Our writers have complicated feelings about Harrison Barnes, the Mavericks’ newest 24-year-old swingman.
Harrison Barnes has been a divisive figure among Mavericks fans ever since Dallas inked him to a four-year, $94 million contract on July 4. There’s the Chandler Parsons comparisons for one, which aren’t fair to Barnes but also avoidable. There’s also the question of how good he can actually be: is his limited role unavoidable due to the players around him on the Warriors? Or were his solid but unspectacular statistics a clear indication that he won’t be able to smoothly move into a larger role?