Scottie Barnes Rumors

NBA Communications: Other nominees... West: Darius Acuff Jr. (SAC), Stephen Curry (GSW), Luka Dončić (LAL) and Cooper Flagg (DAL) East: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA), Scottie Barnes (TOR), Tyrese Maxey (PHI) and Evan Mobley (CLE)

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Josh Lewenberg: Scottie Barnes has been added to the Raptors’ injury report - he’s questionable vs Clippers with left hip tightness.

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Darko Rajakovic on Scottie Barnes not getting calls: “For me, a player that gets three free-throw shots in a game, who scores 41 points and goes to the free throw line three times, that is kind of BS to be honest with you. They got to the free throw line 29 times, we got to the free throw line 15 times, and I do not think that we were more physical or more aggressive team than them. I think that both teams played really aggressive good basketball and I think that both criteria should be same on both ends of the floor.”

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Scottie Barnes: I think I did a great job of going downhill being aggressive. Definitely think I could have got to the free throw line more. I think being that aggressive and only shooting three free throws is kind of crazy, but it just wasn't going our way. It is what it is.

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Underdog NBA: Scottie Barnes in loss to Magic: 41 PTS (career high), 19-34 FG, 1-2 3PT , 2-3 FT, 5 REB , 5 AST

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Keerthika Uthayakumar: Scottie Barnes with 41 points on just 2 made free throws, tied for the fewest in a 40-point game in Raptors franchise history.

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Josh Lewenberg: Barnes on his scoreless game vs Wolves: "They had help in the paint, so I couldn't really get all the way to the rim. I obviously missed some easy ones as well. On the defensive end I feel like I still had a good impact...It is what it is. Go to the next game, try to go dominate"

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Josh Lewenberg: Scottie Barnes on Kawhi Leonard's upcoming absence: "It's all right. We gotta hold it down for my boy (until) he comes back."

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NBA Stat: Scottie Barnes is the 19th player (and 12th starter) in recorded history to go 0-for-12 from the field or worse in a scoreless game. (via ExtraStats) #NBA

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Scottie Barnes: “I think we have the highest level of expectation and we want to win a championship here and that is our expectation every time we step on the floor. But it is about how can we build upon that through our every game. You just cannot get there overnight, you have to go through the season and focus on these games first in order to get to the playoffs and in order to get to the championship.”

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Darko Rajakovic on Scottie Barnes’ development: "Scotty is the one who's transformed the way that he's played the most. He's really been willing to do a lot of the dirty work stuff and like last year, Brandon Ingram became the go-to guy. Star players are like, I want the ball, I want to take the shots, I want to be the centerpiece. And Scotty really kind of shifted his focus on, I'm going to be a great defender, I'm going to be a great facilitator. I know I'm going to get my shots, but that's not going to be where my focus is."

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Omari Sankofa II: Darko Rajaković said the Raptors will sit their starters and most of the core rotation tonight vs the Pistons, including Kawhi and Scottie Barnes

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Josh Lewenberg: Scottie Barnes on the Kawhi effect: “Every time he shoots the ball it looks like it’s going in… He’s going to draw so much attention… Him just lifting up and shooting, it was like, yo, this guy’s really good.”

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Josh Lewenberg: Scottie Barnes told us he hurt his knee in the first 30 seconds of the game, so good sign that he was able to play through it for the rest of the half (7 of his 11 shots came at the rim). He said it's still sore, getting treatment, but it'll be OK (Raps don't play again till Saturday)

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