Spurs Get Harrison Barnes For Free

The San Antonio Spurs comtinue to just make all the right moves this NBA offseason and NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama now has 2 vets around him that are perfect fits in both Chris Paul and now Harrison Barnes. Spurs got Barnes from the Kings and Bulls Trade for Demar Derozan.
#Spurs #victorwembanyama #nbatrade

[@J.Y715]

GSW fan here. I've always loved Barnes. Solid player. Spurs picking up CP3 and Barnes is HUGE! Pop is the man! Spurs can surprise us this coming season and give the league a run for the money!! Good luck Harrison! I'm always a fan of you!!

[@NBArecap]

Great points. Plus the UNPROTECTED pick swap in ‘31 is a huge asset. Kings could be terrible by then, who knows. This move was a massive W for the Spurs

[@JM-sq3ic]

Harrison Barnes seems like a good fit, i tend to agree.

[@kinghasrisen9891]

I miss Tony Parker bro he was a legend

[@user-rd4kb6xn7u]

RIP Tony Parker😢

[@djmuir86]

He's not dead 😂

[@RudolphMorrison]

Albany ga ray Charles home town in here,, me too!!😮 Manu ginobli passing and 3"s

[@user-yd3ht9bl8y]

Brent Barry doesn't miss him...

[@R_W_Goodson]

@@user-yd3ht9bl8y 💀 😅

[@CrimsonUniverse22]

Chris Paul and Barnes. Both veterans, both with massive playoff experience. This is gonna be huge for the Spurs.

[@M1gs]

It’s not

[@bookofyeshua]

@@M1gsvictor is nothing ever seen before.. any help you can multiply its effect by 2 or 3 💯

[@ChickenTone378]

Harrison and CP aren’t about to let that ball hogging shit fly.

[@PetouKan]

Chris Paul is kinda hogging the ball himself isn't he?

[@strength45]

@@PetouKan No.

[@sofialovesmonkeys]

@@PetouKani have no idea who will have the ball in their hands at this point. Waste of a roster spot

[@PetouKan]

@@sofialovesmonkeys not keldon or sochan hopefully

[@vnthony2439]

@@PetouKanthey don’t call him Chris Paul pass the ball for nothing

[@veerchasm1]

Anytime I think about Barnes I remember game 1 in the 2013 playoffs vs the Spurs. His shot almost buried us until Manu happened 😊👍🏻 Great acquisition and role player

[@yahyarborough6272]

Spurs gone make the playoffs this year

[@zzynon]

going to gonna to gone, black guys always acting stupid majority of the time…

[@StS9LBJ23]

These pieces fit great -would be crazy to see cp3 get a ring at the end.

[@gregbors8364]

He’d be like 45 at that point, so maybe they could hire him as an assistant coach and he could get a ring that way lol

[@redhorse6652]

Harrison Barnes was key in changing the Warriors and Kings Culture. To winners.

[@goodfeels8204]

If the Spurs were to pick Markkanan, that would be a championship team.

[@JM-sq3ic]

Play off team, championship might be a bit much, they also need bench depth for that.

[@jamesdoon5080]

No just no

[@elgilliam77]

Not next year it wouldn't be

[@hoesnyhamid7356]

@@JM-sq3ic why not? wehave a lot of depth with lauri, wemby, vassell, castle,kj, sochan. tre jones, collins. cp3, barnes how much more dept yiu need?

[@JM-sq3ic]

@@hoesnyhamid7356 I don’t think you realise the difference with the Celtics…

[@openmike4559]

Spurs fan wil loved Harrison. He’s a great vet for that young team with cp3. Future is bright for y’all.

[@garyleroy91]

Hearing we’re going to help the Bulls-Kings trade doesn’t bother me. Spurs know that they need playoff veterans and size. Lauri was plan A, however Ainge is super greedy. I thought of plan B like Cam Johnson or someone else. Harrison Barnes makes the most sense to us. He’s a solid shooter, system player, and I’m happy with this trade

[@It_is_what_it_is63]

All I wanted were some veterans and thats exactly what they are doing

[@scooterkelly12]

Exactly ​@@It_is_what_it_is63

[@caiocomarella4691]

Barnes is anything but a solid shooter 😂

[@gabrielbk5626]

@@caiocomarella4691 38.7% from 3 on almost 5 attempts a game is bad?

