"Pistons fans better brace themselves" for this free agent
The Detroit Pistons should pursue Tobias Harris in free agency
The Pistons were reportedly interested in Tobias Harris at the trade deadline and on paper he makes sense. He's a solid, consistent veteran who is familiar with the Pistons and still has relationships in Detroit from his time playing there.
In a recent episode of the Lowe Post, NBA expert Zach Lowe said he thought the Pistons would pursue Harris in the summer, and that fans should "brace for it," which isn't a ringing endorsement.
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Even after adding Fontecchio and Troy Brown Jr., the Pistons are still light on power forwards, as Fontecchio is more of a wing, though he can certainly play both spots.
Harris' 3-point numbers are down in both percentage and volume this season, but he's a solid shooter who can spread the floor and is going to give you 16-18 points a night, as he has for his whole career.
Harris isn't a defensive stopper, but he's no sieve either and would give the Pistons back some of the veteran leadership they lost when they traded Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks.
A lineup of Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Simone Fontecchio, Tobias Harris and Jalen Duren does make some sense, especially if Harris starts launching more 3-point shots. With defenders in Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart and Quentin Grimes to mix and match off the bench, Monty Williams would have a lot of options.
But it's easy to look at the other side of this and wonder if Harris is the guy the Pistons need.