Checking in on former Detroit Pistons who played in the NBA postseason
By Kyle Delaney
Former Pistons who made the playoffs: 7. Tobias Harris
Another former Piston that got minutes this postseason was Tobias Harris. Tobias came in the middle of the 2016 season and helped the Pistons clinch the eighth seed that first season. Although they were swept by the championship-caliber Cavaliers, this gave them a playoff berth for the first time since 2008 — a very positive sign for Detroit.
But, in January of 2018, after two productive seasons with Detroit, Tobias and others were traded to the Clippers in exchange for Blake Griffin, Willie Reed and Brice Johnson. Almost a year later, on February 6th, 2019, Tobias was traded again, this time to the 76ers.
Good news for Tobias is that he’s not going anywhere soon. On July 6, 2019, the Sixers re-signed Harris to a five-year, $180 million contract. Despite losing this year’s Eastern Conference Semi-Finals to Boston, the city of brotherly love will continue to trust the process with Tobias. In Philadelphia, he’s made the playoffs five years in a row. He continues to shine as a great complementary scorer next to Harden, Maxey, and Embiid.