One of the worst-kept secrets in the NBA has been the strength with which the Brooklyn Nets covet Long Island native and free-agent-to-be Tobias Harris.
Harris was a prep star at Half Hollow Hills West High School in Dix Hills and after the LA Clippers came into Brooklyn in mid-November and laid a 127-119 loss on the Nets behind 27 points and eight rebounds from Harris, Brian Lewis of the New York Post delved into the relationship between the Clippers star and Nets coach Kenny Atkinson — another Long Island native.
Harris wouldn’t speculate about coming to Brooklyn in the offseason, but acknowledged the connections to Atkinson.