Saturday evening, eyes were quite logically turned to Seattle where the show was provided by LeBron James, Jayson Tatum and Co. But further east, at the same time, Toronto only had eyes for two of its foals, Scottie Barnes and Malachi Flynn, who also performed on the court at the Ball Don’t Stop Pro-Am in slamming no less than… 88 points to two.
Once announced via social networks, the arrival of the two young Raptors was eagerly awaited by the Canadians, gathered in the followingnoon around the Mattamy Athletic Center where the match was to take place for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Toronto Pro-Am, the city’s summer tradition. The event passed, so we can confirm that no one was disappointed, as the performance of the two teammates lived up to expectations. Inevitably, the hype around the Rookie of the Year contributed a lot to the enthusiasm around this meeting, but these summer meetings will always surprise us: Malachi Flynn was the main attraction of the evening, finishing MVP of the match. Of the 88 points scored by the two Dinos, 54 are due to the leader. And if you think we’re talking regarding old lay-ups on screen output, you’re way off the mark. Step-back, fadeaway, shots from the parking lot – even from midfield – and one-leg in the corner (yes yes), Malachi literally caught fire following a shy start to the match. The pictures are worth a thousand words, we let you consult them.
Of the three Pro-Am meetings in which he participated this summer, Flynn therefore scored 179 points, or almost 60 on average. So that’s the metaverse. For information, he only scored 189 with Toronto in the NBA this season. Real gain of confidence or normality given the level of the opponents? Difficult to gauge, but it is clear that Nick Nurse has a good redhead in his arsenal, who seems to have things to prove. Let’s not forget Scottie Barnes in this story who, even if he only finished with “only” 34 points, was especially illustrated by his 1638 blind passes and the huge tomars sent. It’s very simple, it looked like an adult in the middle of chicks, while, as a reminder, he has just turned 21 years old. Again, let’s remember that no one was big enough to fight anyway, well anyway, the domination of NBA players always impresses. We are giving you other videos on this subject with different angles, because we are not going to ignore our pleasure to enjoy this kind of highlights on a loop.
Yesterday at @balldontstop Pro-Am, the pair Scottie Barnes / Malachi Flynn crushed the competition with 88 combined points! ????
Barnes with 34 points and Flynn with 54 points respectively! ????pic.twitter.com/p5hNU6EQIf
— Raptors France ???????????????? (@Raptors_FR) August 21, 2022
88 COMBINED POINTS ???????? @malachiflynn @ScottBarnes561 pic.twitter.com/tSPxgCMfH7
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) August 21, 2022
Scottie turning up in Toronto rn ???? @ScottBarnes561 @balldontstop pic.twitter.com/vuAyd2bIs8
— Overtime (@overtime) August 21, 2022
In the room or in front of their screens, Toronto fans loved the arrival of Scottie Barnes and Malachi Flynn at the Pro-Am in their city. In an atmosphere of madness, the two boys made an impossible hay for the greatest pleasure of our eyes, which obviously ask for more once more and once more.
Source texte : The Star / Raptors Rapture
