Pistons land veteran forward on two-year deal

Forward Tobias Harris.

The Pistons have reached a two-year, $52M agreement with free agent forward Tobias Harris, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. There are no options on either side, according to James L. Edwards III of The Athletic.

Harris ranks 16th on our list of the top 50 free agents this summer. He can play either forward spot and will bring much-needed shooting to Detroit, along with a veteran presence for a young locker room.

Harris was a reliable scorer and valuable all-around player during his five-plus years in Philadelphia. He averaged 17.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists this season with a shooting line of .487/.353/.878.

The move marks a return to Detroit for Harris, who played for the Pistons from February of 2016 to January of 2018. He was well-traveled before landing with the Sixers, being drafted by the Charlotte Bobcats in 2011 and spending time with four other franchises in his first eight years in the league.

This is the first signing for a Detroit team that headed into free agency with more than $58M in cap room, and it’s the first major roster addition under new head of basketball operations Trajan Langdon. The Pistons project to have roughly $26.5M remaining, estimates Yossi Gozlan of HoopsHype, factoring in a cap hold for Simone Fontecchio. They hold Early Bird rights on the 28-year-old small forward and can offer him a new deal worth up to $58M over four years.

Langdon made another significant move Sunday night, agreeing to a max extension with Cade Cunningham, the top pick in the 2021 draft.

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