Warriors urged to reunite with $54 million NBA champion forward who was replaced by Kevin Durant
In a Golden State Warriors writer's mind, signing a 33-year-old veteran in free agency should be a viable option for the franchise.
Warriors urged to reunite with $54 million NBA champion forward who was replaced by Kevin Durant originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . By now, it’s safe to say we all know who the Golden State Warriors would love to add to the fold via a free agent signing.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will be on the market this summer, and the Dubs have already been linked to the future Hall of Famer several times. However, there’s an underrated contributor Golden State could pursue, per Blue Man Hoop’s Peter O’Keefe . That asset is a 33-year-old NBA champion who was replaced by Kevin Durant in the Bay back in 2016.
“Harrison Barnes could be a free agency target for the Warriors,” O’Keefe wrote last Sunday. “The former Warrior averaged nearly 26 minutes per game during the regular season, but that's fallen off dramatically to just 10. 9 through the first four games of the playoffs (with the San Antonio Spurs ) where Barnes is posting only 2.
0 points, 0. 8 rebounds and 0. 3 assists on 25% shooting from the floor.