What kind of info on Harris do you have?
We know that KP was desperately going after Harris during the deadline and it didn't work out. Then NJ got a young PG that they needed and excelled. Marcus Williams didn't work out for them, and it looks like Harris is their PG of the future, and one of, if not the main player they are building around.
I don't see him as a realistic possibility anymore.
They are rebuilding a team... so why would you trade away a 23 or 24 year old PG who is one of the best in the NBA under 25? That is exactly what you build around.
The only reason we almost got Harris w/o giving up the big three was because it was a 3-way deal and Dallas was mighty desperate to get Kidd for a title push, and would (and did) overpay for Kidd by trading away their future star to NJ, who now has their future star.
There are a lot of one-sided trades on this board that suggest we should trade 2nd rounders, euro's and bench players for very talented young starters. It doesn't work like that. Harris is very valued in NJ, and just the type of player they need over there to build around. I don't see how we could give them equal value for a player like Harris, as we don't have anyone like that beside the big 3, or a package of Outlaw, Rudy, Jack, Webster, 13th pick.. or somethin like that along with taking back some horrid contracts.
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New Jersey would have rather had Jack, Webster and the pick than Harris and his contract back then and nothings changed since then.
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That was just a rumor.