Milwaukee Bucks: Why adding Harrison Barnes makes sense in package deal

Milwaukee Bucks: Why adding Harrison Barnes makes sense in package deal – Barnes’ floor spacing boost

The aforementioned shooting skills that Barnes has fashioned over his eight-year NBA career would certainly be a welcome sight in Milwaukee.

A career 37.5 percent 3-point shooter, Barnes has enjoyed a shooting resurgence over the last couple of seasons between his time with the Kings and the Dallas Mavericks. That includes coming off the most efficient season of his career where he tallied a 57.4 true shooting percentage for the 2019-20 campaign, all while averaging 14.5 points per game and hitting 38.1 percent from long range.

The best of Barnes’ offensive appeal comes from beyond the arc where he’s at his best as a spot up shooter. Per NBA.com/stats, Barnes converted 37.4 percent of his 211 catch-and-shoot 3-point attempts in Sacramento last season and ranked in the 79th percentile of NBA players on spot up situations.

Of course, it’s easy to look towards Barnes’ limited shot creation skills as a significant knock against him. While the former Tar Heel does have the capabilities of inverting his game and posting up to finish through contact at the basket, it’s certainly not the best use of Barnes’ offensive skill set when the Bucks would have their best players on the floor.

For a Bucks team that needs all the shooting and floor spacing they need all along the roster, Barnes would only help pick up them in that regard, especially with some of their more willing shooters at risk of leaving this offseason.