Tobias Harris

On June 23, 2011, Harris was selected with the 19th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats. He was later traded to the Milwaukee Bucks on draft night.[3] On December 10, 2011, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Bucks.[4] Harris made his NBA debut on January 7, 2012 against the Los Angeles Clippers before tallying a team-high 15 points a night later against the Phoenix Suns on January 8. He appeared in 42 games during his rookie season (nine starts), averaging 5.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 11.4 minutes per game.

On October 24, 2012, the Bucks exercised their third-year team option on Harris' rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2013–14 season.[5]

Harris in December 2013

On February 21, 2013, Harris was traded, along with Doron Lamb and Beno Udrih, to the Orlando Magic in exchange for J. J. Redick, Gustavo Ayón and Ish Smith.[6] Harris' playing time saw a notable increase in Orlando, and his stats followed suit. Harris more than tripled his points per game average, and more than quadrupled his rebounds, assists and blocks per game.

On October 26, 2013, the Magic exercised their fourth-year team option on Harris' rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2014–15 season.[7]

On January 24, 2014, Harris recorded 28 points and a career-high 20 rebounds in a 114–105 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[8] On March 2, 2014, he scored a career-high 31 points in a 92–81 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[9]

On February 6, 2015, Harris set a new career high with 34 points in a 103–97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[10]

On July 14, 2015, Harris re-signed with the Magic to a four-year, $64 million contract.[11][12]

Harris in October 2017

On February 16, 2016, Harris was traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Ersan İlyasova and Brandon Jennings.[13][14] He made his debut for the Pistons three days later, scoring 21 points off the bench in a 98–86 loss to the Washington Wizards.[15][16] The Pistons finished the regular season as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 44–38 record, earning a playoff berth for the first time since 2009. However, in their first-round series against the first-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, the Pistons were swept 4–0.

On December 23, 2016, Harris came off the bench for the first time in 2016–17 and subsequently scored a season-high 26 points in a 119–113 loss to the Golden State Warriors.[17] On March 11, 2017, he set a new season high with 28 points in a 112–92 win over the New York Knicks.[18]

On October 25, 2017, Harris matched a career high with 34 points in a 122–101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[19] On November 13, 2017, he was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday November 6 to Sunday November 12.[20] On December 26, 2017, he scored 21 of his 30 points in the first quarter of the Pistons' 107–83 win over the Indiana Pacers.[21]

On January 29, 2018, Harris, along with Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanović, a future protected first-round draft pick and a future second-round draft pick, was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Blake Griffin, Willie Reed and Brice Johnson.[22][23] He made his debut for the Clippers on February 3, scoring 24 points in a 113–103 win over the Chicago Bulls.[24] On February 23, 2018, he recorded 30 points and 12 rebounds in a 128–117 win over the Phoenix Suns.[25]

On November 15, 2018, Harris scored 18 points in a 116–111 win over the San Antonio Spurs, thus scoring at least 15 points in a career-best 14 straight games.[26] On November 25, he had 34 points and 11 rebounds in a 104–100 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.[27] He was subsequently named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, November 19, through Sunday, November 25. It was his second career Player of the Week award.[28] He also earned Western Conference Player of the Month for October and November, the first career Player of the Month honor of his career.[29] On December 17, he scored a career-high 39 points in a 131–127 loss to the Trail Blazers.[30] On January 20, he had 27 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in a 103–95 win over the Spurs.[31]

On February 6, 2019, Harris was traded, along with Boban Marjanović and Mike Scott, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Wilson Chandler, Mike Muscala, Landry Shamet and a number of future draft picks.[32] He made his debut for the 76ers two days later, recording 14 points and eight rebounds in a 117–110 win over the Denver Nuggets.[33] On July 6, 2019, the Sixers re-signed Harris to a five-year, $180 million contract.[34]

On January 4, 2021, Harris was named the Eastern Conference's Player of the Week.[35] On January 6, Harris scored his 10,000th point in a game against the Washington Wizards. On January 27, 2021, Harris hit a game-winning pull-up jumpshot with 3.7 seconds left to help the 76ers hold off a comeback by the Los Angeles Lakers in a 107–106 victory.[36]