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Scottie Barnes’ net worth in 2024 is $3 million. Barnes is an All-Star shooting guard for the Toronto Raptors. He may not have the grandest net worth, but Barnes’ new contract will see the number skyrocket shortly. Let’s look at Scottie Barnes’ net worth in 2024.  What is Scottie Barnes’ net worth in 2024?: $3 […]

The Toronto Raptors have largely struggled since winning the 2019 NBA championship. However, guard Scottie Barnes has been a bright spot and not one they’re taking lightly. The Raptors are about to lock up Barnes long-term, via ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. “ESPN Sources: Toronto Raptors All-Star guard Scottie Barnes intends to sign a five-year maximum rookie […]

The Toronto Raptors finished the 2023-2024 season with a 25-57 record under Coach Darko Rajakovic, a huge letdown for a franchise that has grown accustomed to competing for NBA Playoffs bids in recent years. The Raptors got a solid season from Scottie Barnes who averaged nearly 20 points per game while racking up over eight […]

The Toronto Raptors are still hoping for a play-in spot in the Eastern Conference, but they may have to get there without the services of rising star Scottie Barnes. Scottie Barnes recently suffered a finger injury and has undergone surgery, a move that might have ended his season as per Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports. […]

In addition to his defensive prowess, Draymond Green has been lauded as one of the best playmakers in the NBA during the Golden State Warriors’ decade of dominance, but Green believes Toronto Raptors youngster Scottie Barnes can help evolve the ‘point forward’ position. After the Warriors’ 120-105 win over the Raptors in Toronto on Friday, […]

It has been a breakout year for Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes, but it appears as though his 2023-24 season is in danger of coming to an abrupt end. During the Raptors’ 120-105 defeat to the Golden State Warriors on Friday night, the third-year forward out of Florida State suffered a fracture to the third […]

The Toronto Raptors are currently playing the Golden State Warriors, and at the start of the second half, it’s a close fight between both squads. However, it looks like the Raptors will have to continue the battle without their star forward, Scottie Barnes. During the second quarter, Barnes suffered an apparent hand injury. While he […]

The Toronto Raptors are embarking on a full-on youth movement, turning over the keys to the franchise to Scottie Barnes, the nascent 22-year old forward who made his first All-Star Game roster in 2024. Barnes has garnered the full trust of the Raptors front office, and for good reason — he can be an incredible […]

The Toronto Raptors finally embraced a rebuild this season after they traded OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam and focused on building their franchise around Scottie Barnes. The Anunoby trade netted the Raptors a terrific two-man return of hometown kid RJ Barrett and speedy youngster Immanuel Quickley. They also acquired NBA champion Bruce Brown in the […]

On Thursday evening, Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors returned from the All-Star break for a home game against their Atlantic division rivals, the Brooklyn Nets, at home in Toronto. The Raptors haven’t been able to compile wins very consistently so far on the 2023-24 NBA season, but Barnes has turned himself into a (literal) […]

Pascal Siakam is making his return to Toronto tonight when the Indiana Pacers face the Toronto Raptors, and Siakam spoke about what Scottie Barnes will go through as he takes over as the face of the Raptors after the departures that took place leading up to the NBA Trade Deadline. “As a young man, it’s […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and New York Knicks forward Julius Randle were recently picked to represent the Eastern Conference in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. Unfortunately, both stars will be forced to miss this year’s festivities due to injuries. As a result, NBA commissioner Adam Silver has named Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young and […]

Athletes are always going to do well when they are playing for incentives. Players in the NFL, for instance, start blazing up when they are only a couple of yards, sacks, tackles, and touchdowns away from a clause in their contract. Coach Darko Rajakovic might be implementing the same thing with the Scottie Barnes-led Toronto […]

Being the face of a franchise isn’t easy. At first, it might sound glamorous: being THE guy for an NBA team sounds dope, right? However, with great power comes great responsibility. Being the number one option on a team also brings a lot of challenges and pressure that the player will need to overcome. DeMar […]

Looking at a 6-foot-11, 279-pound center like Andre Drummond, one would imagine that he holds a nickname that might put fear in the heart of opposing big men. It could be a moniker that stems from his imposing frame, or maybe his rebounding prowess. However, that isn’t the case. Interestingly, the Chicago Bulls big man […]

On Thursday evening, Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors dropped to a frustrating record of 16-26 on the 2023-24 NBA season with a narrow 116-110 home loss to the Chicago Bulls. Although Barnes played extremely well in this one, scoring 31 points to go along with seven rebounds and six assists, ultimately the Raptors were […]

The Toronto Raptors have been heavily involved in NBA trades at the midpoint of the 2023-24 season. First, the Raptors traded OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks in late December. Later, the team parted ways with Pascal Siakam. Rising forward Scottie Barnes acknowledges the changes from the big moves. The Raptors are turning a […]

Scotties Barnes got his start in the NBA playing alongside Pascal Siakam on the Toronto Raptors. It was hard for Barnes to not get emotional after hearing Siakam had been traded. Toronto sent Siakam to the Indiana Pacers for a haul that includes three first-round draft picks. Barnes understands the NBA is a business and […]

After the Toronto Raptors lost to the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night, head coach Darko Rajakovic spoke highly of star Scottie Barnes once again after calling him the “face of the league” in a rant about the officials Tuesday. While Rajakovic was in a hasty mood then, he seemed to be excited to talk about […]

