NBA Free Agency: 5 Worst contracts offered this offseason

#1 Harrison Barnes (Sacramento Kings): 4 years, $85 million

Sacramento Kings seemed to have made a blunder

Harrison Barnes is a player who is entering his prime, at the age of 27. Last season, Barnes was traded for by the Sacramento Kings, who gave Zack Randolph and Justin Jackson. This trade provides them with some veteran presence in a young team trying to reach their first playoff series since 2006.

Barnes declined his player option for $25.1 million, hoping to get a better deal and he did, as the Kings paid Barnes to keep the player they traded for last season. While Barnes has been a consistent player throughout his career, it could turn out to be a horrible investment.

Barnes had a good 2018-19 season, averaging 16.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and shot just under 40% from the 3-point line. Yet, he is going to be just a role-player with the Kings, since Fox, Hield and Bagley are clearly the core of this team with Bogdanovic as another player who would want a slice of the pie.

This rank does not mean that Barnes is a bad player. On the contrary. Barnes is a solid role-player and a consistent scorer. But Barnes does not offer anything else and if he is having a bad shooting night, then he cannot redeem himself elsewhere. For a Kings team that is trying to get out of a rebuild and become a playoff contender, this is bad news.