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2025 Free Agents - Gary Harris

Harris had his best seasons from 2016-2018. During that two season stretch, Harris shot 41% from three and finished really well at the rim, making him one of the most efficient wings in the NBA. In the following years Harris seemed to lose his touch from outside, consistently shooting in the low thirties from three and struggling to finish at the rim as well. However, he recovered a bit after joining the Magic, hitting 38% from three while also finishing decently at the rim and overall just looking more spry than he had previously. His shooting numbers across the board were down in '24-'25 though, and he averaged the lowest minutes of his career since his rookie season. Harris isn't a starting-level wing on a good team, but I think he can still be a decent rotation piece. He has solid play-making skills as a secondary option, and can get to the rim attacking off-the-dribble when attacking closeouts. Harris is a solid wing defender, and gets steals at a decent rate. He's not the biggest guy, so you wouldn't want him guarding bigger ball-handling wings, but he has the size to guard multiple positions. Harris hardly gets any rebounds. Harris will be almost 31 years old as a potential free agent in 2025, so age-related regression could be a worry on the back end of a long-term contract, especially since he is already coming off a down year in '24-'25.

Summary

Harris has a $7.5 million team option for 2025-2026, and if the Magic decline that option he will be an unrestricted free agent with a $14.3 million cap hold and full Bird rights. As his cap hold exceeds the salary he will get in free agency, and since the Magic will be operating over the cap, his cap hold is not really relevant.  Depending on how close the Magic are to the luxury tax after free agency, if Harris is brought back by the Magic on a multi-year contract they could benefit from frontloading his contract, as it could give them additional flexibility in the future. If Harris hits free agency, other teams will have multiple ways to sign Harris as even teams without cap space could use either the Non-Taxpayer MLE, Taxpayer MLE, or possibly even the Room MLE or Bi-Annual Exception to sign him. It's also possible that Harris only gets offers for the minimum.

Cap Considerations

Malik Beasley (1 year, $6 million, 2024) Haywood Highsmith (2 years, $11 million, 2024) Taurean Prince (1 year minimum, 2024)

Player/Contract Comparison

Potential Teams: Hawks, Lakers, Warriors, Clippers, Magic

Predicted Contract: 1-year, $5.5 million with the Hawks

Last updated: 5/10/2025

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