Ranking the top 18 shooters available on NBA trade market
11. F Harrison Barnes, Sacramento Kings
This is not to say the Sacramento Kings will move Harrison Barnes. The team is angling toward ending a long postseason drought and Barnes could be a major factor in doing so. But Mike Brown’s team needs to keep one eye on the future, always.
Barnes is a seasoned veteran and a member of the league for a decade. He was an All-Rookie First Team performer in 2013 and a champion with the Golden State Warriors in 2015, but never reached the peak expected of the No. 7 overall pick in the draft.
The wing is not an elite three-point shooter, but he’s perfectly consistent from beyond the arc. He’s hitting 38.7 percent of his threes this season, which would actually be his lowest mark in three seasons. He’s a 38 percent three-point shooter for his career.
What’s good about Barnes is that he has the length and athleticism to contribute in ways beyond shooting. He’s not particularly turnover prone and he’s typically efficient from other parts of the field and the free-throw line, too.
Shortly after being traded to Sacramento from Dallas, Barnes signed a four-year, $85 million extension with the Kings. That extension expires at the end of this season, so he’s merely a rental.
While Barnes is important to the Kings, Keegan Murray is waiting in the wings. That makes him expendable for the continued retooling toward legitimate contention in Sacramento.
Some fun potential destinations bandied about in trade rumors include the Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers.