Joe Harris did not give a lot of thought to other destinations as a free agent. For the 29-year-old, his number one priority was to remain in a Nets uniform.
“I narrowed in with the Nets,” said Harris in a media session on Tuesday afternoon. “Obviously, with the NBA’s rules, you aren’t necessarily allowed a lot of time to speak with these teams. You’re only allowed to talk, obviously, the day that free agency started at 6 p.m. But I was allowed to have dialogue with the team you’re currently with.
“So, I obviously talked with (general manger) Sean (Marks), (head coach) Steve (Nash), my teammates a lot in the lead-up, and I didn’t even necessarily give a ton of thought to leaving.