Lucious Harris
Lucious Harris, the masked man himself. (AP)
After the 2003 Finals, Harris would spend one more season in the swamps of East Rutherford, averaging 6.9 points per game and posting his lowest PER (11.1) in six years. However, he did have his best statistical week as a pro the week of December 23-29,, 2003, averaging 19.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game en route to earning Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors. The 6’5” guard, who went to Cleveland High School in Los Angeles, ended his NBA career in 04-05 on a Cavs team alongside a young LeBron James. It was King James's sophomore season and the last time he would miss the playoffs in his career (not to this point…LeBron will always make the playoffs).
Harris hasn’t made waves since leaving the NBA, though his disappearance from the league did produce this well written Yahoo Answers exchange. So there’s that. In 2007, Harris became only the second Long Beach State 49er to have his number (30) retired. Harris remains the school – and Big West conference – all-time leading scorer with 2,312 points.
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NJFan4Ever
April 20, 2013
excellent article! the 01-04 era will forever be my favorite in nets history!
KaptainKevin
April 26, 2013
I was a HUGE Nets fan in the 70′s when they played at the Coliseum. I was fortunate enough to attend the final ABA game when they beat the Nuggets for the last ABA title. I’m so glad they’re in Brooklyn and cannot wait for the Isles to join them!!!
bobby orr 4
April 29, 2013
Believe Renaldo Balkman was drafted by genius Isiaih Thomas( not Nets)
William Rausch
April 29, 2013
Right you are. The Knicks drafted Balkman, but the pick came from The Raptors, who got it from the Nets (in the VC trade), who got it from Denver in the Kenyon Martin trade (as the article says).