NBA Free Agency: Does Joe Harris’ sweet shooting make him a target for the Bucks?

Strengths

Harris is known as a sharpshooter, and he certainly lives up to that title, but it’s far from the only bow in his offensive arsenal.

With a quick release and smooth shooting motion, Harris has continued to improve as a shooter throughout his career to the point where he’s now close to automatic on catch-and-shoot looks.

Harris made 41.9 percent of his threes on 4.5 attempts per game last season, only further bolstering his overall scoring efficiency, as evidenced by 49.1 percent success rate from the field.

Almost 85 percent of Harris’ looks from deep came via catch-and-shoot, with the remainder arriving as pull-ups. Having knocked down 50 percent of his pull-up three attempts for the season, perhaps that’s an area Harris could continue to work on and further implement in his game too.

While that pull-up ability gives Harris some dynamism as a shooter, the rest of his offensive tools make him one of the most intriguing role playing shooters in the NBA.

Harris’ sharpshooting ensure that opposing defenses look to close him out quickly and force him off the three-point line, yet with the work he’s put in during his time in Brooklyn that now only plays into another of the former Virginia Cavalier’s strengths.

Harris is an exceptional driver, so much so in fact that he slotted in just ahead of former teammate LeBron James and led the NBA in field goal percentage on drives last season. Finishing 62.7 percent of his looks at the rim transformed the threat posed by Harris and made him a much more well-rounded offensive contributor.

As a guard who’s relatively comfortable handling and passing the ball, Harris is also capable of playmaking within the flow of the game, although he’s not the kind of player you’d be tasking with more significant and full-time lead guard responsibilities.