Barnes signs reported 4-year deal with Mavericks while handcuffed

After watching center DeAndre Jordan back out of his verbal agreement to join the team last summer, the Dallas Mavericks weren't going to let another high-profile free agent slip out of their hands at the last moment.

Forward Harrison Barnes inked his reported four-year, $94-million contract with the Mavericks shortly after the NBA free-agent moratorium ended at 12:01 a.m. Thursday morning.

To poke fun at the Jordan saga, team president Donnie Nelson handcuffed himself to Barnes while posing alongside head coach Rick Carlisle and assistant vice president Michael Finley.