Barnes hopes Kerr is true in predicting Paul will return for at the very least yet another NBA season as a participant. In that case, he desires him to proceed carrying Spurs silver and black. That Barnes’ contract runs by means of the 2025-26 season informs the marketing campaign he started the very day he and Paul met with reporters on the Spurs’ Victory Capital Efficiency Heart after each gamers have been acquired final July. “I’ve been lobbying him since day one, just lobbying for him to play,” said Barnes, 32, the Spurs’ most accurate 3-point shooter (42.4 percent) this season. “I hope this isn’t the final season. Clearly, you’ve his household, and there’s a variety of issues to weigh and contemplate, however I might love nothing greater than for CP to come back again and proceed.” -via New York Times / April 9, 2025