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It remains to be seen if Tobias Harris will be traded by the Philadelphia 76ers, but Philadelphians now have an added incentive to see him stay.
The veteran forward addressed his future in an interview with NBC Sports Philadelphia published Tuesday and was fairly blunt about how he thinks some Sixers fans regard him:
"Trade speculation, you know, casual Sixers fans, they'll trade me for a Crumbl Cookie," Harris. "But at the end of the day, they have to realize you're not getting a 6-foot-nine forward back who can, you know, damn near shoot 40 percent from three, guard other teams' best player, shoot, post-up, drive, play 70-plus games a year."
Fast forward a few hours and Crumbl Cookies was making its offer to Philadelphia: a free cookie for everyone, but only if Harris stays with the Sixers.
It should be noted this is some brilliant marketing by Harris, who has invested in multiple Philadelphia-area Crumbl Cookie locations and just gave them an incredible amount of free exposure.
Cookie or no, Harris' future looms large as the Sixers retool for the future after a disappointing and ultimately humiliating second-round playoff exit at the hands of the Boston Celtics. The team has already fired head coach Doc Rivers and replaced him with former Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse and might be about to say goodbye to former MVP James Harden, who holds a player option for next season.
Trading Harris would be another big change in the supporting cast around Joel Embiid. He's coming off a season in which he averaged 14.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game — all his lowest marks since joining Philadelphia in 2019 — while shooting 50.1% from the field and 38.9% from 3-point range.
While a large wing who can effectively shoot from deep is typically a very valuable player in the modern NBA, that is less true when his team is paying him $39.3 million for next season, as the Sixers are on track to do.
That salary might make it tempting to off-load Harris, but it also means the return for him would be limited at best. And given what the Sixers are reportedly asking for in trade negotiations, Crumbl might want to start getting its cookies ready.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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