<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-harrison-barnes-cut-off-question-kevin-durant-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Harrison Barnes cut off from answering question amid Kevin Durant trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/San-Antonio-Spurs-forward-Harrison-Barnes-40-talks-with-interim-head-coach-Mitch-Johnson-in-the-fourth-quarter-against-the-Golden-State-Warriors-at-Chase-Center.jpg"><figcaption>David Gonzales-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ Harrison Barnes cut off from answering question amid Kevin Durant trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-18T23:03:55-07:00">June 18th, 11:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-18T23:03:55-07:00">June 18th, 11:03pm</time><address><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LedesmaHector">Hector Ledesma</a>Hector Ledesma has been covering the Spurs in San Antonio since 2005, but he has been following them for even longer than that. An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During a community event in Austin, Texas, San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes met with the media. Upon getting asked about his possible inclusion in a potential trade for Kevin Durant, a Spurs media relations employee shut down the question before the reporter could finish it.</p><p>“No, we’re not doing any trade talk. Sorry,” the team’s staffer interrupted.</p><p>It followed a question that comes in the midst of reports that Durant wants to be in San Antonio.</p><p>“How does it feel to be involved in trade talk…”</p><p>Multiple reports have indicated the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/why-spurs-trading-for-kevin-durant-makes-more-sense-than-giannis-antetokounmpo">Spurs are willing to offer several players</a>, including Barnes, and their 14th pick in this month’s NBA Draft for Durant. Those same reports, along with speculation, suggest the Phoenix Suns are looking for more.</p><h2>Harrison Barnes faces trade question</h2><p>On behalf of the Harrison and Brittany Barnes Community Fund, the veteran forward helped <a href="https://x.com/austin_spurs/status/1935471354377032045" rel="noopener">unveil a newly renovated basketball court</a> at a Boys &amp; Girls Clubs location in the state’s capital city. Austin is approximately an hour away from San Antonio by car.</p><p>When Spurs players do such events, usually in the Alamo City, it’s common for them to take basketball-related questions as well. But in the rare cases that the player’s name is involved in contexts the franchise would rather avoid, the Spurs media staff has limited related questions.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/sources-spurs-ominously-go-quiet-kevin-durant-trade-speculation">Spurs have been linked to Durant</a> for several weeks now. Because San Antonio is reportedly his preferred landing spot, the organization isn’t throwing the kitchen sink at the Suns in a trade proposal. Truth be told, they wouldn’t even if KD hadn’t reportedly stated he wants to play in the Alamo City.</p><p>The future Hall-of-Famer will be 37 years old when next season starts. The Silver and Black <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-perfect-outcome-for-no-2-pick-in-2025-nba-draft">don’t have the intention of trading the second overall pick in the draft</a> and, thus, the chance to add Dylan Harper, nor do they want to part with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/how-stephon-castle-proves-belongs-spurs-elite-group">Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle</a>.</p><h2>Harrison Barnes and Kevin Durant history</h2><p>At 33 years old and, admittedly, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-harrison-barnes-blunt-luxury-take-place-among-young-core">probably not part of the Spurs young core</a>, rumblings indicate Barnes is a piece the Spurs are willing to part with in exchange for Durant.</p><p>It wouldn’t mark the first time Barnes would be replaced by KD. The former North Carolina standout left the Golden State Warriors in the summer of 2016 after the Dubs signed Durant.</p><p>Golden State, which won a championship with Barnes, added two more with the one-time Oklahoma City Thunder star, and there is a chance history could repeat itself this offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Harrison Barnes cut off from answering question amid Kevin Durant trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-video-bombs-foul-line-dunk');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama casually video bombs Harrison Barnes with foul line dunk');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Victor-Wembanyama.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama casually video bombs Harrison Barnes with foul line dunk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-11T17:48:41-07:00">June 11th, 5:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-11T19:45:03-07:00">June 11th, 7:45pm</time><address><a>Guillermo Guajardo</a>Guillermo Guajardo is a dynamic sports presenter with experience on various television channels and digital platforms, most recently with A Tiempo.TV. He is also a multidisciplinary artist with 10 years of experience in acting, directing, writing, and hosting. His work in film has been recognized at international festivals, earning awards for both his performances and directorial projects.