Over this past offseason, there has been a huge shift in optimism surrounding the Brooklyn Nets' outlook for the upcoming campaign.
This renewed mind frame has leaked over to fourth-year guard Joe Harris, who has set a major individual bar of expectation next season, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post.
“That’s just a personal goal of mine,” Harris, 26, said at training camp at the Naval Academy. “I hovered around 38 and 39 percent last year. If you look at all the top shooters in the NBA, guys that might be specialists — like how I see myself as a good shooter and specialist — they’re always 40 percent and above. So that’s a personal goal for me to get into that elite 3-point shooting percentage.”
Harris is coming off his first year with the Nets where he averaged 8.2 points where 42.5 percent from the field and 38.5 from beyond the arc in 21.9 minutes per contest in 52 games played with 11 starts. The number that he has placed on himself isn't too far off from what he had from last year.
However, this will require him to maintain a consistent role next season if he hopes to pace himself near or above that mark. If he can etch out a significant role off the bench, this could allow for him to make reaching that goal more realistic.
Harris had spent his first two seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers going back and forth from the roster to the G-League team before suffering a foot injury that led to him being traded to the Orlando Magic. He has appeared to finally latch onto to a cemented spot with the Nets as a scorer and shooter as a reserve.
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