In the modern NBA, there are only a handful of bad contracts. The standard has changed.
We used to look at contracts about a player’s production. If they weren’t as good as their money dictated they were supposed to be, they had a bad contract.
Now, they’re useful. Those contracts can be paired with first-round picks to trade for stars. The only bad contracts in the NBA are near max level and attached to players who have fallen dramatically off since earning that deal.
On the other hand, Tobias Harris of the Philadelphia 76ers is a bit of a fringe case. His contract is short of max level, but it’s approaching that territory.
He’s not nearly a max player, but he is a valuable contributor.
Could the Sixers send him to the Indiana Pacers this summer?