Detroit Pistons: 10 best power forwards in team history
By Amaar Burton
8. Tobias Harris (2016-18)
Tobias Harris has been something of a scoring mercenary at a young age — the 26-year-old is now on his sixth team after being traded by the Los Angeles Clippers to the Sixers on Feb. 6 — and he had some of his most productive outings while playing for the Pistons.
In parts of three seasons in Detroit, Harris averaged 16.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. That included four games of 30-plus points and his career-best night of seven 3-pointers in one game.
Harris started for the Pistons in their last playoff appearance, averaging 14.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in a first round series loss to the eventual NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.
At 6’9″ Harris has the size and skills to be an ideal small-ball power forward in today’s NBA. He might be the best pure scorer on this list after Blake Griffin. Coincidentally, the Pistons sent Harris to the Clippers in 2018 as part of the Griffin trade.