Harrison Barnes recalled sitting in the green room during the 2012 NBA Draft, when he was the seventh overall selection by the Golden State Warriors.



The Kings were selecting fifth and, like most top prospects, Barnes was fine not landing in Sacramento. So he quietly prayed, having faith that divine intervention would divert his destination away from the Kings, who were mired in relocation rumors, coaching changes and uncertainty.



“You just didn’t know how things were going to work,” Barnes recalled. “You kind of knew the one consistent that had been there was DeMarcus (Cousins), and you knew he was going to play at an All-Star level. But other than that, a lot of moving parts. So, it’s been very different.”



The Kings are a much different organization, with many of those concerns eased during the last couple of years. The organization that Barnes was traded to from Dallas on Wednesday has done a lot to change the perception...