The Spurs have wasted no time with the negotiation interval for their very own free brokers. After agreeing to new three-year cope with Julian Champagnie, ESPN’s Shams Charania is reporting that Harrison Barnes will return to the Spurs on a one-year, $8 million deal. He studies that the Spurs valued “his management and manufacturing” when negotiating the brand new deal.
The transfer will guarantee Barnes returns to the Spurs for a 3rd season. He was acquired by way of commerce in 2024 as a part of a three-way commerce that despatched DeMar DeRozan from the Bulls to the Kings. Barnes began in all 82 video games within the 2024-25 season for the Spurs to proceed a streak of three straight iron man seasons. He began this season as their beginning energy ahead and seemed on monitor to proceed that pattern. He was purple scorching from three by means of the primary third of the common season, residing as much as his nickname of “Mr. 100%” earlier than his capturing fell off, and he was ultimately benched in favor of Champagnie because the Spurs seemed for solutions throughout a tricky January stretch. Barnes would ultimately miss 5 video games with an ankle damage to finish his streak of 82-game seasons.
He ultimately fell out of the primary rotation all collectively as Mitch Johnson appeared to worth Carter Bryant getting extra developmental time, even within the playoffs. In consequence, it wouldn’t have been a shock to see Barnes take a look at the free company market, but it surely’s fairly attainable that at 34 years outdated, there might not have been an enormous market on the market, and he very nicely might worth the Spurs as a lot as they do him, in addition to the potential of profitable one other ring.
With these two strikes, it’s fairly attainable the Spurs are conscious that the ability ahead market is a bit dry or outdoors of their value vary. Whereas this doesn’t imply they gained’t make any main strikes or trades in free company, the truth that they’re bringing again final season’s rotation exhibits that they’re ready to run it again as a worst-case situation, and supplied Bryant continues to enhance, bringing again a rotation that went to the finals and was a couple of blown leads from profitable all of it isn’t a nasty factor.
Welcome again to San Antonio, Harrison!
