Paul George vs. Harrison Barnes: Fantasy Association Trade 2k13

[IDMANmurph8]

Hey everbody. So I am in the second year of my fantasy association in 2k13. I have a great young nucleus of players (Lillard, Harden, Barnes, Farried, Cousins) and like where my franchise is going. I have recently come across a trade that really appealed to me but had some flaws that I wanted to get a few opinions on. Looking through the trade finder, a trade came up that was Harrison Barnes and either a middle round 1st Round Pick or 2 Second round picks for Paul George. Right now, Barnes is rated an 80 where George is an 86, both with the similar potential. I like George a little better and feel this would be a great trade but looking further into the contract situation, I am hesitant. George will be a restricted free agent at the end of the year (no options left) while Barnes would still have a 2 year option left under his rookie contract. Also, Demarcus Cousins would be a restricted free agent for me after this year. I would roughly have 20 million in cap space after the year and am not sure if I could sign both Paul George and Demarcus Cousins if I did the trade. Just wanted to know your opinions on this. Thanks a lot!

[Rockie_Fresh88]

Honestly with that team u don't need George . What's your bench?

[IDMANmurph8]

Here is my bench:

Rodrigue Beaubois
Deandre Jordan
Alex Poythress (76)
Chris Singleton
Rip Hamilton
Arnett Moutrie
Michael Snaer (63)

By the way, all the ratings are the base ratings, not the moving ratings.

[mwd333]

How did you get that team in fantasy draft, Is that even possible?

[IDMANmurph8]

Yes it is. I started this way back in October when the game first came out so I was able to get Cousins in the 1st, Harden in the 2nd, Barnes in the 3rd, and Lillard in the 4th (he was only rated 74).

[zten11]

In real life this would be a joke. Paul George's next step is being a superstar. Nobody knows how Harrison Barnes is gonna end up. He should not be an 80 already in year 2, thats ridiculous.

[thedoob]

Take that up with 2k.

So what is Harden's contract? Is it his current deal with the Rockets?

[Streaky McFloorburn]

Am I the only one that saw this and wished Harrison's last name was McCartney?