The Philadelphia 76ers are in the process of moving some pieces around and having guys in new spots to accommodate new additions.

That means having new addition Al Horford come in as the power forward and have Tobias Harris slide over to the small forward position. It is a position that Harris has the ability to play, but there are questions about his defense at that position and coach Brett Brown is happy with what he has seen so far.

“The thing that was most on my mind was watching him defend 3’s,” said Brown on Thursday at practice. “I think he’s been great. He’s so prideful and he’s heard a lot about maybe he’s not going to be able to handle that from a defensive standpoint and so far I haven’t seen it. In fact, I haven’t seen it at all. He’s been one of our better defensive players.”

Harris has received some criticism for his work both on the defensive end and at small forward overall, but with the new additions it’s a move that has to be made and the team is happy with what they see. Especially on that defensive end.

“He wants to be one of the best defensive players in the NBA,” said teammate Ben Simmons. “I think so far he’s doing a great job and he’s setting an example for all of us to make sure we’re doing our job on the defensive end.”

Harris stated that he wants to be one of the better two-way players in the game and his work so far has not gone unnoticed.

“He’s committed on staying down, he’s not getting blown by, he’s leveling drivers out in a great way,” Brown added. “I think his stance has been great and he lifted it and worked at it all summer and that’s the most significant thing on my mind. The judgment day is what’s he like at a 3 and I think defensively he’s been very good so far.”

The Sixers will continue the preseason schedule on Friday in Winston-Salem against the Charlotte Hornets at 7:30 p.m. EST.