How the trade was received by the popular forward and his teammates, however, showed everything about how well-respected Barnes is.
Barnes was playing in the third quarter of the Mavericks’ 99-93 win over Charlotte. Then he took a seat while Dirk Nowitzki came into the game. It was at that point that Barnes officially was told he was headed to the Sacramento Kings for Justin Jackson and Zach Randolph.
Multiple reports have stated that Barnes new before the game that the Mavericks were fielding trade offers for him. Nothing was official at that point, so Barnes elected to play in the game.