SACRAMENTO, Calif. — NBA free agency doesn’t start until 3 p.m. Friday, but the Kings have already made their first move.
League sources told The Sacramento Bee on Thursday the Kings have reached an agreement to bring veteran forward Harrison Barnes back on a new three-year, $54 million contract, as first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Barnes, 31, will earn an average of $18 million per year. The deal includes a 10% trade kicker, a source with knowledge of the situation told The Athletic.
Barnes has spent five seasons in Sacramento since the Kings acquired him in a trade with the Dallas Mavericks in February 2019. He started all 82 games last season, averaging 15.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists while shooting 47.3% from the field and 37.4% from 3-point range.
