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The prior experience of Harrison Barnes in the 2016 Rio Olympics will definitely be a factor in his selection to Team USA for the FIBA World Cup in China. Per Jason Jones of The Athletic, Team USA managing director Jerry Colangelo admits that Barnes’ experience in the Olympics will be taken into consideration as they […]

The Sacramento Kings were a wonderfully pleasant surprise last season, going 39-43 despite a disappointing finish while establishing themselves as one of the most entertaining teams in basketball. As a result, the next step in their linear progression toward real contention should be the organization’s first playoff appearance since 2006. But the Kings don’t play […]

Sacramento Kings small forward Harrison Barnes is the lone holdover from the USA team which won gold at the Olympics back in 2016. Barnes is one of the leaders of the current USA Team which will compete at the FIBA World Cup in China. The swingman is embracing his leadership role and will look to […]

USA Basketball is finally rounding up its roster after the recent wave of events have left a lean number of players left in contention for the final 12 spots heading into the FIBA 2019 World Cup in China. Recent cuts saw Chicago Bulls forward Thaddeus Young and Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo hit the road, […]

Harrison Barnes had the unequivocal belief that if his name was called to join Team USA ahead of this upcoming FIBA 2019 World Cup, he was going to answer with a resounding yes. The Sacramento Kings forward was part of the gold-winning team that took the 2016 Rio Olympics by storm, cruising to a perfect […]

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes is fully confident teammate De’Aaron Fox will make the cut of the final 12-man roster for Team USA. Fox was recently promoted from the Select Team to take a place with the senior team, likely due to their thin depth at the point guard position: “I feel pretty confident he’s […]

Harrison Barnes of the Sacramento Kings has pledged his loyalty to Team USA. This is after a spate of NBA stars have pulled out from joining the national team in the FIBA World Cup. Barnes said his health and family go first. However, when those two aspects are good, then it’s an automatic yes for […]

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes knows new head coach Luke Walton pretty well. Walton was an assistant coach on the Golden State Warriors when Barnes was there. Walton was the interim head coach of the Warriors for the majority of the 2015-16 season when Golden State went 73-9. Barnes is excited to play for Walton […]

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes wants to end the franchise’s 13-year playoff drought. “I’m definitely glad to be playing here long term with this team. I’m excited to grow and end this playoff drought,” the 27-year-old told James Ham of NBC Sports California. The Kings traded for the 6-foot-8 forward at the NBA’s trade deadline […]

Small forward Harrison Barnes thinks the Sacramento Kings “have a chance to really make some noise” in 2019-20. Along with re-signing Barnes, the Kings added Dewayne Dedmon, Cory Joseph, Trevor Ariza and Richaun Holmes in free agency. Barnes knows the Pacific Division is going to be tough next season with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George […]

As expected, the Sacramento Kings will re-sign free agent forward Harrison Barnes. The 27-year-old forward is set to sign a four-year, $85 million deal that has some sort of a catch. Some Kings news…Source tells @TheAthletic that Sacramento will finalize a four-year, $85 million deal with Harrison Barnes today. The deal declines annually, accounting for […]

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes will likely be staying with the team after declining his player option for 2019-20, and it looks like he’s going to get another massive contract worth nearly $90 million: The Sacramento Kings are working towards an agreement with Harrison Barnes in the 4 year, 88 million dollar range……. — Carmichael […]

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes has decided to decline his $25.1 million player option for next season to become an unrestricted free agent, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Though he has declined his option, Wojnarowski reports that Barnes and the Kings could work out a new deal over the summer: Sacramento Kings […]

Richard Jefferson has unsolicited advice for Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes: Take the money. Barnes has a player option worth $25.1 million for the 2019-20 NBA season. In the May 28 episode of ESPN’s “The Jump,” host Rachel Nichols asked Jefferson to give Barnes advice: should he take the money or hit the free agent […]

Sacramento Kings small forward Harrison Barnes hasn’t decided if he’s going to pick up or decline his player option for the 2019-20 season. Barnes is scheduled to make $25.1 million next season. If the swingman declines his player option with the Kings, he would become an unrestricted free agent this summer: Harrison Barnes says on […]

Sacramento Kings small forward Harrison Barnes will travel to India to get a sneak peek of the local culture before the October preseason games. The Kings and the Indiana Pacers will play two preseason games in Mumbai. It will be the first NBA game ever played in India. Kings owner and chairman Vivek Ranadive was […]

Sacramento Kings small forward Harrison Barnes says the team’s “potential is crazy.” The Kings have a lot of young talent on the roster, led by point guard De’Aaron Fox, forward Marvin Bagley III, guard Buddy Hield and swingman Bogdan Bogdanović. Sacramento traded for Barnes at the February trade deadline with the hopes the veteran could help the franchise make a […]

The Sacramento Kings have a really young roster, one that has a lack of players who have playoff experience. That’s why acquiring small forward Harrison Barnes from the Dallas Mavericks was so big. Barnes has been to the playoffs four times in his career, all with the Golden State Warriors. He has played in two […]

New Sacramento Kings addition Harrison Barnes recalled his sudden trade from the Dallas Mavericks to California’s capital in what turned out to be a “crazy” trade deadline. Barnes played the bulk of two and a half seasons with the Mavs before getting dealt only days after his former team dealt three starters to the New […]

