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• X Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) · Report · 8 h ago

  Rare scoreless half for Scottie Barnes. 0 points, 0-for-9 in 10 minutes. The 9 shot attempts are the most he's ever taken in a scoreless half. Good news is the 3s are starting to fall. After starting 2-for-12, the Raptors have hit 5 of 7 and are within 8 points at halftime.

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• Podcast Locked On NBA host · Report · Oct 24 around the league

  Toronto beat Washington 112-102. Scottie Barnes had 28 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists, including 11 in the fourth. Kawhi had 16 points on 7-of-20. Trae Young had 22 points and 12 assists for Washington. Anthony Davis had 9 points and 9 rebounds, with zero in the fourth.

  “BEST NBA NIGHT EVER! YOU HAD TO BE THERE!” at 20:14 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Raptors · 7 points · Oct 23
  • Scottie Barnes started on Anthony Davis, and Collin Murray-Boyles also took some of that matchup. at 5:58
  • Guest: the defense communicated well against Davis. They used point switches with Barnes talking on the backside, took away the high-low, and got Jamal Shead and RJ Barrett out of mismatches when they got switched onto Davis. at 23:10
  • Guest: a defender heard as "chris middleton" kept going under ball screens for Scottie Barnes, which left Barnes open mid-range shots and uncontested trail threes. name not confirmed at 17:55
  • Guest lists the offensive actions he saw: isolating Kawhi Leonard or Scottie Barnes on mismatches, pinch-post play, a horns set with flare screens, and backdoor cuts off a Butler shuffle-cut action. at 8:32
  • Guest says Scottie Barnes has leveled up and looks much more confident shooting, with a quicker release on spot-ups. The guest wants him to shoot rather than pass to Poeltl. at 4:43
  • Host says that, he believes, this was Barnes's 110th double-double, tying him for fourth in franchise history. at 20:40
  • Player of the game: the guest picks Scottie Barnes, and the host agrees, with RJ Barrett as the 1B. at 22:16

  “RAPTORS POSTCAST: Defense SHUTS DOWN Anthony Davis + RJ Barrett and Scottie Barnes Carry The Offense” · listen ↗

• RotoWire RotoWire · Report · Oct 23

  Scottie Barnes: Stuffs stat sheet in victory — Barnes supplied 28 points (12-26 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 3-3 FT), 14 rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks across 37 minutes in Friday's 112-102 win over the Wizards.

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• Story ESPN · Article · Oct 23

  Barnes, Barrett pace stingy Raptors to a 112-102 win over the Wizards

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• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Analysis · Oct 21 around the league

  Law's view on the Raptors: Kawhi is a high floor raiser who makes the team better even when he doesn't play. RJ Barrett is a big swing factor alongside Scottie Barnes, and the coach has improved the team year over year.

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• Podcast Locked On Raptors · 10 points · Oct 23
  • The Raptors often used Barnes as the bring-up ball handler, while Immanuel Quickley more often ran the floor or pushed the ball up. at 3:29
  • Wolfond says that last season Immanuel Quickley had the biggest impact of any Raptor on the team's transition frequency off defensive rebounds, more than Scottie Barnes. at 3:55
  • Wolfond says the vision behind trading for Immanuel Quickley was an ideal long-term complement to Scottie Barnes, but it hasn't really materialized. Even so, in every season they have played together, the Raptors have been considerably better with both on the court than with only one. at 16:55
  • Wolfond says there has been very little two-man-game synergy between Barnes and Immanuel Quickley. at 18:29
  • With Barnes bringing the ball up, Collin Murray-Boyles and Immanuel Quickley set up in a stack/Spain alignment. On the first such possession the Bulls tried to switch, and Murray-Boyles rolled into Isaac Okoro, pulling him off Quickley, who got a wide-open three on the pop. at 20:56
  • On the very next possession they ran the same action. Collin Murray-Boyles dove to the rim and Barnes hit him over the top, but a Bulls player blocked the dunk. at 21:32
  • The three of them also ran a split action out of an entry to Collin Murray-Boyles on the left baseline. Barnes slipped a screen while his defender leaned toward Immanuel Quickley, and Murray-Boyles hit him on the cut for a layup. at 22:12
  • Last season the Quickley/Barnes/Murray-Boyles trio played only 355 minutes together, the 26th most-used Raptors trio. Wolfond wants that number to go up significantly. at 26:37
  • The five-man unit of Quickley, Murray-Boyles, Barnes, Jamison Battle and Ja'Kobe Walter played three minutes and scored 18 points. Battle and Walter were the off-ball spacers, and the only missed field goal was the blocked dunk. Wolfond wants to see more of it. at 29:56
  • Sean Woodley: Woodley wants a lineup of Walter, Murray-Boyles, Graves, Jamal Shead and Barnes, which he describes as the "four bench hellions" plus Barnes, and jokes that he wants it for 27 minutes a night. at 32:07

