Mavericks shipping Barnes to Kings, sources say
The NBA Countdown crew breaks down the Mavericks moving Harrison Barnes to the Kings, with Barnes finding out he was traded during the game. (1:28)
The Sacramento Kings are trading Justin Jackson and Zach Randolph to the Dallas Mavericks for Harrison Barnes, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday.
The move comes on the eve of the NBA trade deadline and a week after Dallas’ blockbuster with the New York Knicks to acquire Kristaps Porzingis.
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The Kings want to make a long-term play to keep Barnes, who has a player option on his $25 million deal for the 2019-20 season, sources told ESPN.
Barnes, 26, is averaging 17.8 points per game this season but is shooting 41 percent from the field, the second-worst mark of his seven-year career. He will join a Sacramento team (28-25 entering Wednesday) on the cusp of a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
The Kings have been active in the lead-up to the deadline, also agreeing to acquire Alec Burks from the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of a three-way deal with the Houston Rockets.
After the deals, Sacramento won’t have a player on its roster over the age of 30. Nemanja Bjelica is the oldest and doesn’t turn 31 until May.
The Kings want to make a long-term play to keep Harrison Barnes, who has a player option on his $25 million deal for the 2019-20 season, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The deal has significant financial impacts.
The Mavericks now have $13.1 million in room to either use at the trade deadline or up until June 30. They now project to have $30 million in room for 2019-20, and that number could increase to $40 million if Dwight Powell opts out of his contract.
The Kings will use their remaining $10.5 million of cap space to acquire Barnes. The small forward has an 8 percent trade bonus in his contract valued at $686,443 (as of Thursday). The cap hit for Sacramento is $24.8 million this season and $25.1 million for 2019-20. The Kings will have $21 million in room if Barnes opts in or $45.2 million if he declines his option.
Barnes got the start for the Mavericks on Wednesday night against the Hornets. He had 10 points.
Information from ESPN’s Bobby Marks was used in this report.