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes left a complicated legacy with the Golden State Warriors and in the eyes of Steve Kerr. The seventh-year pro was an integral piece of the team’s run to the 2015 Larry O’Brien trophy, seeming poised to remain as much as he continued developing alongside a core of Stephen Curry, Klay […]

The trade deadline brought in plenty of interesting moves, but one of the underrated ones was the acquisition of Harrison Barnes by the Sacramento Kings. Head coach Dave Joerger had lusted over Barnes for quite awhile now, but he has quickly found himself at odds as to which position he should play him in. Barnes […]

The Sacramento Kings are on the rise, and were incredibly active at the trade deadline. This included acquiring power forward Harrison Barnes from the Dallas Mavericks. Barnes excited to be joining the Kings. As he told Jason Jones of The Athletic: Prior to the game, Barnes was already impressed with this version of the Kings […]

Harrison Barnes played his first game with the Sacramento Kings after his controversial trade from the Dallas Mavericks, and he immediately felt good, especially after helping the team beat the Miami Heat 102-96. After the game, Barnes was asked about his reaction after playing his first game for the Kings, and he seemed pretty happy. […]

Harrison Barnes was traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night, and he already has playoff aspirations with his new team. The Kings, who have been one of the most surprising teams in the league this season, are in the Western Conference playoff hunt, and Barnes says that Sacramento is not […]

Harrison Barnes and Alec Burks are expected to make their debut with the Sacramento Kings in Friday night’s home game against the Miami Heat, according to a report from Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Kings expect to have both Harrison Barnes and Alec Burks in uniform for tonight's game against the Heat. […]

The Dallas Mavericks traded Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings, but it wasn’t without controversy. During the Mavs’ game against the Charlotte Hornets, news broke out that Barnes will be heading to Sac-Town, and it all happened while he was on the bench. Several NBA players have aired their sentiments about what happened on social […]

Harrison Barnes posted a farewell message to Dallas Mavericks fans after learning of his trade to the Sacramento Kings, taking to Twitter to express his gratitude for the Mavs and the first steps to his next destination. “Thank you to the entire Dallas Mavericks organization, Mark Cuban , Coach Carlisle, my teammates and all the […]

New Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes reportedly wanted to keep playing even after he was informed of the trade shipping him out of the Dallas Mavericks, according to his agent Jeff Schwartz. Barnes was forced to sit out the fourth quarter, as it could often take place when two franchises consummate an agreement for a […]

After the Dallas Mavericks’ Wednesday evening’s contest against the Charlotte Hornets, Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki was asked about his former teammate Harrison Barnes, who was traded on the same night to the Sacramento Kings. Dirk on traded teammate Harrison Barnes: "He's just a genuinely good dude and he's obviously got bonds with some of these players […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James air a reaction to Harrison Barnes being traded by the Dallas Mavericks. James commented on the timing of Barnes’ trade and his words elicited a sign of approval from the New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis. Anthony Davis liked LeBron's post commenting on Harrison Barnes being traded mid-game 👀 pic.twitter.com/55DPx99a14 […]

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has reacted to the controversial mid-game trade which sent Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings. Via Instagram, James posted a short clip of Barnes sitting in the Dallas Mavericks bench as the commentator was breaking the news involving him. In James’ caption, he lashed out on the notion […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle shared his thoughts on the recent trade which sent Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings. News broke out about the Barnes-trade while Mavericks were playing against the Charlotte Hornets. Carlisle shared that he learned about the deal during the game itself. In addition, he shared what he said to Barnes […]

On Wednesday, the Dallas Mavericks traded away their swingman Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings. Ironically, Barnes was sitting on the bench in the middle of a Mavs game while the trade had occurred. Harrison Barnes just got traded to the Kings, per @wojespn He's currently sitting on the Mavs bench. This is awkward. pic.twitter.com/xFgF4YNGZ9 […]

The Dallas Mavericks traded Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. In return, they they’ve freed themselves up a max option to sign down the road, per ESPN’s Zach Lowe. After trading Barnes for Jackson ($3.28M next season) and Z-Bo (expiring), the Mavs are just about in the max cap space ballgame depending […]

The Sacramento Kings, who just acquired Harrison Barnes via trade, intend to keep the forward for a long-term tenure. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Kings see Barnes as part of their long-term future. The 26-year-old has a player option worth $25 million for the 2019-2020 season. The Kings want to make a long-term play […]

In yet another big move prior to the NBA trade deadline, the Dallas Mavericks have traded forward Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for forward Justin Jackson and big man Zach Randolph on Wednesday night, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Both the Mavs and Kings have been incredibly busy ahead of the […]

With the NBA trade deadline drawing near, the Sacramento Kings are among the teams looking to fortify their roster for the second half of the 2018-19 NBA season. It appears they may be in search of some help on the wing considering their interest in Dallas Mavericks small forward Harrison Barnes and Washington Wizards small […]

The NBA’s trade deadline is only hours away, with Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET cutoff point inching closer and closer before teams take their best shot at making some big-time acquisitions before the window closes for good until free agency in July 1. From buyers to sellers, the league will see plenty of player movement, whether […]

The Dallas Mavericks may have just landed Kristaps Porzingis in a shocking trade with the New York Knicks, but that doesn’t mean other teams don’t think they could be trade deadline sellers. According to David Lord of 247Sports, teams are preparing to call the Mavs about Harrison Barnes and Dwight Powell sometime between now and […]