Harrison Barnes (shoulder) started at small forward in Sunday's preseason game against the Lakers, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. He had suffered a minor shoulder injury during Thursday night's preseason game.

Barnes (shoulder) started at small forward in Sunday's preseason game against the Lakers, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. He had suffered a minor shoulder injury during Thursday night's preseason game.

Analysis:

Barnes scored eight points (4-of-7 FG, 0-of-2 FT) with three rebounds, one assist, two blocks and two steals in the win. Head coach Steve Kerr's decision to start Barnes was in part due to regular starter Andre Iguodala's broken nose, but it also gave him a look at both players in different roles. Overall in his two NBA seasons, Barnes has been a better producer when playing with the starting five, but that's unlikely to be the case in 2014-15. He'll need to learn how to impact games from the bench.