[@alexzhao2434]

@@caiocomarella4691 38% career 3 point shooter is not bad

[@Wifket]

Chess>checkers the Spurs will have 2 unprotected picks from typically bad franchises in the early 2030's while Vic is in his prime and on the max, or they can just use those picks as trade chips. Really been impressed with their first real offseason post Wemby

[@vicalvarez-fc5zl]

Bring Lauri on to the spurs

[@crawfordmeyerdrones]

The "BIG SHOT BOB" of this Spurs generation - Calling it now.

[@juju-vl7oj]

The normal timeline for a future superstar to become top 5 is between the 3rd and 5th year but I think Wemby is the future goat and he could be at least in the top 5 mvp conversation by next year.. so I think the Spurs might actually be a playoff team next season and a championship contender by Wembys 3rd year or at the latest his 4th year. I have a feeling CP3 will somehow be a borderline allstar again at 39 if he stays healthy, similar to how people didn’t expect him to help OKC get to the playoffs in 2020.

[@StS9LBJ23]

Could happen- I bet cp will be ballin with renewed energy playing with Wemby. Will be fun to watch.

[@donloading6163]

Barnes has never disappointed me. Great pick to me.

[@jameskou4034]

Spur did great job once again.

[@It_is_what_it_is63]

If the spurs were a big market team they would prolly have about 12 rings by now lol

[@t7-nba379]

This era will be different, okc will be the successful ones this time around you can bet on that.

[@jamesmacias2001]

​@@It_is_what_it_is63SPURS have more rings than some big markets.

[@Luis-p8k]

​@@t7-nba379 time will tell Vic era is here

[@barcelonadgreates]

@@t7-nba379😂 OKC has always had good teams. First it was Durant, Westbrook, harden.. but spurs had timmy Now it’s SGA, Chet, Williams .. but spurs have Wemby Spurs will be Spurs

[@tigeryumyums9407]

Spurs piling on vets who have playoff and finals experience for cheap. This will be invaluable to their young core.

[@JM-sq3ic]

Agree!

[@PD-qu8dq]

If they could get a Big Center, like Lopez, they would be a pretty good team, and a great defensive team on the backend. If Dwight Howard hadn’t did so much stuff, he would be a good fit for Wemby, does the dirty work while Wemby can work outside.

[@captain1504]

Keldon johnson so slept on

[@jamesdoon5080]

Trade keldon!!

[@nWoPorViDa]

Trade him for a quality back up big man.

[@jay-vw3rr]

Barnes and a 1st for free

[@gregbors8364]

They got a 1st and a pick *swap* for trading away a lottery pick this year - that’s not “a 1st for free”

[@NBArecap]

You’re talking about 2 different trades. You just described the draft night trade. As you pointed out, that was a pick and a swap for this years #8 pick. The Barnes deal though, was the Spurs taking Barnes contract and we get an unprotected ‘31 pick swap. That’s a huge W for the Spurs. (Technically you’re right that it wasn’t “free” because they also sent a 2nd to Charlotte to take Graham’s contract, but still a great deal)

[@China2TXMan]

​@@NBArecapa swap is not a pick , the number of picks didn't increase, and it may have no value if you keep it until

[@gabriel_the_salubri]

Yes... Teach those young men to pass the ball to their franchise player.

[@ChitaChatter]

Starting Lineup: Wemby 21PPG, Chris 15PPG; Harrison 14PPG, Vassel 19PPG, Jeremy S 11PPG = 80 pts per game. Give an take. Wemby may avg 25-30pts next season. Their bench players gotta get 20-30pts per game. I feel SA need another scorer. Maybe someone that avgs 15-20ppg. Which is impossible to get. Those type players have been signed. SA needs a unicorn bench player. Otherwise... this crew should make the playoffs.

