Scottie Barnes is the future of the Raptors. He is even one of those who will represent the basketball of tomorrow. After a superb year, the Toronto fullback/winger/interior won the rookie of the year trophy and gave us all kinds of exciting highlights throughout the season.
The 2022 Rookie of the Year is a diamond. That, the Raptors understood it well and they did not want to involve him in a trade to bring in Kevin Durant himself. For his first season with the big boys, the kid was monstrous and well deserved his title of best rookie despite the design from Ohio: 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals , and an excellent 49.2% shooting. The kid impressed with his versatility on the pitch, both offensively and defensively. In both cases he is able to switch to all positions, and some trends even see him evolve into an ultra-modern playmaker position, to tell you how much he has no “defined” place on the floor. . He was also a leader at the time when he still had to do equations in physics and chemistry lessons in high school. Beyond his versatility, Barnes shocked with his maturity and understanding of the game. If we don’t count his hilarious performance during All-Star Weekend during which he forgot how to score a basket without a defender, we don’t will retain only positive things from his first season. Blocks, interception, a few big shots, a flawless presence on the offensive rebound and countless tomars from elsewhere: that’s regarding how we might sum up the Florida native’s 2021-22 highlights.
This year, we expect SB to develop further and to be given more responsibility within the group, but expect to see him a lot with the ball in hand, especially in creation. Like a Ben Simmons back in the days but confident off the racket. In the meantime, here are 9 minutes from the future of the NBA. Tremble.
