Bleacher Report is already seeing Tobias Harris as more than just a useful pickup for the Spurs. Zach Buckley called Harris San Antonio’s best offseason addition and went a step further, projecting that he’ll end up top-five on the team in clutch minutes in 2026-27.
That kind of role would have real ripple effects. If Harris is on the floor to close games, two players from Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, and Dylan Harper would be pushed out of the closing group. Buckley pointed to Harris’ shooting, his ability to create off the dribble, and the experience he brings as the reasons San Antonio went after him.
The Spurs signed Harris to a two-year, $31 million deal in July. He turned 34 in July and is entering his 16th NBA season after logging 1,033 regular-season games with five franchises. Across his career, he has averaged 15.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists.
Last season with Detroit, Harris gave the Pistons steady production in a bigger role. He started all 156 regular-season and postseason games he played for them after signing a two-year, $52 million contract in the 2024 offseason following six years in Philadelphia.
In 63 games, he averaged 13.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in 27.7 minutes while shooting 46.9% from the field and 36.8% from three. He finished third on the team in scoring.
Health was part of the story, too. A right ankle sprain sidelined him for nine games, and a hip injury kept him out for five more.
His postseason numbers ticked up when the games got bigger. Over 14 playoff appearances, Harris averaged 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists as Detroit rode a 60-win season and won a playoff series for the first time since 2008.
Now Harris lands in a much different setup. San Antonio is coming off a 62-20 season, good for second in the Western Conference, and the team improved by 28 wins from the year before.
The Spurs finished third in regular-season offense, defense, and net rating, then rolled through Portland 4-1, Minnesota 4-2, and Oklahoma City 4-3 before falling to New York in five games in the NBA Finals. The Knicks sealed it with a 94-90 win at Frost Bank Center on June 13.
Harris should also benefit from playing alongside Victor Wembanyama. Wembanyama just became the first unanimous Defensive Player of the Year since the award was introduced in 1982-83, and he put up 25.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in 64 games while leading the league with 197 blocks. He also earned Western Conference Finals MVP after scoring 22 points in Game 7 against Oklahoma City.
For San Antonio, the appeal of Harris is pretty clear: wing size, crafty scoring inside the arc, and another piece who can help punish mismatches. He could also give the Spurs another way to run actions with Wembanyama, finding him on the move with momentum headed toward the paint.
Wembanyama signed a five-year, $252 million rookie-scale extension in July, with a player option in the fifth year. He chose the 25% maximum instead of the 30% tier, which would have been nearly $303 million.
The Spurs’ returning starting group of Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, Vassell, and Champagnie went 21-3 in the regular season and is back for 2026-27. Champagnie re-signed on a multi-year deal in free agency.
But there’s a catch: those four perimeter starters shot just 33.0% from three-point range combined in the postseason. Harris may end up being the piece that changes the closing math.
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