[@tylerdavis520]

Keldon Johnson is 24 years old and averaged 15.7 points last year for the Spurs, in case you were unaware

[@ChitaChatter]

@@tylerdavis520 Forgot about Keldon

[@ericperales4505]

They needed rob dillingham scoring bad 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@tylerdavis520]

@@ChitaChatter they also have about ten points per game each from Jones, Collins, and Branham And the rookie Castle should give you ten at least

[@Kharmahymm]

I don't think CP3 is gonna average 15 a game anymore bro

[@HKim0072]

Just get a few pros to teach the young guys how to prepare and execute game plans. Wemby will be hitting his stride in a few years.

[@RegalToneT]

The Wemby era has begun. You have a veteran PG Chris Paul and now you have a veteran SF that has championship experience. Also a young Rookie that can develop into an amazing option….dude they might mess around and win one in 2 years if developed properly. And they have the right players to do so.

[@CalvinAP]

If we can get rif od Keldon and some draft picks to get Markkanen that would be ideal. Keldon just doesn't fit our roster well.

[@destine2shine506]

Send collins with him he was awful last year on bothe ends

[@romanvercier3556]

Forget about Lauri, the Jazz are greedy. They will ask for too much

[@firejaygaming8947]

Chris Paul about to put on a show just watch spurs are gonna be back

[@actrue9712]

Perfect players around wemby

[@isaaca2382]

I prefer Harrison Barnes contract over d.graham’s Barnes is also a better Vet for what our team needs as far as our young wings. Plus he will see minutes and be a solid role player. I hope the spurs can round out the roster on cheaper contracts but bring in leadership maybe Evan fournier to help WEMBY feel more comfortable and can still shoot. We need to get back to moving the ball around so players who spread the floor and knock down open jumpers.

[@It_is_what_it_is63]

Stephon castle was moving the ball well yesterday

[@MerpTime]

Barnes also has a title so he knows what it takes to win. Along with CP3's veterans experience to go with Wemby, I can see promising things. Still missing a few pieces though.

[@JM-sq3ic]

I used to like Fournier, but he is going down down down. He was terrible against Germany yesterday when the rest of the French team was focused and performing well.

[@Kharmahymm]

​@@JM-sq3ic I agree with you. That guy's run is done

[@RighteousRhythm]

Love the changes the spurs made, Gary Trent Jr is still a free agent very surprised the spurs haven't gone after him.

[@artmv1149]

This is a very good move for the Spurs.

[@shredd3r916]

I loved what I'm seeing in the movement of spurs management this off season, they only gave the 8th pick but received tons of trade assets (picks) plus this move getting Barnes with 2 2nd rd pick while keeping our cap space

[@Delta66-jz1vl]

A physical 4 or 5 would improve the roster, and gives more freedom to Wemby on both end of the floor.

[@bronxshenanigans5302]

If Wemby was at the 4 he would be a even better defender they should use him defensively like how Milwaukee uses giannis

[@bennettslavin3975]

@@bronxshenanigans5302 they tried that, he got wayyyy better after they moved him to center.

[@bronxshenanigans5302]

@@bennettslavin3975 true but that’s cause he was playing with zach collins he’s so bad at defense they figured you might as well just have wemby at the 5 and be better off imagine wemby with a big like turner or Lopez next to him sheesh

[@samueld-thomas4518]

You are right. Just Look at what wemby and gobert are doing with the French team. 🔥🔥.

[@paige5158]

@@bennettslavin3975fully believe Collin just sucked that bad that Wemby had more to worry and think about

[@dozjastlrobinson6543]

I like HB he can definitely help out a lil bit not bad GSG👽

[@LionLovaman]

Harrison Barnes. Harrison Ingram. Both North Carolina alumni. The Spurs are playing 6d chess.

[@carlweatherspoon752]

Great move for a up and coming young team like the spurs i like Their building plans

[@noneofyourbusiness8349]

Didn't watch video. Nit just for free, they also got 2031 unprotected swap. Imagine 2031 being a deep draft and kings and wolves(from rob dilingham trade) both win the nba lottery at 1 and 2

[@CrunchTime_]

Castle will be a star, and I'm just wondering if they are done tanking with this good draft coming up?

[@user-vv3ng6hn9w]

@@CrunchTime_ no way we dont atleast compete for play in now. feel like we will be where the rockets were this season. (but obviously better equipped for future)

[@CrunchTime_]

@user-vv3ng6hn9w Most definitely! What first round draft picks do spurs have for 2025?

