Why Harrison Barnes Could Be the Most Intriguing Free Agent of 2016

Posted Sep 29, 2015
Harrison Barnes heard the chuckling when he turned down a four-year, $64 million extension. “Everyone asks, ‘Someone is really going to pay all that for a guy who can’t run the pick-and-roll?’” Barnes tells Grantland, laughing. “But I don’t worry much. I’m confident I will get better at it.” The mystery of Barnes is that he may never get to show off that theoretical improvement on the Warriors. (Grantland)

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