Harrison Barnes has made an unmistakable impact at the defensive end of the floor since the Kings acquired him from the Dallas Mavericks on the eve of the NBA trade deadline.
Barnes is still trying to find a rhythm in one of the fastest offenses the NBA has seen, but he knew scoring wasn’t what the Kings needed most when he came to Sacramento to help the team make a playoff push.
Instead, he’s getting down in a defensive stance. He’s talking to his teammates. He’s maintaining good position, moving his feet and switching seamlessly from one elite scorer to the next, doing the dirty work that could help the Kings end the league’s longest postseason drought.