Matt Barnes wasn't guaranteed or promised anything in his NBA career.
In fact, the former Warriors forward nearly left hoops in 2006 to pursue football.
"I was on the verge of trying to jump into the NFL," Barnes recently explained to Warriors broadcaster Bob Fitzgerald. "I was still working out -- basketball and football -- during the summertime because basketball hadn't really seemed to hit.
"I had played four years up to that point and bounced around -- been on a handful of teams -- and just really wasn't getting a fair shot."
Barnes was selected in the second round (No.