Rumor: Mavs Considering Extending an Offer for Harrison Barnes

With the Mavericks missing out on the big names in free agency, could an extending offer for Harrison Barnes be on the way?

Coming into a summer of free agency with questions surrounding the roster, Dallas once again swung for the fences and struck out. But could a restricted free agent be the next target for the Mavericks?

Barnes enters the offseason where his home team, the Golden State Warriors, are in the Kevin Durant sweepstakes. But even with the possibility of Durant signing, the Warriors could be in a tough spot to bring Barnes back on a big contract.

With the money that is being handed out this summer, it wouldn’t be crazy to see Barnes receive a max contract from some teams sitting with cap space who have yet to spend.

Enter the Dallas Mavericks.

With Dallas missing out on other free agents, combined with the fact that Chandler Parsons left for Memphis, Barnes could step in right way as a building block next to Wesley Matthews.

The 24-year old small forward comes off a disappointing Finals where he received much backlash for his lack of performance and bad shooting percentage against the Cavs. But, whatever team does land Barnes, would get a young, athletic wing who could guard some of the elite wings in the league.

If Dallas does decide to offer a max contract, and Barnes accepts, Barnes would come in starting at around $22 million a year over four years. But there is still the possibility of Golden State choosing to match any offer that Barnes signs.

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With Dallas still silent on the free agency front, it will be interesting to see where the franchise turns next over the next couple of days.