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Brett Brown hopes Tobias Harris stays with the 76ers 'for a long time’

Brett Brown raves about the player Harris is on the court and the person he is off it. “I hope he’s a Philadelphia 76er for a long time,” the Sixers coach following Monday’s practice.

Brett Brown raves about the player Tobias Harris is on the court and the person he is off it. “I hope he’s a Philadelphia 76er for a long time,” the Sixers coach said of Harris following Monday’s practice.
Brett Brown raves about the player Tobias Harris is on the court and the person he is off it. “I hope he’s a Philadelphia 76er for a long time,” the Sixers coach said of Harris following Monday’s practice.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer

One would assume that unless things drastically change, Tobias Harris will re-sign with the 76ers this summer.

Brett Brown raves about the player Harris is on the court and the person he is off it.

“I hope he’s a Philadelphia 76er for a long time,” the Sixers coach said after Monday’s practice.

Harris, who’s in the final year of his contract, was asked if he felt the same way.

“Yeah, I like it here,” the power forward said. “It’s been a good start that we’ve been able to have, a good group of guys, and the team has a lot of potential.”

Harris went on say how Brown has been great for him, allowing him to come in and play his game. The 26-year-old is averaging 21.7 points through nine games with the Sixers. His best performance was a 32-point outing in which he hit 5 of 7 three-pointers last Thursday in a 108-104 road victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Sixers acquired Harris with Boban Marjaranovic and Mike Scott in a trade from the Los Angeles Clippers on Feb. 7. Free agency will begin on July 1.