That's what Harris is reportedly acquiring. Which raises a simple question: Um . . . why?
A complicated economic study was done recently that explained what it means to be in Harris' tax bracket. See if you can follow this. Here's what billionaires can buy: a lot. (It's a difficult theory to understand; give yourself time to absorb it.)
Harris has the means to jet off to Paris or Milan or maybe the moon and buy whatever he fancies, and yet it's almost as though he stumbled upon Ed Snider's yard sale and decided to do some shopping there instead. If Harris went looking for a shiny new bike, Snider is instead selling him a rusty Huffy with shaky brakes. Even if Snider unloads it for a quarter instead of 50 cents, it's not a great deal when the bike - relative to those ridden by others in the same neighborhood - needs a lot of work before it has any chance of winning a race.
There have been unrelenting rumors about the Sixers dealing Andre Iguodala - possibly to Golden State for Monta Ellis or to the Clippers for Chris Kaman - which is a nice and long-overdue idea. But no matter whom they get in return, it probably doesn't get them all that close to claiming a title or even contending in the Eastern Conference. Not when the Sixers still have to get past the Heat, Celtics, and Bulls, all of whom have better and/or deeper talent.
"We know what our needs are," Snider said after the season. "First, we'd like to get a big man in the middle. That's obviously the most difficult thing to do. They don't just grow them anymore."
No big man. No superstar(s). No championship. That's basically how it goes in the NBA.
