The Brooklyn Nets announced Tuesday they have officially re-signed guard Joe Harris, who had agreed to a reported two-year, $16 million deal on the first day of the new NBA league year on July 1.
Harris returned to the Nets primarily because Brooklyn is where he wanted to be and the Nets re-signed Harris because he more than justified the team’s faith in his future as an NBA player with his performance the last two seasons.
It was 2½ years ago that Harris was on the NBA trash pile.
Jan. 12, 2016 was not a great day for Harris — he underwent surgery on his injured foor that would sideline him for the rest of the season, was traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Orlando Magic in January 2016 to create a roster spot for an upgrade and immediately waived by the Magic after the trade call was complete.