It’s an old coaching mantra: there are players who start games, and then there are players who finish games.
Joe Harris is one of those finishers and has carved out a role for himself this season as a key part of the Nets’ closing lineups.
Finding the five-man unit that closes out games is one of the hardest jobs NBA coaches have. It’s a job that becomes even harder when a team, like the Brooklyn Nets this season, lacks top-tier talent.
Harris, who signed a two-year deal with the Nets this past summer, is one of those solid, but unspectacular players able to find a role on virtually any team in the league.