Barnes is overpaid, but there's no doubt he's better than JJ. How exactly taking on an overpaid player like Barnes ($25 mill next year) is going to affect the decisions of the Kings in the longer term I just do not know; hopefully, there are no adverse ramifications for keeping the Kings' core or making other needed deals.
I think Burks could be a pleasant surprise. He had a couple of gritty hustle plays that flat out won the game for Cleveland over the Lakers, imo. I actually thought after seeing those plays, "That's a guy the Kings could use!"
https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/36b0...at-los-angeles-lakers-live-score-updates.html
After the All Star break hopefully these guys will get integrated quickly into the Kings' offensive and defensive schemes. I'm looking forward to it.