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Antonio Spurs’ power forward Victor Wembanyama stunned everyone on Tuesday with an easy dunk from the free-throw line during what appeared to be a team workout. The surprising moment highlighted his amazing height and speed. A video shared on the Spurs Culture X account shows Wembanyama running down the court, jumping from the free-throw line, and <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1932906917174599712" rel="noopener">slamming the ball forcefully</a>.</p><p>What makes the moment hysterical is that the jam was not the focus of the video. Veteran Harrison Barnes was being interviewed as Wemby flew behind him.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Victor Wembanyama casually threw down a free throw line dunk in the background 😂</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/spurs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@spurs</a> / YT)</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/aPvZiTF4se">pic.twitter.com/aPvZiTF4se</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1932906917174599712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Fans and colleagues hurried to give him praise in very little time.</p><p>Wembanyama’s remarkable talent already distinguishes him, considering he stands 7-foot-3. Performing a dunk from that range just improves his expanding reputation. The video even drew comparisons to the classic movie Space Jam, especially the well-known scene when Michael Jordan stretched across the court for that game-winning shot.</p><p>The video went viral quickly as Spurs fans chuckled and cheered. Pointing out that this dunk suggests his underused talent, many admired his agility and strength. Adding a little comedy to the already viral video, one user even joked <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/spurs-news-paul-pierce-shares-hilarious-take-on-victor-wembanyamas-baldness" rel="noopener">about his new buzz cut.</a></p><p>Victor Wembanyama was having an amazing sophomore season for the Spurs until <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-san-antonio-roster-move-devastating-victor-wembanyama-injury-news">a shoulder injury ended his season early</a>.</p><p>Before the injury, Wemby was averaging 24 points, 11 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 3.8 blocks, and 1.1 steals per game. Those are otherworldly numbers, particularly on the defensive end.</p><p>His height and athleticism have allowed his shot-blocking and rebounding numbers to blossom, in addition to his incredible shooting ability. The superstar improved his shooting percentage across the board, from the field, beyond the arc, and at the free-throw line.</p><p>Though free-throw line dunks are usually reserved for the All-Star Weekend dunk contest, Wembanyama’s smooth execution during a normal practice session shows just how much of an athletic freak he is.</p><p>Although he has also been in the spotlight for shaving his head and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-new-shaved-head-look-chinese-temple" rel="noopener">going to a temple in China</a>, this dunk offers a powerful reminder of Wembanyama’s one-of-a-kind combination of height, talent, and panache. It suggests his influence might go beyond the conventional function of a center. His trip is just beginning, and incidents like this point to a lot more to come.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama casually video bombs Harrison Barnes with foul line dunk

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An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>At 33 years old, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/harrison-barnes-deserves-spurs-game-winning-shot-warriors">Harrison Barnes is ancient</a> compared to most of the youth who make up the San Antonio Spurs’ core.</p><p>“Me and Chris, we’re like the same age,” Barnes joked on the last day of the season in mentioning Chris Paul, who has since turned 40.</p><p>That Barnes is viewed on the future Hall-of-Famer’s level in any aspect is a credit to the Spurs veteran forward. Barnes’ two appearances in the NBA Finals, including a ring with the Golden State Warriors, and his role with a Sacramento Kings franchise that broke a long playoff drought <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-harrison-barnes-challenges-commitment-big-summer">define him as a veteran who’s had a positive impact</a>.</p><p>He certainly had an effect on a San Antonio squad whose oldest returning player from the season before is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-keldon-johnson-continues-downplaying-speculation">still just 25 years old</a>. It’s a reality not lost on Barnes.</p><p>“I think once you hit 30, you’re probably out of the core. I definitely just give my all to just continuing to prep, knowing that you can’t play forever.”</p><p>However it’s defined, Barnes makes no bones about how he sees these Spurs.