Harris , the accurate shooting forward, retires from the NBA after 10 years

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Joe Harris , a 10-year NBA veteran forward, has announced his retirement after playing for his last team, the Detroit Pistons.

The Athletic reported that Harris has shot  43.6% from long range throughout his career and has made 2,354 three-point shots in the past decade.

Highlights include the 2018-19 and 2020-21 seasons, where he made the most 3-pointers in the league and was the winner of the 2019 All-Star Weekend Long-Distance Contest.

Harris was draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 33rd overall pick in the 2014 class out of the University of Virginia. In his two years with the Cavs, he averaged 9.1 minutes per game ทางเข้า ufabet in 56 appearances.

Until the 2016 off-season, he was absorb into the team by the Brooklyn Nets and settled there for 7 seasons. His best career average was 14.5 points per game in the 2020-21 season. He has been in New York City for 6 years and has shot no less than 41.9% from long distances.

He was then traded to the Detroit Pistons last offseason, but he average just 2.4 points and 33.3% shooting from 16 games before being released in February and never signing with another team. 

The 32-year-old forward also played for the USA men’s basketball team at the 2019 FIBA ​​World Cup alongside Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Donovan Mitchell. He shot 50% from long range in that tournament, but the team was unsuccessful, finishing seventh.