According to Shams Charania, veteran shooting guard Joe Harris is retiring from basketball after ten seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Detroit Pistons. The 32-year-old Harris was a second-round draft pick in 2014 out of UVA. Since being drafted, he has been one of the best sharpshooters in the NBA, with a career average of 43.6% from behind the arc.
After 10 NBA seasons, Joe Harris has retired from basketball. Harris played 504 NBA games for the Nets, Cavaliers and Pistons. He was a career 43.6 percent three-point shooter and won the Three-Point Contest at 2019 All-Star weekend. pic.twitter.com/2eLPJAhLzU
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 15, 2024
Harris's best years were with Brooklyn, where he shined, shooting above 40% from three in all six seasons with the Nets. Harris won the Three-Point Contest in 2019, which was also his best statistical season, averaging 14.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists throughout the 2019-2020 season. Harris injured his ankle in the 2022 season, missing a majority of the games for the Nets, and was never the same. Harris was traded to the Pistons in a salary dump after the 2023 season and was later waived from the Pistons mid-season, as he only played 16 games and averaged 2.4 points.
Joe Harris:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) August 15, 2024
— 43.6 3P% (top 5 all-time)
— Highest 3P% by a player with 1,000+ 3PM
— Nets all-time leader in 3-pointers
— Three-Point Contest champion
Retiring after 10 seasons. https://t.co/xaGID3ayUA
Despite the rough ending to his career, Harris is still one of the most accurate sharpshooters in NBA history, ranking fifth all-time. He is only behind Steve Kerr (45.4%), Hubert Davis (44.1%), Luke Kennard (43.9%), and Dražen Petrović (43.7%). Another impressive accolade for Harris is that he is the Nets' All-Time leader in three-pointers. These are just a couple of incredible achievements for Harris, who will be forever etched into the NBA history books.
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