  “Have the Raptors unlocked Immanuel Quickley? Breaking down his awesome opener w/ Joe Wolfond” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Raptors · 3 points · Oct 22
  • A lineup of Scottie Barnes, Jamal Shead, Ja'Kobe Walter, Collin Murray-Boyles and Allen Graves played about two minutes together. The group was also used in the preseason. The host calls it four bench players plus Barnes. at 7:32
  • The host calls the Barnes/Shead/Walter/Murray-Boyles/Graves lineup his early favorite and says it was 'scintillating' on defense. at 7:20
  • Scottie Barnes had stretches where he 'short-circuited' around the rim, but the host says his mid-range shot looks automatic. at 18:13

  “Toronto Raptors defense looks absolutely monstrous; offense leaves meat on the bone in Bulls beatdown” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On NBA host · Report · Oct 22 wording unclear in audio around the league

  He calls the Raptors very talented and already very connected.

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• Podcast Locked On Raptors host · Analysis · Oct 22

  Scottie Barnes scored 8 points in the second quarter, mainly from mid-post half-court offense. Dwayne thinks he has added to his post-up game.

  “RAPTORS POSTCAST: Kawhi Leonard is BACK + a HISTORIC Beatdown of Bulls” at 9:13 · listen ↗

  also reported by Sean Woodley, Locked On Raptors

• Story ESPN · Article · Oct 21

  Kawhi Leonard scores 23 points in Toronto return as Raptors rout Bulls 135-92

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• Podcast Locked On Raptors · 8 points · Oct 21
  • Host analysis: with Kawhi Leonard on the team, the transition attack will be devastating, with Scottie Barnes able to both orchestrate and finish in transition. at 5:08
  • Last season the offense was worse with Ingram on the floor. Lineups with Quickley, Barnes and RJ Barrett on the floor were 'gangbusters'. at 7:07
  • Casciaro's bold prediction: Barnes averages 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, a block and a steal per game, which would make him the 10th player ever to do so. He calls this very achievable. at 8:22
  • Sean Woodley: Barnes averaged nine assists a game over last season's playoff series. Woodley wonders how much more the offense will run through him this season. at 9:48
  • Woodley's bold prediction: Barnes receives down-ballot MVP votes. at 11:33
  • Host expects Kawhi to inevitably sit some games ('that's just what happens with kawaii leonard'), with Barnes posting big stat lines as the offense runs through him in those games. No specific reason or number of games was stated. at 11:57
  • Host predicts Barnes will be seen as the Raptors' best player by season's end. at 12:27
  • Casciaro's bold prediction: Barnes and Kawhi both make one of the top two All-NBA teams. He notes both almost made All-NBA last year. at 13:15

  “Our most daring & audacious Toronto Raptors predictions ahead of the 2026-27 season w/ Joseph Casciaro” · listen ↗

• Podcast Hardwood Knocks · 3 points · Oct 21
  • A host assumes Toronto will close games with a frontcourt of Kawhi, Scottie Barnes and Collin Murray-Boyles, while noting it may not be the default. at 56:37
  • Second MVP ballot, likely Dan by turn-taking: Wembanyama, then Jokic, Giannis, Shai and Scottie Barnes. He expects a monster year from Giannis if healthy and expects OKC to experiment with its offensive pecking order. at 10:19
  • DPOY: both ballots have Wembanyama first, with Bam Adebayo and Scottie Barnes second and third in differing order. A host expects Miami's defense to be its strength and Toronto to contend for the league lead in defensive efficiency. at 20:09

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• X Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) · Report · Oct 20

  I asked Scottie Barnes if he’s felt the buzz/experiment in/around the city going into the season. He said he doesn’t go outside much (😂) but sees it on social media. When he is out in public, most people ask about Kawhi. What does he tell them? “I say he’s pretty good.”

