Former North Carolina Tar Heels standout Harrison Barnes is staying in Sacramento. As free agency is set to begin on Friday, Barnes has agreed to a three-year $54M contract extension with the Sacramento Kings.
Days after trending from fans speculating Barnes’s next move, the forward has put ink to paper to stay with the Kings. Barnes is coming off a great year, starting all 82 regular season games and helping Sacramento end their 16-year playoff drought.
This past season, Barnes averaged 15 points and 4.5 assists, the ultimate glue piece for the Kings.
Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes – a key part of the franchise’s rise into Western Conference contention – has agreed on a new three-year, $54 million contract extension, his agent Jeff Schwartz of @Excelbasketball tells ESPN. pic.twitter.com/JCT4RUayt7
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2023
Despite rumors of Barnes joining ex-teammate Tyrese Haliburton in Indiana, the Kings retained the unrestricted free agent in hopes of lighting the beam past the first round.
The Kings still have work to do as one of the worse defenses in the NBA, but keeping Barnes for what seems like favorable discounts has to bring joy to Sacramento.
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