The Sacramento Kings will acquire Harrison Barnes from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Zach Randolph and Justin Jackson, according Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The Kings are trading Justin Jackson and Zach Randolph to the Mavericks for Harrison Barnes, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 7, 2019
Adding Barnes gives the Kings a reliable scorer at the wing position, an area of weakness on the roster prior to this expected deal. In a down year, Barnes is averaging 17.8 points and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 39 per cent from three-point range. He is shooting a career-low 41.9 per cent inside the arc.
Dallas puts themselves in the running for just enough cap room for a max contract with this deal, depending on what draft selection they end up with this summer. Barnes is on contract for $24.1 million this year and has a player option worth $25.1 million for the 2019-20 season.
Randolph is in the final year of a two-year deal worth $24 million while Jackson is still on a rookie deal worth just under $3 million this season.
Wojnarowski also reported that the Kings’ preference is to have Barnes opt out of his ’19-20 extension and negotiate a long-term extension.
The Kings want to make a long-term play to keep Barnes, who has a player-option on his $25M deal for the 2019-20, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/teCw98MfAY
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 7, 2019
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