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  also reported by Locked On Raptors host

• Podcast Locked On Raptors · 5 points · Oct 20
  • Sean Woodley: The net-rating prop is built on a five-man starting group of Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, Leonard, Barnes and Jakob Poeltl. The hosts call it 'the raptors starters'. at 30:27
  • Sean Woodley: Sean expects Allen Graves to play some center. He says Barnes can play the five and the team will go small at times. at 15:39
  • Sahal expects Leonard to guard the opponent's best offensive player on most nights, which Ingram didn't do. That would free Barnes to play a free-roaming disruptor/safety role. at 29:44
  • Sean Woodley: Last season the Raptors' award winners were Barnes (All-Defense) and Murray-Boyles (All-Rookie). Sean picks Murray-Boyles to win Sixth Man of the Year. He and Sahal mention Darko Rajakovic as a possible Coach of the Year. at 41:11
  • All three take the over on Scottie Barnes on both props: 33.5 points+rebounds+assists, and 117.5 points total dunks (he had 114 dunks last year). Sahal and Sean expect more room and more fast breaks playing with Leonard. at 24:45

  “The 10th Annual Toronto Raptors Over/Unders & Props Spectacular! | Predicting every angle of the season w/ Viv” · listen ↗

• Podcast The Zach Lowe Show host · Prediction · Oct 19 around the league

  Pina: Kawhi had the highest usage and true shooting of his career last year. He thinks Scottie Barnes could be all-NBA and a DPOY candidate if Wemby misses the 65-game threshold, and that Toronto will have the East's best defense.

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• Podcast Locked On Raptors · 6 points · Oct 19
  • Sean Woodley: Sean got more bullish on the team during the preseason and says Scottie Barnes is the biggest reason. at 3:40
  • Sean Woodley: Sean predicts Barnes will be an on/off monster, firmly in the All-NBA conversation, and on his way to a massive career year. He thinks playing with Kawhi Leonard will make that easier. at 4:07
  • Scottie Barnes (reported): Zulfi says he asked Barnes at practice what about playing next to Kawhi makes his game easiest. Barnes pointed to being able to get downhill and drive with room to operate. at 5:02
  • Zulfi cites Barnes's preseason shot profile: "40" of his shots in the paint and "75" at the rim. He also says Barnes averaged two and a half stocks. at 5:46
  • Zulfi sees more intentionality in Barnes's shot selection this preseason: knowing when to attack driving lanes and using the mid-range as a counter, after earlier years of experimenting. at 5:37
  • Zulfi expects Kawhi to eventually, inevitably be load managed, and expects Barnes to scale up when that happens. at 6:09

  “Biggest Raptors Preseason Takeaways | Scottie's breakout is imminent + how do we feel about IQ & Jak? w/ Zulfi” · listen ↗

• Podcast Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective · 3 points · Oct 19
  • Speaker expects Scottie Barnes to take another step because he is comfortable and confident, especially with Kawhi. at 48:41
  • Kawhi Leonard (reported): Hedged paraphrase ("I think Kawhi basically said"): Kawhi said this is Scottie Barnes' team and he is coming to play with him. The speaker adds that Kawhi seems to be fitting in rather than demanding others fit around him. at 49:58
  • Barnes is seen as a possible Defensive Player of the Year contender, though it is hard for a non-center to win. A host says the only chance is if Victor Wembanyama doesn't play about 65 games. at 50:14

  “76ers & Knicks BIG Expectations On Opening Night + Major Questions In Boston - Atlantic Division Preview” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Raptors · 5 points · Oct 16
  • In the first preseason game against the Knicks, Scottie Barnes shot 8-for-9 on twos and 5-for-6 on mid-range jumpers. at 3:48
  • Wolfond said Barnes looks very confident and fluid with the pull-up and mid-range work he experimented with during the 2024-25 rebuilding season. at 4:34
  • In the 2026-10-15 preseason game against the Knicks, Jakob Poeltl guarded Towns for almost the entire first half. In the second half the team hid him on Mo Diawara and put Scottie on Towns, which was way more effective. at 5:04
  • Wolfond said RJ Barrett will often have a weaker defender on him. Barrett can attack that one-on-one or by screening for Scottie and Kawhi, as on a familiar sideline out-of-bounds play where RJ back-screens for Kawhi. at 10:06
  • Barnes and Quickley ran a 4-1 inverted ghost action that ended in a Euro-step and-one. Wolfond said that lineup Ja'Kobe Walter was small, and he doesn't know whether the team will play that small often. at 11:07

  “The Toronto Raptors offense is gonna be a wagon this year; is Top-5 on the table? w/ Joe Wolfond” · listen ↗

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