The Toronto Raptors unofficially kicked off the NBA’s trade season on Saturday when they sent OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks as part of a blockbuster deal that indicates a rebuild could be on the way. That likely doesn’t make many fans happy, and it sure didn’t make Scottie Barnes happy from the sounds […]

The Toronto Raptors are in a similar spot as last season, mired in mediocrity while trade rumors heat up around some of their best players. The Raptors are just 12-18 on the season and sit outside the play-in tournament picture, leading to familiar calls to blow up the roster. However, one difference this season is […]

It is becoming clearer with each passing game that the Toronto Raptors, currently at 12th in the Eastern Conference, need to finally embrace a rebuild. Scottie Barnes is in the midst of a breakout campaign and is already looking like the guy Masai Ujiri needs to build around. With that, Toronto has found itself in the […]

It is that time of the year once again when NBA fans flock to the trade machine as the league approaches the end of the calendar. This only signifies one thing: trade season is about to heat up. Among the hot commodities in the year’s trade market is Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam. Several teams […]

The Toronto Raptors have stuck to their guns by keeping the core of Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam, and OG Anunoby together, but with their season going in no clear direction, things could change by the February trade deadline. While Barnes is deemed untouchable amid his breakout campaign as the franchise cornerstone, teams are reportedly keeping […]

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet had a tough free agency decision this past offseason to leave the Toronto Raptors and sign with Houston, and he recently explained one of the factors that led him to make that choice, via The Woj Pod. "It was just a time where it's like, 'Okay, it's starting to go […]

Scottie Barnes has been far and away the best Toronto Raptor this season, and he added another impressive night to his arsenal on Wednesday, using a huge fourth quarter to help his team beat the Phoenix Suns 112-105. Barnes scored 12 of his 23 points in the final quarter, and had jokes in his post-game […]

The Toronto Raptors reportedly have some real concerns regarding OG Anunoby’s upcoming free agency situation this summer. According to Hoops Hype, the Raptors are worried that teams could pry away Anunoby from Toronto with a shorter-term max deal because of the relatively weak free agency market in the summer of 2024. League executives expect Anunoby […]

One day in the near future, the 2021 NBA Draft will likely become one of the all-time greats from sheer talent alone. Especially considering that Evan Mobley and Scottie Barnes, arguably the two best players from that 2021 draft class, were picked third and fourth overall. Speaking of Mobley and Barnes, the two are forever […]

The Toronto Raptors grabbed a 121-108 win over the Chicago Bulls in the NBA In-Season Tournament on Friday night, despite already being eliminated from moving on. I suppose Pascal Siakam didn’t know that because he took a senseless triple late in the fourth quarter that upset DeMar DeRozan, who proceeded to jaw at the Raps […]

The NBA trade market is about to open up with several free agents signed during the offseason set to become available come December 15th. The Toronto Raptors are a team that always seems to find themselves in trade rumors. They were in on the Damian Lillard sweepstakes. Now they’re in the Zach LaVine marathon as […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors. Our NBA odds series continues with a Celtics-Raptors prediction and pick. The wins just keep on coming for the Boston Celtics. On Wednesday night’s primetime nationally televised game, the Celtics throttled the Philadelphia 76ers as they won by […]

Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes dropped a helpful hint when asked how he would explain the NBA In-Season Tournament rules, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet. Said Barnes, “They could go on Google …” Maybe the Raptors star doesn’t have time to explain it all. Maybe he doesn’t fully understand it all himself. Either way, […]

Scottie Barnes has enjoyed a breakout start to the 2023-24 season for the Toronto Raptors. Although Toronto has been in and out of the win column so far this season, Barnes has established himself as an early candidate for the Most Improved Player of the Year Award, showing growth in virtually every aspect of the […]

The Toronto Raptors weren’t particularly fun to watch during the 2022-23 season. There was an atmosphere of disjointedness all over the roster, leading to an uninspiring 41-win season. Now, it was up to Masai Ujiri to clean up house, letting championship-winning coach Nick Nurse go and allowing Fred VanVleet to secure a huge long-term deal […]

The 2023-24 season is a pivotal one for the Toronto Raptors, but perhaps none more so than for young Scottie Barnes. He has impressed fans with his supreme athleticism and stalwart defense these past two years, but this is supposed to be the year the 22-year-old wing becomes an undeniable top guy for his franchise. […]

Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. Scottie Barnes is the captain now. We can use all these famous movie references to say that the Toronto Raptors are now Scottie Barnes’ team. But that’s just the reality of the situation. Scottie Barnes isn’t here to take part. He is here to take […]

Scottie Barnes’ heroics saved the Toronto Raptors from the verge of defeat against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. And so following his insane performance, several NBA fans couldn’t help but give him the Most Improved Player award this early. The Raptors trailed by as much 22 points in the game. Entering the fourth quarter, […]

On Thursday evening, Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors dropped to 2-4 on the young 2023-24 season with a road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Despite the Raptors’ subpar start to the campaign, Barnes looks poised to have a breakout year this season, as he has gotten off to a torrent start throughout the team’s […]

The inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament tips off on Friday, November 3. However, Toronto Raptors fans will need to wait two weeks to see their beloved squad play their first In-Season Tournament game when they host the Boston Celtics at Scotiabank Arena. After that, the Raptors will take on their fellow teams in East Group C […]