Head coach Kenny Atkinson was hired in 2016 to develop players and coach a team filled with no-name players. One of the players was Joe Harris, a castoff looking for a second chance after a two-year stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers and their G League affiliate, the Canton Charge.
Three seasons in, Harris’ 47 percent from beyond the arc is the second-highest number in the NBA. After a process that took longer than expected, Harris was invited to participate in the three-point contest against some of the NBA’s premiere shooters.
“It gives [me] goosebumps, it gets you emotional,” Atkinson said recently.