Harrison Barnes – Sacramento Kings
Formerly an NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, Harrison Barnes has spent the last 2.5 seasons with the Sacramento Kings after being traded there by the Dallas Mavericks during the 2018-19 season. Since joining the Kings, Barnes has averaged 15.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and has shot 47.3% from the floor, 39.0% from three-point range.
Multiple playoff contending teams could look to add Barnes to their roster at the trade deadline during the 2021-22 season, but if the Kings are looking to dump his salary at any point in return for a draft pick or another young talent, they could look to move him to Oklahoma City. Keep an eye on this in NBA trade rumors.
Whether the OKC Thunder would want him or not is a whole different story, but he is owed $20.3M this upcoming season, which would push the Thunder close to the minimum salary cap they need to reach by the end of the NBA’s calendar year. He could even end up being a veteran on the wing that they look to utilize next to their young talents.
Seeing as he is a proven champion and has been in the league for nine seasons now, Harrison Barnes is definitely a player who could aid in the development of guys like Luguentz Dort, Darius Bazley, Aleksej Pokusevski and some others at the forward positions.
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Seeing as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander could be primed to have a big season and the Thunder could end up being a team on the rise, Barnes could even help this team push forward and continue improving.