[@arnodil5325]

@@CrunchTime_ Their own pick, Hawks pick unprotected, Bulls pick top 10 protected, Hornets pick top 15 protected

[@luiscesarvargas8421]

I think it will be another tanking year watch

[@jeremyrhansen6637]

Wemby, Sochan, Keldon, Castle, CP3 Collins, Barnes, Vassell, Branham and Tre with Devonte and Julian!!! Could be a fringe play in team!

[@ronkz7854]

Do we want Wimby to specialized in holy hoops or improve his game and be like Olajuwon? Don’t get me wrong. Chris Paul is a top 5 PG of all times and if he had better coaches he’d have 2-3 rings easily. But, he has worked best with limited centers who can only jump high, and those who had other skills (Ayton) diminished after playing with him (coz they didn’t improve in other areas). As for H. Barnes, can’t agree more. He is one of the most underrated player in this Leauge. He has a fade away jump, three points, and can play and defend all 5 positions.

[@kevinbroadus6325]

Great pickups, but now we need LM to be a playoff team! 💯

[@Sommojoty]

CP3 will get re-signed by Spurs again.

[@isessogroup]

They will probably trade barnes in a package of 1sts for Lauri Markonnen

[@Kharmahymm]

Doubt it

[@AR-rn8ok]

Damn spurs all of a sudden relevant.

[@Reg44T]

Good! Spurs know who the star is.

[@Facelessman276]

Good move for Spurs because you get a model citizen vet presence, a pick swap and you’re not concerned about winning this year and next year it’s an expiring contract so it’s tradeable. However I almost spit my drink out when I heard he can guard 1 through 4. His D is average at best. He will have 6 games each year though that leave you wondering why he can’t play like that all the time.

[@mediamannaman]

Well done.

[@nathan2000100]

Barnes will definitely help the spurs next season. Granted last season was horrible

[@MrDevilgodspeed]

I hope Barnes revive his career with the Spurs.

[@JJReddick-hs8nn]

Spurs might fuck around win it this year

[@MerpTime]

In hindsight, the Spurs traded Demar Derozan (2021 to the Bulls) three years later, to the Kings for Harrison Barnes.

[@ronaldrenearmstrong9872]

VERY VERY LITTLE TO NO IMPACT BEEN WATCHING HARRISON BARNES SINCE DRAFTED BY GSW AS LOTTERY PICK HIS GAME HAS'NT IMROVED MAKING HIM A BUST... WEMBY WILL BE A SUPERSUPER STAR AFTER ONE YEAR

[@Jesus_Paid]

If we can get Lauri mark then it's over....we're winning the chip! 🎉🎉🎉

[@ronaldolim5646]

Wen wemby Paul & Barnes are healthy this will be great

[@btsdancestudio5691]

1. CP3 @PG #2 Castle SG #3 Vassell #4 Barnes #5 Wemby. 45 wins is possible!

[@robertogomez2972]

I really like Barnes is he's defense

[@xgonagetcha]

I love this pick up

[@user-xn3ft4xx1h]

It is fun to watch the 😂Spurs this season.

[@cliveedwards8735]

Spurs another one don’t sleep

[@dthreezy400]

CP, Sochan, Barnes, Wemby , Bassley they have a pretty decent team with there bench as well...

[@asapspurs]

I like it 🏀

[@RudolphMorrison]

Albany ga ray Charles home town in here, I been saying all this past season,we got roughed up,, dats a good thing,,get broke in.. NEXT😮add veterans and a few new pieces,now we ser😮

[@FupaDoncic]

Time lord Rob Williams would be a great fit

[@joaquinchamo7291]

Can someone explain how he got Harrison Barnes for free?

[@Roberto-bh5vm]

Kings needed to create capspace for signing deRozan.

[@qfgerg5775]

for me sochan stays in the starting 5 , castle will take cp and maybe some vassel minuts when they need to breath a bit

[@darrenstansbury4433]

I'm hoping the Spurs acquire a true center to back up Victor Wembanyama and waive/trade perpetually injured center Charles Bassey. This will also allow them to move Zach Collins back to power forward, his natural position. If they reacquire Dominick Barlow or sign another power forward he can back up Zach.

