the team’s future. He’ll get the contract, but still is undefined.
Tobias Harris is the enigma.
He has spent his entire NBA career kind of hard to figure out. At the Draft the question was about what position he would play and whether the 19-year-old could score in the NBA after just one year at Tennessee. When he left Milwaukee the question was whether he could play defense at any respectable level to earn playing time or find himself within an offense.
After his first year in Orlando, the question was where does this talent fit and could he take things to the next level? His second year left many of those same questions.
And so here the Magic are, preparing to deal with a restricted free agent who is going to command at least $13 million per year still trying to figure out exactly how Tobias Harris fits in the mix.
His 2015 season did not illuminate anything further. It made the question of what will happen with him this summer that much more confusing and baffling.
So how do you account for Tobias Harris’ season?
He continued to put in decent scoring numbers. He improved his 3-point shooting and his defense saw marginal improvements too. Harris did become a better player.
He earned the sizeable contract he is likely to get this summer. Just how sizeable still feels like a mystery. And how high the Magic should go to match him seems an even bigger mystery.
That was a mystery his 2015 season failed to solve.
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