{"id":34948,"date":"2023-06-05T13:12:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T20:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingsherald.com\/?p=34948"},"modified":"2024-04-28T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T17:10:00","slug":"sacramento-kings-season-review-harrison-barnes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingsherald.com\/articles\/sacramento-kings-season-review-harrison-barnes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Season Review: Harrison Barnes"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we continue our\u00a0Season Review series<\/a>, we turn next to Harrison Barnes.<\/em><\/p>\n

Harrison Barnes had a horrible start the season. There was a genuine concern that the Kings might have waited a year too long to trade Barnes, and he was now nothing more than a shell of his former self. It was a miserable start to the year.<\/p>\n

But Barnes pretty quickly managed to right the ship and have a very solid season. Although his counting stats and 3 PT% were down from the previous two years, Barnes was also in a smaller role than he had been previously, and was a key component to Sacramento’s success this year. Barnes was the steady veteran, providing locker room leadership and a calming effect on the floor. Barnes appeared in 82 games and put up 15 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 0.7 steals per game. Barnes also saw an uptick in his 2 PT% this year.<\/p>\n

But then the early-season of Harrison Barnes reared its ugly head at the most inopportune time, with Barnes struggling mightily in the playoff series against the Golden State Warriors. In that 7-game series, Barnes average 10.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.7 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. For the series Barnes shot 24% from 3 (compared to 37.4% in the regular season), and just 41.7% overall. No shot stands out more than Barnes’ missed three at the end of Game 4, which would have put the Kings up 3-1 in the series.<\/p>\n

That poor showing left an awful taste in the mouths of Kings fans and threw Barnes’ future with the team into jeopardy, at least among the armchair GMs. But that bad series also highlights how important Barnes was for the Kings this year. When Barnes played well, it was rare to see the Kings lose. A good game from Barnes unlocked everything. Those were the games when the team was firing on all cylinders.<\/p>\n

But Barnes’ future with the Kings is still in doubt. Barnes is an unrestricted free agent this summer. There were reports during the playoffs that there was mutual interest in Barnes returning to the Kings. But Barnes’ lack of defensive prowess and rebounding causes issues when playing alongside Domantas Sabonis, and Barnes’ shooting was less reliable than years past. There’s also the overlap of Barnes and Keegan Murray and (if he comes over) Sasha Vezenkov. All three players have similar abilities to space the floor as a shooting forward, but all have the same issues regarding an inability to defend wings, rebound, or protect the rim. Do the Kings want to commit more long term money to Barnes when he doesn’t improve the areas they most need to improve?<\/p>\n

Ultimately it probably comes down to how much money Barnes is seeking, and what kind of role he wants to have going forward. Jerry Reynolds suggested on a recent episode of The Kings Herald show that he’d like to retain Barnes as a bench player. And if the money makes sense and Barnes is willing to accept that role, I would agree! Barnes is still a valuable player. Similar to how much better Barnes seemed as the Kings 3rd or 4th option on offense rather than the 2nd option, I think our perceptions of him would change dramatically if he was providing his skills as part of a more robust bench unit.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest question marks for the Kings front office this summer will be whether to re-sign Barnes, sign-and-trade Barnes, or simply allow Barnes to walk. I don’t know the right answer. Barnes is a good player and has been a consummate professional in Sacramento. It’s unclear if there’s an opportunity to improve the team without keeping Barnes around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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