</p><h2>Harrison Barnes searches for a niche with the Spurs</h2><p>Victor Wembanyama is just 21 years old. Stephon Castle is 20. They have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-mitch-johnson-hints-at-san-antonios-plans-with-lottery-picks">two lottery picks this summer</a>. While Barnes’ play helped the Spurs to 12 more wins from the season before, his professionalism and effort – he played in all 82 games – may have delivered more of an impact.</p><p>“The way I look at it, and Chris and I have talked about it a lot, it’s how do you continue to play the game, but also give back to next generation,” Barnes continued. “I think when you’re younger, you’re always worried about what the core looks like or what my potential is or whatever, but when you get older, you realize you’re on the back nine. You don’t know how many seasons you have left, you don’t know how many opportunities you have left to to go out there and do this.”</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvGmj7yz18Y" rel="noopener">Barnes shot a career-best 51% from the field</a> this season, including a personal high 43% from 3-point range, in averaging nearly 12-and-a-half points per game. Still, he’s not consumed with what lies ahead.</p><p>“For me, it’s always a matter of just giving the most effort that I can, whether that’s to young guys, whether that’s with my play, whatever it is,” Barnes said. “So unfortunately, I don’t have the luxury of of wondering if I’m still a part of a core or not.”</p><p>Barnes is under contract for another year. Reports about the Spurs’ interest in high-profile stars this summer may affect that. Either way, a man who has a ring and has been a part of six postseason appearances, including a Play-in, has high praise for the youth San Antonio has assembled.</p><p>“The future is bright. This young group has is one of the more talented groups that I’ve been a part of, and I’ve been a part of some pretty good teams,” Barnes said. “Now, hopefully, I’m not retired by the time all this talent has been realized, but the future’s very bright for Spurs fans, so they should be excited.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Harrison Barnes’ blunt ‘luxury’ take on place among young Spurs core

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An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When it comes to this San Antonio Spurs offseason, Harrison Barnes has been here before. Kind of. Through 13 NBA seasons, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-harrison-barnes-reveals-habits-san-antonio-must-possess-make-playoffs">he’s won a championship with the Golden State Warriors</a> in reaching the two NBA Finals and he helped the Sacramento Kings break a 16-year playoff drought. Though San Antonio hasn’t yet enjoyed that level of success, the makings are there.</p><p>“The biggest thing for a team that wants to make a jump is the commitment level.”</p><p>“How much do guys want to be a part of what they’re going to be watching here in these next couple of months,” Barnes continued, alluding to the playoffs.</p><p>The former North Carolina star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-harrison-barnes-vocal-waiving-no-trade-clause-to-join-san-antonio">joined the Spurs last summer</a>. In playing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvGmj7yz18Y" rel="noopener">all 82 games for a third straight season</a>, Barnes supplied the professionalism and temperament that’s defined his reputation. It’s a mindset that continued right into the final day of the season when he associated his team with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/harrison-barnes-hopes-playoffs-irritate-spurs-teammates">future playoff appearances.</a></p><p>“What are you going to do in the off-season and your preparation to get that point, to put yourself in position to be at that point. A lot of people just assume that come October, ‘I’m going to be ready to go,’ but this is where the growth happens. October is simply where it’s acknowledged. For us, this summer is a big summer to just continue to get better on and off the court.”</p><h2><b>Harrison Barnes details Spurs’ path to improvement</b></h2><p>Under contract through next season, Barnes turns 33 years old in late May. One of just two rotational players on the Spurs older than 30 (Chris Paul is the other), the Aimes, Iowa native outlined what <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-harrison-barnes-difficult-admission-san-antonio-reality">will prove key for his squad going forward</a>.</p><p>“I think it’s just establishing our standard. I think it’s how we show up every single night. Obviously, there’s lapses during the game, but I think there’s a standard to uphold in terms of just consistently how we play.”</p><p>The Spurs had a 12 game improvement from the year before. Yet, Barnes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-harrison-barnes-doesnt-hold-back-hurting-san-antonio">sees room for much more growth</a>.</p><p>“I think when we look back at this season, we can look at games and we can say, ‘Okay during this specific game or during this stretch of games we didn’t play at the level that we should’ve.’ Whether that’s in terms of our preparation, our execution of the game plan, our attention to detail. Whatever it is. And I think next year, the goal for us is to say, ‘Hey, we can look back at 82 games and say we played X amount of games at our standard.’ This puts us in the best position possible to make the playoffs.”</p><p>A stint with the Dallas Mavericks fell in between Barnes’ time with the Warriors and Kings, meaning you can add a brief stint with Luka Doncic to his time at the beginning of Golden State’s run with Stephen Curry and the Kings of De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis. He puts these Spurs alongside.</p><p>“The future is bright. This young group is one of the more talented groups that I’ve been a part of and I’ve been a part of some pretty good teams.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Harrison Barnes challenges team’s ‘commitment’ entering big summer

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An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the 2025 NBA Playoffs press on, San Antonio Spurs veteran Harrison Barnes believes that his teammates will be watching, and he’s hoping that they won’t like what they see.</p><p>“I hope it irritates them. I hope for some of them you have to almost drag them in front of the TV to watch because they’re so upset that they don’t want to watch postseason basketball,” the 32-year-old forward proclaimed.</p><p>“Those are the type of things that you hope that guys feel when they watch that and they say, ‘Look I want to be a part of that moving forward.”</p><p>A Spurs franchise that tied the league record in 2019 by reaching the playoffs for the 19th straight season hasn’t been back since. With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/why-spurs-victor-wembanyama-next-face-nba-despite-lebron-weird-energy-claim">generational talent Victor Wembanyama</a> in place, it seems like only a matter of time before they return. With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-trade-grade-deaaron-fox-blockbuster">additions of De’Aaron Fox</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-stephon-castle-believes-rookie-year-locked-up">Stephon Castle</a>, Barnes believes sour feelings about missing out are warranted.</p><h2><b>Harrison Barnes doing his part to help the Spurs return to the NBA Playoffs</b></h2><p>It’s fair to say that Barnes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/harrison-barnes-deserves-spurs-game-winning-shot-warriors">exceeded any Spurs expectations</a> during his first year with the team. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-harrison-barnes-vocal-waiving-no-trade-clause-to-join-san-antonio">Acquired in a three-team trade from the Sacramento Kings</a> after they’d agreed to terms with Chris Paul and drafted Castle, the No. 7 overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft not only produced while providing the experience and type of professionalism the team didn’t have the year before, but he also didn’t miss a single game.</p><p>“It’s one of the things I’m most proud of, honestly, just because I’ve always prided myself on just trying to be available for my teammates,” the North Carolina alum revealed.</p><p>“I think if you play this game long enough you’re in some of those pregame meetings or pregame huddles where you look right and you look left and sometimes you don’t see your guys there and it can be tough,” Barnes continued. “But the thing I always say is whether win or lose or whatever, I want to try to just be out there for my guys, be out there for my teammates, my coaches and just try to put my best foot forward.”</p><p>It actually marked the third straight season and fourth overall in his career in which Barnes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-chris-paul-nba-history-nears-40th-birthday">played all 82 games</a>. He also played 81 contests in his rookie season with the Golden State Warriors.</p><p>It’s that experience in Oakland, California that helped set the foundation for what’s been a 13-year NBA career for Barnes. His four seasons with the Dubs saw two trips to the Finals, including a championship in 2015 and the greatest record in league history the following year. It <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm487wA20u8" rel="noopener">helped instill a mindset</a> now common, especially among the best teams.</p><p>“A lot of people just assume that, ‘Oh OK, come October I’m going to be ready to go.’ But it’s like this is where the growth happens. October is simply where it’s acknowledged,” Harrison Barnes shared.</p><p>The Spurs have two lottery picks in the 2026 NBA draft. They’ve got money to spend under the salary cap. This upcoming October, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-devin-vassell-drops-candid-take-on-role-next-to-wemby-deaaron-fox">Wemby, Fox and Castle already in the mix</a>, could help spark the type of playoff run San Antonio will no longer have to watch.</p><p>“I think for us this summer is a big summer to continue to get better on and off the court.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
11.6	4.1	1.8	0.2	0.4

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
11.6	4.1	1.8	0.2	0.4

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