According to Mark Berman of The New York Post, the New York Knicks are interested in trading for Harrison Barnes of the Sacramento Kings. Barnes won the NBA title in 2015 as one of the key players in the Golden State Warriors.
According to Mark Berman of The New York Post, the New York Knicks are interested in trading for Harrison Barnes.
Berman's tweet can be seen embedded below,
As #Kings remake their team, Harrison Barnes is for sale. And #Knicks have inquired as Fox falls off market #NBA https://t.co/vC5QQSeCmf
— Marc Berman (@NYPost_Berman) February 8, 2022
Berman wrote: "However, the Knicks have also asked the Kings about the availability of experienced combo forward Harrison Barnes. Multiple sources said, prior to the Halliburton trade, the Kings would be liable to trade the 29-year-old Barnes, who would play for it. Were the Golden State superpower teams."
On Tuesday, the Kings acquired Domantas Sabonis in a trade that sent out key players Buddy Heald and Tyrese Halberton (see tweet below from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski).
The Pacers are trading Domas Sabonis, Jeremy Lamb and Jeremy Lamb to Sacramento for Tyrese Hailburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2022
The Knicks were 41–31 last season and seeded fourth in the Eastern Conference.
Hence, his 24-31 record, which he is formerly seeded 12th, has been a major disappointment so far this season.
Julius Randall scored his first All-Star Game last year, and Tom Thibodeau won the NBA Coach of the Year award.
This year, he has no All-Stars and Thibodeau certainly won't be in the running for a coaching award.
The Kings are struggling this season as well, and with Sabonis, there would be no point in withdrawing from Barnes if he gets a good trade offer from a team.
Barnes was the NBA Champion in 2015 with the Golden State Warriors, and also spent time on the Dallas Mavericks before joining the Sacramento Kings.
He averages 16.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game this season.