Harrison Barnes: Expects to play more power forward

Barnes played some small-ball four last season, but coach Rick Carlisle
apparently plans to start Barnes at power forward full time in 2017-18, with the
aging Dirk Nowitzki slotting in at center. The move shouldn’t change much for
Barnes, who spent 60 percent of his minutes at power forward last season, per
Basketball-Reference, and it should result in even better spacing for the Mavs,
who ranked fifth in the league in made three-pointers last season. Perhaps the
biggest implication is that Nerlens Noel, the Mavericks’ best rim-protector,
will come off the bench.