Out of Nowhere! Devin Harris and Dallas Agree to 5 Year Extension

by Wes Cox on Sep 12, 2007 2:03 PM CDT in News

I really did not see this coming.

The five-year extension, which begins after this season, locks Harris up through 2012-13. Harris has played in a key role in the Mavericks reaching the 2005 NBA Finals and finishing with the NBA's best record last season.

"Devin is a vital part of our core and has played a key role in our success," Mavericks president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said. "We are excited about his future in a Mavericks uniform."

Mavericks coach Avery Johnson has referred to Harris as his starting point guard and Harris is approaching the season with the same expectation. That doesn't mean Harris is taking starting for granted.

"Nothing is given," Harris said. "You have to come into camp ready to work hard. I don't want anything to be given to me. I have that mindset and hopefully this will be the year for me."

Harris is no stranger to the first team, having started 61 times last year. "I want that full 82," he said.

Obviously great news (unless the contract is crazy)! More later, discuss...

Tweet Comment 13 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Doesn't

this make it certain that Terry is coming off the bench this year as the back up point and super scorer?

by jshcmp on Sep 12, 2007 3:40 PM CDT reply actions

That would be my thought

Or it makes it certain that Terry won't be around much longer, one way or another...

by BrodyV on Sep 12, 2007 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Half true

It makes it certain he'll come off the bench (which is FREAKING AWESOME news for this team), but he won't be a "super scorer", cause Jason Terry will never be super at anything. Except maybe sucking at basketball, cause he super sucks at basketball.

The NBA is rigged. I've been telling you it is, and now the FBI backs me up. If you don't believe the truth by now, you've got brain problems.

by thedirkatron on Sep 12, 2007 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Should have

put "Super Scorer" in quotes to better display my sarcasm in my original post.

by jshcmp on Sep 13, 2007 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions

if you think terry will be coming off the bench

then who are you saying is going to start at 2 this year? ager? e.j.?

by Turkish41 on Sep 16, 2007 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Either would be fine

Having Ager out there with Harris and Howard would give us a good young backcourt full of premium athletes... but we'd be kind of light on three point marksmen with those three.

If EJ can still defend (which has to be a question at this point in his career), then he might be the shooter and veteran presence we need out there.

Who knows.

The only thing I know is that this team will be better if Jason Terry watches the majority of each game from the bench next year.

The NBA is rigged. I've been telling you it is, and now the FBI backs me up. If you don't believe the truth by now, you've got brain problems.

by thedirkatron on Sep 16, 2007 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Hopefully

his contract will have a clause in it that removes David Stern from his post as commisioner of the league, thereby ending all the rigging.

But in all seriousness this is a great basketball move. Devin has been our second best player for a while now, and hopefully he'll actually be utilized by Awful Avery Johnson this coming season.

The NBA is rigged. I've been telling you it is, and now the FBI backs me up. If you don't believe the truth by now, you've got brain problems.

by thedirkatron on Sep 12, 2007 6:07 PM CDT reply actions

Second best?

I say third best at best...

Dirk and Howard are before anyone no doubt...

by miles @ Mavs Moneyball on Sep 16, 2007 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Dirk, yes.

Howard... no. Not in my opinion, anyway.

Howard is a great ancillary player, but he has trouble creating his own shot because he doesn't have a go-to offensive move. He can disappear completely if defended right.

If Harris were properly deployed (something that hasn't happened yet due to the awfulness of Avery Johnson's brain) he'd be better than Howard.

The NBA is rigged. I've been telling you it is, and now the FBI backs me up. If you don't believe the truth by now, you've got brain problems.

by thedirkatron on Sep 16, 2007 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions