The nets agree to deal with a sleeper – and one of their

The free agency reported Sunday at midnight, and the Nets were quick to keep their shooter and find their sleeper.

The Nets kept unrestricted free agent Joe Harris – arguably their biggest free agency priority – with a two-year, $ 16 million contract. Less than an hour later, they snatched the big man Ed Davis from Trail Blazers under a $ 4.4 million friendly deal, first reported by ESPN and confirmed by The Post. .

The Harris Accord keeps one of the Nets' paragons of player development in-house. The heavy 3-point system of coach Kenny Atkinson needs fencers, and Harris has done his best.

"My hope and I know what I have expressed to everyone is that I loved being here, I enjoy being in Brooklyn. as part of this organization, "said Harris in April." I think they're on good stuff and I do not really see myself being anywhere else. "

Harris had only played five games with Cleveland in 2015-16, traded to Orlando and surrendered quickly.The Nets have secured for a modest two-year contract, and he made a breakthrough in his second season in Brooklyn.He posted an average of 10.8 points on 41.9% pulling three points – two career highs – and improved his defense.

The Post reported in April that he could quadruple his modest $ 1.5 million salary, and the Pacers had shown a legitimate interest.

The Nets could not offer him more than $ 8.8 million per season and the # Have locked up for a little less than that. [19659002] "Joe has cl well, as a result of his statements, he would like to be back here. That's what the organization thinks of it too, "said Nets general manager Sean Marks in April." Joe is a guy we see in a Nets uniform. "

Mark Bartelstein represents both Harris and Nets unrestricted free agent Nik Stauskas, and tells the Post that Harris stay does not require departure from Stauskas

Years of maneuvering to bring the Nets to a point where they will have their own choice in the summer of 2019 and $ 50 to $ 70 million in cap space this summer, protecting this flexibility is the key and Davis' signature reflects it.

With Davis, 29, who was expecting to A multi-year agreement, the situation of the Portland hat made it difficult to keep. "Marks capitalized on a tight market with little money for lower level free agents and got Davis on the biannual exception, a short offer that preserves the ceiling space d for the class of the free agent responsible for next summer.

Let the tiny Harris hat reflect the cap and use the space to back off and sign it later. With $ 6.6 million of ceiling space according to ESPN – which can increase depending on the redemption of Dwight Howard – they added the Davis of 6-foot-10, 240-pound, which can play center or power .

too often on the inside, with Jarrett Allen, a shy rookie, Timofey Mozgov and Jahlil Oka for persona non grata and no other regulars over 6-8. But Davis is long, experienced and strong rebounder.

Davis averaged 5.3 points and 7.4 boards in just 18.9 minutes last season. And his Defensive Rating of 103.9 would have by far improved all regular Nets. Allen was the best at 107.6. Davis helps Allen as a sophomore.