Vol Harris in ‘trade’ show

Tobias Harris became Tennessee’s eighth all-time first-round NBA draft pick Thursday when the Charlotte Bobcats selected him 19th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
He didn’t stay with the Bobcats for long as he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-team deal that also included the Scramento Kings.
The Bobcats traded leading scorer Stephen Jackson, the rights to No. 19 pick Tobias Harris of Tennessee and backup point guard Shaun Livingston to the Bucks, who will also receive guard Beno Udrih from the Kings.
Charlotte got the right to No. 7 overall pick Bismack Biyombo of Congo who was taken by the Kings and forward Corey Maggette from Milwaukee.
Guard John Salmons went from Milwaukee to Sacramento, which also got the rights to Fredette, the No. 10 pick.
Harris from Dix Hills, N.Y., earned Freshman All-America acclaim for the Volunteers last season after averaging 15.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
“I’m happy for Tobias and his family,” said UT head coach Cuonzo Martin, who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1995 draft. “He had a great freshman season, and he put himself in a position to be drafted in the first round.
“Barring injury, I think he’s going to have a long and successful career. I think he’ll be a good fit in Milwaukee because he can play multiple positions, and they have a great point guard in place.”
Harris last season also received second-team All-SEC honors while ranking fifth nationally among all “major” conference freshmen in overall scoring and sixth nationally in rebounding.
Harris — Tennessee’s second-leading scorer —  also earned NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team accolades while helping power the Vols to the event’s championship in Madison Square Garden.
He averaged close to a double-double in SEC play (14.7 ppg, 7.9 rpg), and his eight double-doubles tied for third-most among all SEC players.
Harris is on track to be the fourth Vol to suit up for the Bucks, joining Ernie Grunfeld (1977-79), Dale Ellis (1990-91, 1999-2000) and Marcus Haislip (2002-05).
The Bucks drafted Haislip 13th overall in 2002.
Last season, Milwaukee — led by point guard Brandon Jennings (16.2 ppg, 4.8 apg) — finished third in the Eastern Conference’s Central Division with a 35-47 regular-season record.
Tennessee has now produced 43 all-time NBA and/or ABA Draft picks, including legendary names such as Grunfeld, Ellis, Bernard King and Allan Houston.

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