Fan Blog: Harrison Barnes

Harrison Barnes has become the leading candidate for the Cavaliers to draft. If the NBA Draft Lottery follows suit with the teams records, the Cavs will be drafting either 4th or 5th in this summers draft. With much need at the Small Forward/Shooting Guard position, all eyes have turned toward Harrison Barnes out of North Carolina. Barnes just finished his sophomore season at North Carolina after averaging 15.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game this season. His numbers dipped a bit from his freshman year but much of that was due to other scorers coming in on the team. Many experts thought he would leave school after his freshman year because he would've been a top 3 pick, but because of the looming lockout, he decided to come back to college for another year.

If the mock drafts are correct and Harrison Barnes does indeed come to Cleveland, they will be getting a perfect sized NBA body that can shoot and score from pretty much anywhere on the floor. He stands at about 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighs about 215 pounds. He will have to add a bit of weight once he gets into the NBA but that is pretty standard for a kid his age. I think he will be able to add another young scoring threat to the Cavs offense as well as another player that will hopefully fill out the lineup for the extended future. Barnes could solidify his place as a starter immediately because there isn't a whole lot of competition at that position. Barnes would mix great with other youngsters, Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson as well as some other key players like Anderson Varejao and Atawn Jamison. Hopefully Barnes will be the key to the puzzle to put Cleveland back in the playoffs in 2013