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The Miami Heat just concluded their season on a low note with a 4-1 first-round playoffs series loss to the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers. The series was a revelation of sorts, as coach Erik Spoelstra hardly used center Hassan Whiteside to counter Philly’s Joel Embiid. That pretty much sums up how the Heat and Spoelstra have […]

Season Autopsies: San Antonio Spurs | Phoenix Suns | Dallas Mavericks | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets | Milwaukee Bucks | Miami Heat Pinning a defender on his back, Dirk Nowitzki contorts his torso to the left, winding up to gain momentum towards his spin to the middle. One dribble and contact is sufficient to create the space needed for a seven-footer with an impossibly high, feathery […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes was a bit reminiscent of his days with the Golden State Warriors, especially during the 2016 playoffs. In an interview, he confessed that the 2016 Oklahoma City Thunder were the best team that year. In an interview with Uninterrupted, Harrison Barnes, who played his first four seasons with the Warriors, […]

Dallas Mavericks star forward Harrison Barnes may only have a year and a half living playing for the Mavs, but he is already enjoying a good time with the Dallas community. Barnes recently paid for 150 kids to watch the movie Black Panther at the Studio Movie Grill in Dallas. The team might not be able […]

As the trade deadline nears, the Dallas Mavericks will listen to offers for anyone on the roster besides three key pillars of their success. According to Eddie Sefko of The Dallas Morning News, the team would part ways with any players not named Harrison Barnes, Dirk Nowitzki, or Dennis Smith Jr. — three of the […]

The bright spots for the Dallas Mavericks have been few and far in-between so far in the 2017-18 NBA season. Fortunately, fans have at least been able to relish in what could be the final games of superstar Dirk Nowitzki. Although Nowitzki’s future in the NBA is still uncertain, it is safe to assume that is days […]

The Dallas Mavericks have not had much to celebrate so far in the 2017-18 NBA season. However, they can take solace in the fact that they finally may have started to acquire the right pieces in recent years. Among them was signing promising, young forward Harrison Barnes, who continues to make strides as the team’s […]

It has been a trying time for Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle. Not only does his future with the Lakers remain cloudy as ever, but the former lottery pick has largely been relegated to a bench role to start the 2017-18 NBA season. Although Randle has remained adamant about keeping his focus on the court, it […]

Harrison Barnes took the Washington Wizards by surprise, saving his best outing of the season for Tuesday night, as the Dallas Mavericks rode comfortably to their second win of the season 113-99. The second-year Maverick was surprised at the way coach Scott Brooks had designed to play him, allowing him to go one-on-one against some […]

The Dallas Mavericks have high expectations of their rookie in Dennis Smith Jr. But what could be higher is the ex-NC State Wolfpack hotshot’s vertical. Smith has always shown his monstrous hops in high school, college, and in the Summer League. And now, he’s been unleashing his serious boing on his Mavericks teammates as the […]

The Dallas Mavericks have undergone a re-tooling process and while Dirk Nowitzki is bound to cede the mantle once he calls it quits, it will likely go to young Harrison Barnes, who had taken up the task of being the team’s leading scorer. Owner Mark Cuban won’t place the title of him being the face […]

The Dallas Mavericks have struggled the past couple of years after whiffing on superstar free agents in the offseason. However, it seems they have accepted where they are now relative to the rest of the league and have begun to properly build the team from the ground up. While Dirk Nowitzki remains the face of […]

Being part of a gold medal-winning Olympic team is truly an honor which not a lot of NBA players can experience. Harrison Barnes happens to be one of those select players when he won gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil. Someone asked the Dallas Mavericks forward on Twitter what the best thing about […]

After spending his first four seasons in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors, Harrison Barnes was not offered a contract extension by the Dubs last summer as they needed to make room for the signing of Kevin Durant. That resulted to Barnes signing a four-year, $94 million deal with the Mavericks, calling Dallas his […]

If the good-natured nuptial partying for his good friend Harrison Barnes wasn’t good enough, former teammate Stephen Curry had some afterparty plans of his own, as a Rhode Island local claims the Golden State Warriors star stopped to have a few beers and party along with him and his friends. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXNnOgVguPr/ With no suit and […]

In many instances, the path to becoming an NBA player begins with attending camps that the players before them held during the summer. During a recent Q & A session at one of his camps, Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes revealed to the kids at the event that he was once in their shoes as […]

The Dallas Mavericks are keen on making Dennis Smith Jr. the face of the team in the future. Head coach Rick Carlisle is already plotting Smith’s path towards that goal. In an article by ESPN’s Tim McMahon, Carlisle expressed his excitement over the prospect of Smith developing into a pillar of the franchise that is in need of […]

It won’t be long before the recently-turned 39-year-old Dirk Nowitzki goes into his 20th season in the league, having gone from a near-bust in his rookie year, shooting only 40 percent from the field in limited minutes, to becoming the sixth most-prolific scorer the league has ever seen. Looking back on his storied career and […]

Through a swap in the small forward spot of the starting lineup, the Golden State Warriors have already proven their offseason acquisition to be the right move, as Kevin Durant has outscored Harrison Barnes‘ offensive output of last year’s seven-game finals through only two games in this year’s NBA Finals. Per @ESPNStatsInfo: Durant's 71 pts […]

