The Utah Jazz have missed out on a potential target on the open market.
Harris is coming off a season in Philadelphia in which he averaged 17.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.1 assists on 48.7/35.3/87.8 shooting splits. He'll enter a rebuilding situation in Detroit where he can immediately enter as a valuable veteran presence, and bring some solid depth to a youthful frontcourt.
Now with Harris making his decision, it now forces the Jazz to pivot into a different direction for adding another forward on the roster. Utah still holds over $30 million in available cap space to make some action happen. Still, with an increasing amount of big names coming off the board and heading to new teams, it effectively brings some added pressure for the Jazz to get the ball rolling on any signings or trades.
Expect rumors surrounding the Jazz's offseason plans to ramp up as we get deeper into this summer's free agency period.Jared Koch is the Associate Editor of The Frozen Rope — SI.com's team website covering the Utah Jazz. He's covered the NBA and NFL for the past two years, also being the Managing Editor of Inside The Kings — SI.com's team website covering the Sacramento Kings.
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