Free Agent Addition: Tobias Harris, Part 2

In this deep-dive series on San Antonio Spurs forward Tobias Harris during his time with the Detroit Pistons last season, I began by examining his playmaking on offense from a statistical perspective, with an emphasis on his scoring.

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Jul 28

It’s late July in the offseason, which means there’s plenty of time before the 2026-27 regular season begins in October, allowing for more time to write some deep-dive articles. I’m going to be putting together a series focused on the main addition the

In this second installment, let’s continue looking at what the numbers say about Harris’ playmaking, with a shift toward zooming into his shooting, passing, and ability to crash the offensive glass.

Let’s begin with a broad overview of Harris’ per-game shooting stats and then dive in further with more detail.

Regular Season

• 10.5 shot attempts (46.9% accuracy) - Harris was third on the Pistons in the regular season in shot attempts behind Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren.

• 3.5 3-point attempts (36.8%) - Harris was fourth on his team in 3-point attempts behind Duncan Robinson, Cade, and Kevin Huerter. 3.5 attempts, though, is pretty low volume because it’s not even one three-point attempt per quarter. When the debate comes up about whether Harris or Julian Champagnie should start, Champagnie’s case of being a high-volume outside shooter with 6.2 attempts per game should be something to consider.

• 2.5 free throw attempts (86.6%) - Harris was fourth on Detroit in free throw attempts behind Duren, Cade, and Ausar Thompson during the season.

Postseason

• 15.3 shot attempts (42.5%) - Harris saw an increase in shot attempts during the playoffs, becoming the second-leading shot taker behind only Cade, with Duren’s shot attempts dropping dramatically. With more shots against playoff-level defenses, Harris saw his efficiency drop.

• 4.6 3-point attempts (29.2%) - Harris had a higher volume of 3s as well in the postseason, but just like his overall shooting from the floor, his outside shot dipped dramatically too.

• 4.5 free throw attempts (82.5%) - Being that he had to be one of the top-2 go-to options in the playoffs, Harris saw a big rise in his ability to draw fouls.

Let’s break down Harris’ shot profile in more detail, first beginning with where his shots came from.

Harris’ five shot areas were spread out pretty evenly, though there was an order. First, it’s the non-restricted area, or floater range, where 25% of his shots came from. Then, it was the restricted area, right at the rim, from dunk/layup range. Next was the mid-range, with 20% of his shots. So, to begin, Harris tries to score inside the paint first, then moves to the mid-range, and finally the 3-point line. 18% of his shots came from above the arc and 15% from the corners.