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5 Roster Moves The Golden State Warriors Need to Make

By Matthew Hallett

May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30, right) celebrates with forward Draymond Green (23) during the fourth quarter in game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 96-88. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30, right) celebrates with forward Draymond Green (23) during the fourth quarter in game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 96-88. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 16, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes (40) warms up before game six of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 16, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes (40) warms up before game six of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Re-Sign Harrison Barnes

Harrison Barnes is an important part of the Warriors. Sure, they went 14-2 when he wasn’t playing due to injury in the regular season, but it is especially in the playoffs where Barnes shines brightest.

He performed poorly in the last three games against Cleveland and Golden State lost all three.

I am not blaming Barnes for the losses, I am just highlighting how important he is. In those games, Barnes went 2-for-14, 0-for-8 and 3-for-10 from the field.

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Barnes is such a good player that he will demand more than the $3.8 million contract that he has been on at the end of his rookie scale contracts.

I think that there will be teams that will offer Barnes close to maximum deals as the former seventh pick in the 2012 draft still has plenty of room to grow.

Barnes is a really good versatile defender, be it guarding power forwards, small forwards or shooting guards. This versatility has helped Golden State play some incredible basketball.

The problem for Golden State is that they already have $80 million committed next year to eight players, including Jason Thompson, who was waived.

It will be interesting to see how Golden State fit Barnes into their cap, considering what he will be offered to go elsewhere.

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