My Take
Tobias Harris is the kind of player who makes you appreciate the quiet professionals in the NBA — no flashy theatrics, just an endlessly reliable forward who can score from anywhere on the floor. Drafted 19th overall in 2011 out of Tennessee, he bounced around a few teams before really finding his groove in Philadelphia, where he settled into the 76ers' core alongside Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons and became one of the more consistent 20-point-per-game scorers in the league. Critics sometimes called him "overpaid" but those people tend to forget how difficult it is to find a 6-foot-8 wing who can shoot, post up, handle the ball, and defend without complaining about his role. He's never been the headline act, but every contender would take a Tobias Harris in a heartbeat.
Overview
Tobias John Harris (born July 15, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers before declaring for the 2011 NBA draft where he was drafted 19th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats and then traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tobias Harris
- Name (Japanese)
- トバイアス・ハリス
- Reading
- とばいあす・はりす
- Born
- July 15, 1992 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Islip, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 206 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Tennessee
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.