Milwaukee Bucks: Five former players that would have helped this team

5. Tobias Harris

While the rest of the players on this list are no longer playing, Tobias Harris is a former Bucks player who they might have to face in the playoffs. Tobias is not the player that he was when he was traded from Milwaukee to Orlando as a sophomore in 2013. Once an untapped prospect with his whole career ahead of him, Harris has since established himself as one of the most versatile, reliable players in the sport.

This season, playing third in the pecking order behind Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid in Philadelphia, it’s become clear that Harris is primed for just about any role that he’s thrust in. Harris is averaging 19 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game this season on 55.7 percent true shooting. He fits great in this Milwaukee Bucks team’s mold of efficient scorers who don’t necessarily need the ball in their hands to make an impact.

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Harris’ catch-and-shoot 3-pointer was a big part of the reason why the Sixers traded for him with the LA Clippers prepping for a run at Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. He’s shot 39.3 percent from deep including 44.5 percent on corner triples over the last three seasons for a total of 456 made threes. He’d fit right in with Coach Bud’s 3-point-heavy offensive system while putting some personal flair on it as well.

In the last three seasons across three different teams, it’s become clear that Harris can do a little bit of everything as a scorer. He’s great at playing within team sets with 44.3 percent of his 2-point field goal attempts being assisted, but is more than capable of going out and getting a bucket for himself. His shot selection is in line with the modern game’s adoration for interior shots and triples considering 55.5 percent of his shots come from three feet from the basket or 3-point range.

That offensive versatility would take some of the pressure off of Giannis, effectively allowing him to carry a lighter load and focus his attention where his team needs him the most instead of having the team lean so heavily on his presence. With a Big 3 of Giannis, Middleton and Harris, I’d have no problem proclaiming the Milwaukee Bucks as the clear-cut favorite to win the championship.

However, there are too many roadblocks in their way to make that proclamation just yet including Tobias’ actual team, as well as the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat in the East.

From an offensive standpoint, Harris would do dividends for this team, but there’s still a high probability that they’ll go out and compete for a championship with the team as currently constructed.