[@rbe3913]

This team is very cheap yet very scary 😮

[@dreisland6115]

We need another big so we can space the floor and so wemb can be on the outside passing to him that’s why we need to go get Lauri fuck it see what picks the jazz want we know they want at least 2 first round might as well go all in and make it a good couple of seasons

[@RadiantandDire]

No...just no. Think Sam Presti accumulate assets for 3-4 years see who's good then trade for pieces

[@AR-rn8ok]

Yeah u got your big players. You don’t need LM. Hes going to cost too much.

[@dreisland6115]

@@AR-rn8okfor one any star or big name player in the market is going to cost a lot😒specially in todays game when your the team with a lot of draft picks and money, why cause the player or organizations want to get what they want it’s just like football u see how these mf is getting paid now as long as we don’t do what the clippers did even tho they still made playoffs but made okc better im not saying we have to drop the bank for him but fuck at least do something our last big name player was kawhi and look what happened to us when he left whole team dismantle, what im saying is get players now while we have money and picks before something happens and we can’t get our star rookie any help you saw what happened to Drose on the bulls and they was about to bring in two stars to play with him

[@dreisland6115]

@@RadiantandDirewe literally did that with DeRozen and look how that went we ain’t get him no help just Rudy gay that’s all, white and Murray ain’t tap in tell after they left n look at them now both hoopin I just don’t want us to miss another opportunity to surround a young talented star with pieces before he decides to leave or hopefully it don’t happen but get injured

[@5uckk]

They got a 40 year old 6'0 PG and an overated veteran role player, everyone talking like Spurs got THE Chris Paul from 10 years ago and a star role player.

[@Kharmahymm]

I'm more excited to see how CP3 develops the players around him for the long run. I'd argue he's a better passer throughout his career than LeBron ever was. More quality passes with far less turnovers

[@blouie2677]

Let’s goooooo

[@user-zb5jf6um2k]

Can Someone explain to me how keldon being our six man doesnt fit our team? Alien in the Mask👽... I am gonna have to start posting this to every Spurs feed starting today

[@Rdogg23]

I don’t want to give up valuable draft assets for a guy who’s gonna command $200 mil when contract expires. That’s why I’m not 💯 on trading for Markannen.

[@jermainejones2840]

We got him but not for free

[@JustinQuarles]

HB is a pros pro

[@qfgerg5775]

for me going all in for markenin now would be really stupid, Victor make spurs have a 12 years year window why would you go all in in year 2 when you didn t even know how much better he would be next year ? if cp has an injurie it s already not far from over to do something right now, don t give up assets and take some good young guys who can grow with and behind Victor assuring him that they will be at least still competitive after his rookie contract without cp and barnes, they did get them for nearly nothing, they will help Vic and some of the young guys to gaine basketball experience and maybe some play off experience even this year, maybe in 2 year castle will be ready to takeover Cp role, maybe not , maybe at this time you will need to trade vassel for example (because the chemistry don t seem to be insane with vic), maybe you will have some other talents showing up for next draft, then you can start to invest assets to really compete for the ring

[@jamesdoon5080]

Only 1 thing left to do, Trade keldon to Detroit for beef stew,flynn and 2 first round picks

[@firejaygaming8947]

Top 3 seed just watch

[@vintagepimpage6049]

Trading the 8th pick for magic beans was not a perfect move

[@ericperales4505]

Barnes trade made no sense 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️now we lose our pick next year from Chicago 🤦‍♂️ 1-14 protected if Chicago didnt lose derozan and got ball back maybe we could have got 15 pick but now we lose picks 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️and get Barnes which i bet he never wears spurs jeresey 💯

[@thomasm1489]

CP is only worth 35-40 games a year!

[@michael_caz_nyc]

"In Pop We Trust" = Go Spurs Go . . . oNe LovE from NYC

[@RedLeo-pf9yo]

Killed Johnson is going to start at small forward

[@andysauro1500]

Its not free. It comes with the very high price of having Harrison Barnes take a roster spot.

[@quincymcgoo7423]

So i get the whole seasoned vets to teach the young guys but at what cost? With the bulls tanking its unlikely we get their 2025 pick. With atl record being a 50/50 pick the only pick that is safe is our own. If we win 35 plus games there goes that lottery pick and for what? To be slightly better than a bottom division team?

