Joe Harris (basketball)

Joseph Malcolm Harris (born September 6, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers, before being selected with the 33rd overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, He spent one-and-a-half seasons with the team before being traded and waived due to injury. He was signed by the Brooklyn Nets in 2016, and is one of three players to make 200 three-pointers in one season in the history of the Nets franchise. The longest-tenured Net as of 2021, Harris led the NBA in three-point shooting accuracy in 2018–19 and repeated the feat in 2020–21. Also in 2021, Harris surpassed Dražen Petrović as the Nets' all-time leader in three-point field goal percentage, and surpassed Jason Kidd as the Nets' all-time leader in three-point field goals made. Harris also ranks fifth in NBA history in career three-point field goal percentage (minimum 1200 career three-point field goals made) as of March 5, 2024.

Joe Harris
Harris with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019
Free agent
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1991-09-06) September 6, 1991
Chelan, Washington, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolChelan (Chelan, Washington)
CollegeVirginia (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career2014–present
Career history
20142016Cleveland Cavaliers
2015Canton Charge
20162023Brooklyn Nets
2023–2024Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2019)
  • First-team All-ACC (2013)
  • Second-team All-ACC – Coaches (2014)
  • Third-team All-ACC – Media (2014)
  • ACC tournament MVP (2014)
  • Washington Mr. Basketball (2010)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
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