Kevin Durant‘s departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder blew the NBA away last Fourth of July in the 2016 NBA free agency, signing a two-year deal with the Golden State Warriors. The big move involved moving around old key contributors for the Warriors such as Andrew Bogut and Harrison Barnes, and from what we’ve seen […]

Unlike many teams “shutting down” their star players after falling out of playoff contention, the Dallas Mavericks have no plans of holding back their offseason signing Harrison Barnes, claiming that if he wants to play, he will play. Rick Carlisle says it's "unlikely" the @dallasmavs would rest Harrison Barnes if he desires to play all […]

Last summer, the Dallas Mavericks went all out to sign Harrison Barnes, as they believed he is a good fit in their system and could address their need in the small forward position. They offered him a very lucrative contract and had high hopes when he agreed to join the team. However, their franchise player […]

Dirk Nowitzki is still the man in Dallas — and if you didn’t get the memo, he’ll make sure to remind you one way or another. The 7-foot German international took the most casual of chances to let young Harrison Barnes know who holds the sheriff badge in the Mavericks organization. The two went head-to-head in […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is glad about the situation his former small forward Harrison Barnes has landed into with the Dallas Mavericks. With a the cornerstone of the franchise Dirk Nowitzki nearing his retirement, Barnes has stepped in as the Mavs No. 1 option on offense. His athleticism and ability to be […]

Christmas came early for the Dallas Mavericks in the form of Dirk Nowitzki, who returned from a 14-game absence due to a strained achilles in a 90-88 win over the L.A. Clippers. The 18-year veteran was fantastic during his 15 minutes on the floor, making 7-of-12 field goals and 2-of-3 from deep on his way […]

The Dallas Mavericks have officially reached for the panic button a quarter-way into the season. After a devastating 120-89 loss to the Sacramento Kings, a team that is shaping up to be a lottery team, the media was ushered out of the locker room earlier than usual as the players and coaching staff gathered for a […]

The Dallas Mavericks are winning in the social media front although the team is dealing with some tough times on the court. The Mavericks posted a video on their Twitter page that managed to split a few sides from laughter. The team chose to pick on their new max player Harrison Barnes with a short […]

After an early struggle for Harrison Barnes on his new team, he managed to turn it around somewhat. However, the Mavericks have yet to find consistent success. With all the struggle, Barnes recently discussed the problem and how he thinks he can get through it: “A lot of the shots I was getting, they were […]

One of the best small forwards with low post skills in NBA history is Paul Pierce. Since the time he joined the league back in the 1998-1999 season, he has proven that he is a multi-faceted player who can score either facing or with his back against the basket. Given his skill set, it is not […]

Last summer, Harrison Barnes decided to take the offer from the Dallas Mavericks with the hopes of continuing the success he had during his time with the Golden State Warriors, However, 12 games into the season, his new team is at the bottom of the standings and have the worst record in the league with 2-10. […]

After a rough preseason and first few games of the regular season, Harrison Barnes looks is proving to everyone that his max contract may indeed have made sense for the Dallas Mavericks. Their star and legend Dirk Nowitzki certainly has faith in the Mavs’ newly acquired asset. “He has the complete package,” Nowitzki told Sporting News. […]

Months after their loss in Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, former Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes reflects on that difficult time in his career and how he reacted to it. The Dubs infamously blew a 3-1 lead in that series and lost the championship that was theirs for the taking. Barnes […]

Harrison Barnes has only moderately been performing to the level of his contract in the early going of this season, which has a lot of people in Dallas scratching their heads. They feel if they paid so much for a guy he should be a lot better than what he’s showing. However, fans who feel this way […]

Harrison Barnes knew he was on his way out once the season ended. The Golden State Warriors had been rumored to jump in the race for Kevin Durant, and they were going to give it their best shot. When Durant made his decision and announced that he would join the Warriors, Barnes knew his time […]

Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki assured he meant no disrespect to former teammate Chandler Parsons while giving praise to his replacement, Harrison Barnes. It was perceived that the German international slyly insinuated Parsons’ poor dedication to staying in the gym while raving about Barnes’ work ethic. “There’s been tons of guys that told me that they […]

Harrison Barnes will enter the regular season carrying perhaps the biggest weight he’s ever had on his shoulders. After inking a four-year $94 million contract, the versatile forward will be expected to give Dallas what it paid for this year. However, that won’t come immediately. In an ESPN article by Tim MacMahon, Mavs coach Rick […]

After betting on himself by deciding not to sign an extension with the Golden State Warriors last year, Harrison Barnes was rewarded during this year’s lucrative free-agency period with a four-year, $94.4 million deal. However, a twist in the plot meant that the contract was signed with the Dallas Mavericks. When Kevin Durant‘s huge free-agency […]

It’s time to find out what Harrison Barnes is made of. Barnes signed with the Dallas Mavericks this summer on a maximum four-year, $95 million contract after playing his first four seasons with the Golden State Warriors. Barnes was certainly a solid role player in Golden State, but it remains to be seen if he’s […]

It’s been a very busy offseason with plenty of changes, perhaps none more notorious than the Golden State Warriors signing of Kevin Durant. While Durant has relished the chance to play with his new team, he feels no remorse for pushing Harrison Barnes out of town to the Dallas Mavericks. “I think he just got paid $95 […]