Philadelphia 76ers: Ranking every player on the 2018-19 roster post-trade deadline

Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris | Philadelphia 76ers (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris | Philadelphia 76ers (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
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4. Tobias Harris

Tobias Harris comes in at four on this list, but his seamless fit with the Philadelphia 76ers could see his value to the team rise. He can handle the ball well and he hits 43.2 percent of his threes and his efficiency from beyond the arc spaces things out for Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, making them more productive.

His defense brings him down, though: he has the fifth-worst defensive box plus/minus (-1.0) on the team out of players on the roster who have played more than 100 minutes. He also boasts a worse defensive rating (110) than Amir Johnson, T.J. McConnell, and Jonathon Simmons.

He has not missed a beat since coming over from the Los Angeles Clippers, where he served as their primary scoring option. Although he plays with prolific scorers like Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler, Ben Simmons, and J.J. Redick, he has averaged one more point since joining Philly, dropping 21.9 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game.

Harris is a one-way player, but his offensive presence makes the entire team better. And defensively, he still has better numbers than Dario Saric and Wilson Chandler, the power forwards who preceded him with the Sixers this season.

Acquiring Harris seems to have given the Philadelphia 76ers the catalyst they need going into the playoffs, and they now have a legitimate threat at every position in their starting five.

Rusty Gorelick