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2017 Orlando Magic Free Agency Preview: The Point Guards

By Philip Rossman-Reich

Dec 6, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Orlando Magic guard Elfrid Payton (4) dribbles as Washington Wizards guard Trey Burke (33) defends during the second quarter at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 6, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Orlando Magic guard Elfrid Payton (4) dribbles as Washington Wizards guard Trey Burke (33) defends during the second quarter at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Devin Harris, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers
Dec 26, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Devin Harris (20) scores past Los Angeles Lakers guard Jeremy Lin (17) during the game at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

Devin Harris, Dallas Mavericks

Per Game Table
Season Age Tm G MP FG% 3P% eFG% FT% TRB AST STL TOV PTS
2016-17 33 DAL 65 16.7 .399 .328 .484 .829 2.0 2.1 0.7 0.9 6.7
Career 846 25.5 .436 .324 .483 .796 2.3 4.2 1.1 1.8 11.3

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 6/25/2017.

Devin Harris might be the type of point guard the Magic would target this summer. After all, both Jeff Weltman and Frank Vogel have talked about having players with positional versatility.

Harris, at 6-foot-3, was a versatile wing player and point guard at his best, including a 2009 All-Star appearance. Those days were long ago. Injuries have slowed Harris down some.

He was never the best 3-point shooter either. He has tailed off a ton and has lost some of his backup point guard minutes to other players on the Dallas Mavericks’ roster. Harris’ time in the NBA seems to be coming closer to an end.

Read: Harris could come very very cheap.

Harris has had some good years defensively recently and seems like that could be a way for him to keep himself relevant in the NBA. Then again, he was still negative defensive player and no team should rely on him heavily anymore.

Would he really be a strong addition off the bench? Would he be a leader in the locker room? Could he still push players ahead of him for minutes or in practice?

If the Magic needed a third point guard, it might be logical to bring in a veteran player like Harris in on a small contract with no promise for minutes. But the upside is much smaller with a player like Harris, other than a hope he can catch one last spark before his time in the NBA ends.