The Golden State Warriors has totally proven to their fans and critics that they are indeed the defending champion. With a clean slate and perhaps more record breaking wins coming, the team has definitely carved their name in the NBA history. From a fan's simple perspective, one cannot help but ask what makes this team special, allowing them to progress with their campaign without any losses at all. Standing tall with 22 wins, the Warriors is gradually catching up with the NBA legends who went ahead of them.
In every Warriors game, you cannot help but notice the teamwork and trust of the players to their fellow players. The Warriors' success is not solely anchored on Stephen Curry's performance, for in times that the superstar is not catching its rhythm, auxiliary pieces are there to take over. And such is the case of Harrison Barnes.
Barnes has undoubtedly made his presence felt in the hard-court, especially when some of his teammates are not having a good performances. As described by Steve Kerr, Barnes is "deceptively strong," that is why come his free agency period, many team would try to lure Barnes to their roster. Now the question would be whether Barnes would take a leap from the Warriors to other teams, especially that he has proven to the league his value, both performance and financial wise.
If Barnes would choose to transfer to other team, then he would have a greater chance of more playing time and most especially of greater amount of cash. There are other teams who are willing to burn more cash just to acquire his service. On the other hand, Barnes could choose to re-sign with the Warriors, and together with his teammate try to establish a dynasty.
From a perspective of a basketball legend, Kenny Anderson via basketballinsiders, "there are some players who simply pick up a basketball and pursue the game because they see it as a "way out" from trying socioeconomic. Often times, those are the ones that disappoint." He then added that "Then, there are others who are motivated not by the money, but by the chase to be great. For the special few, the eight-figure contracts are not the end game. Rather, they are merely byproducts that come on the continuum from neophyte to Hall-of-Famer.There is a stark difference, and what I can assert as fact is that Barnes is the latter."
But still there is no certainty on what might be the decision of Harrison Barnes, guess we would just have to wait and see whether he will choose to stay and re-sign with the Warriors or blossom someplace else.