The Kings would regret having spun 85 million to Barnes – BasketSession.com

The Sacramento Kings were in the playoff race after the first half of last season. A suprise. A great surprise. Unexpected results that pushed the leaders to rush a bit. Determined to climb among the top eight places in the West, they mounted a transfer to recover Harrison Barnes. Given his poor performance at the Dallas Mavericks – where he's just doing his stats – it already seemed like a bad idea. But why not. Logic made sense, it's just the target that was a bit of a pain. The Californians won 11 of the 28 games played by the winger on his arrival. They were at 28-27 before he landed …

So they missed the playoffs. In the process, Barnes gave up his option to $ 25 million to extend in the long run. The Kings then spun him 85 million over five years. A contract they would regret already according to Shams Charania de The Athletic. The reporter reports that executives fear the impact of the deal on the future of the franchise. Especially during negotiations with other free agents. Buddy Hield, for example, has repeatedly put back the amount recovered by Harrison Barnes. The back is currently negotiating a contract extension and it would claim $ 110 million over four years. Another executive, Bogdan Bogdanovic, has not yet signed the offer made to him (51 million over four years).

The Kings have obviously already denied Barnes' contract regretted. However, they may still pay the price well beyond the salary of the player for a few years.