Tobias Harris may never be considered a great NBA player, but he’s legendary for one thing: attacking the bases. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Harris is getting a two-year, $52 million contract from the Pistons. Wojnarowski said he’s a good fit for Detroit’s young locker room. That makes his lifetime earnings astronomical.
Free agent Tobias Harris has signed a two-year, $52 million deal with the Detroit Pistons, per ESPN sources, and is the perfect addition to a young, developing roster both on the court and in the locker room. pic.twitter.com/gXgExmIroN
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2024
With this new contract, Harris is expected to earn more than $300 million over his 13-year career, during which he has scored 16.3 points per game over his career. SixersHarris averaged 17 points per game but didn’t do much else for a player making nearly $40 million a year, so his ability to become one of the highest-paid players in the league while barely contributing anything to the team last year is the stuff of dreams.
Think about it: Harris has made $302 million in his career, more than one of the greatest players in NBA history, Tim Duncan, made in his entire career.
In fact, this is why entering the draft at a young age is considered such a good thing. Harris entered the NBA at 19 and has signed three big-money contracts in his career, an impressive feat considering his odds of staying in the NBA are slim. Earning generational wealth three times over is pretty impressive, and his legendary status as a banker is a testament to that.
He joins the ranks of memorable professional bag getters at Banks, including Bobby Bonilla (Happy Bobby Bonilla Day, BTW), Sam Bradford and Timofey Mozgov. Hats off to you all.