[@d4christ157]

They didn't get him for FREE, Barnes takes up the rest of the Spurs cap space. Still a great move though

[@d4christ157]

And now how can we get Lauri Markkanen?

[@Lab-Rat]

It’s a stretch when you say Castle will be the best player in this draft. Buzelis, Salaun, Reed, to name a few are already better than him whom we could have gotten 2 of those. We can get a PG a PG that isn’t 40 years old. I know he’s there to teach but if you ain’t a PG you ain’t a PG.

[@Kingosso]

It's not for free though

[@TheMilitiaGuy]

Will Barnes, at 32yo, start? Will he be traded in Feb to dump salary and get a younger player and 2nd round picks?

[@josebedoy2333]

I dont think he will start, no I don't think they will trade. He said perfectly he won't take away from our youth tough to find players like these.

[@genorivera2207]

@@josebedoy2333I can see him sliding into the 3 spot replacing Champagnie’s place.

[@TheMilitiaGuy]

​@@josebedoy2333 / I see Barnes being better b/c of CP3 and VW getting him the ball in his sweet spots. VW-Sochan-Barnes-Vassell-CP3 with Collins-Mamu-Keldon-Castle-Jones.

[@user-vv3ng6hn9w]

@@josebedoy2333why would he not start over champagnie lol

[@zk191]

Barnes is definitely starting over champagnie. That's the position that needed upgrading. CP3 and Barnes will bring the veteran leadership and stewardship they needed around their young building blocks of Soham, wemby, and Vassell. Masterful roster building without mortgaging the future with bad contracts for lower impact stars like Lauri, Ingram, or DeRozan. All players with little to no playoff experience or success. Bring in vets who know how to do the little things that win big games. Steer the young guys. Beautiful. Still have draft pics to pounce for more impactful stars

[@protochris]

Barnes not consistent, no defense.

[@btsdancestudio5691]

Kings are way over-rated! I rather have HB than Demar any day of the week. Spur can contend for play in tournament.

[@BrianLawrence-vk3pu]

Spurs are building a competitive team for '25. They will now exceed regular season wins and probably finish somewhere between 7th and 10th in the West. But Chris is allergic to the Playoffs so he won't play. Their "success" next year will only hurt draft position. Nets pick would have been high but i think that was traded for a Phoenix pick that will probably be similar to the Spurs next year. I know there are other picks involved but it doesn't really help Victor to have good picks in 3-5 years. Two moves i dont like: not keeping Rob and bringing in Paul. Wemby needs a playmaker and Rob was probably the highest ceiling one in the class. And Chris doesnt have what he used to with athleticism. But he has certainly honed his "hurt in the playoffs" skills.

[@Bballing23]

As a Kings fan you are not going to be happy with Barnes. He is one of the most inconsistent players I have even seen.

[@danc7300]

EXACTLY

[@darrylmostella8238]

We didn’t get him to win a championship tho we just need a solid vet place holder to help us see what best fits around our core. He won’t be here when it’s winning time it’s fine

[@AR-rn8ok]

He couldn’t make a three for three games in a row to save his life in the 2016 nba finals. It’s the reason Lebron got that win over the record breaking warriors team.

[@StS9LBJ23]

He’ll fill his role in SA.

[@M1gs]

Useless players. Cp3 will be injured a lot. Harrison Barnes is Harrison Barnes. Not even sure if you can make the Play in.

[@augustin4096]

Free???Wow...

[@theballpythonproject6598]

Spurs turned into a joke...

[@luiscesarvargas8421]

A draft pick bait

[@wpwebsitecc6809]

Cp3 never a champion?

[@LosoBanks_332]

Carmelo Anthony put up Big Numbers For The Lakers imagine Him Going To The Spurs putting up 28 points per Game off the Bench with this Core Group 👌🔥🔥🐐🔥🐐🔥🐐🔥🐐🔥🐐🏆🏆🏆🔥🏆🔥🏆🔥🏆💯 Respectfully watch the comments Hate

[@andrewguerrero9755]

Anyone Spurs pick up from now on is a upgrade from the selfish players and Haters they have now! At least these players will know Wemby is the future!!