Fred was right. Ben Taylor is f**king terrible. Tonight. Last night. All nights.
Bullshit call. Fouls out IQ. Tacks on a flagrant?
Investigate this NBA. It's one of the more ridiculous calls I've seen in 25 years of watching this game.
#Lakers
#Raptors
Give this young man a year. If he buys in and stays healthy, you're going to have the NBA's next undrafted gem.
He just sees the game. Wait till get gets a bit stronger. Yikes man. He's better than Precious and he's younger too. I'll tell you that.
#Raptors
Darko Rajakovic and the Raptors coaching staff were in NYC and spotted a patron wearing a Raptors championship hat.
They made their way over, said hi, and gave the fan daps. They also covered his bill without telling him before they left.
Classy!
Via RealGM
#Raptors
#NYC
OG Anunoby has reportedly wanted a larger role within the offense for years now.
Well? So far in New York, he has a 14.1% usage. This is 4% lower than it was with Toronto and the lowest mark since his rookie season.
👀👀
#Knicks
#Raptors
No, this isn't Scottie Barnes in year 3 vs. Jayson Tatum in year 3.
This is Scottie Barnes in year 3 vs Jayson Tatum, having a career year this year.
#stayonthatside
#scottiebarnes
#raptors
Dear Canada,
I know the Raptors have been REALLY boring. And I know most of you haven't seen a game since 2021.
But they have a real superstar here. Loves & Supports Canada. So support him back. Plz.
Scottie Barnes needs your vote.
#Raptors
#AllStar
Here's the last 3
#1
overall picks so far in 2023
• Cade Cunningham (-3.0 BPM) 50%efg
• Paolo Banchero (-1.6 BPM) 44.4%efg
• Victor Wembanyama (-4.6BPM) 51.8%efg
Here's Scottie Barnes...
+5.7 BPM
60.9%efg
Young players don't usually help you win. Scottie does.
#raptors
4 days into the NBA season, there have already been 3 triple doubles.
• Nikola Jokić
• Luka Doncic
• Scottie Barnes
To those complaining about Scottie's team leading 5.5 turnovers. Jokić is also averaging 5.5 turnovers.
#raptors
#nuggets
Heart is so broke over this one. Nathan Barrett, the younger brother of Toronto Raptors’ RJ, has passed away. He was just 19.
Prayers to the Barrett family as they grieve this incredible loss.
#Raptors
#WeTheNorth
#Canada
RJ Barrett is REALLY talented.
While at 23, he has gaps & glaring weaknesses. His career hasn't gone to plan.
But I have a very difficult time believing someone who cares this much, or works this hard doesn't find a way to become successful in Toronto.
#WeTheNorth
#Raptors
The Toronto Raptors held Steph Curry to the WORST GAME OF HIS CAREER last night.
He played 29 minutes and 51 seconds while posting a negative 18.5 box plus minus. 🤯
He has NEVER posted a single game BPM this low while playing over 16 minutes in the NBA.
#Raptors
#dubnation
Someone explain how Jalen McDaniels makes 10x more than Jontay Porter when Jontay might be 10x better.
Really impressed with Porter. He moves his feet SO WELL defensively. Give this kid time. Looks like young Maxi Kleber.
Masai & Darko found something 🙏🙏
#Raptors
#Clippers
The real reason Scottie kissed Gradey's forehead?
He's had teammates refuse to throw the exact pass Gradey threw to him for 2+years.
And he's been pissed every time. To finally have a teammate with basketball IQ and playmaking talent is smooch-worthy.
#Raptors
#WeTheNorth
Scottie & IQ have a combined 15 points to night. Scottie has played a season low 23 minutes.
You know what I love about these 2? 🔥🔥
Look at the bench. They've been high fiving, flexing, skipping and celebrating their teammates.
Congrats. We solved selfishness.
#Raptors
There are literally no words to explain how exciting it is to watch how well the Raptors are playing right now.
We got Matt Devlin literally singing 50 cent songs. That's how PUMPED this shit is.
Thanks Masai.
#Raptors
#Knicks
Scottie Barnes
✓rocks Canucks jerseys
✓ Sinclair jerseys
✓ attends Leafs (road 🤯) games
✓ Sings the Canadian national anthem
✓ Penned open letter to Toronto
✓ Learned Toronto slang
✓ Says "This is my home" in his Pixel ad.
🇨🇦 Canada is Proud of you Scott💪
#raptors
Scottie still has ways to go. But every year the conversation changes.
In 2021, "he top 5 in his draft class?"
In 2022, "he a top 50 Player?"
In 2023 "He a top 25 player?"
In 2024 "He a top 10 player?"
In 2025 "He top 5?"
In 2026 "All Time?"
It's coming
#raptors
Raptors Social Media going nuts promoting Scottie for All Star today. Every celebrity on earth screaming "Vote North Over Everything"..
My question. Where the f**k was this 3 weeks ago? Where was it on the broadcasts? Where was it during the live events?
#Raptors
Wouldn't it be funny if...
Masai was pissed enough about the lawsuit that he traded OG to the Knicks only to have OG spontaneously decide 4 months later to fire his agent and sign back with Toronto?
Like...there's NOTHING stopping the Raptors from doing this.
#Raptors
#Knicks
The Raptors with RJ & IQ are scoring 125.8ppg in 4 games. For context, this would make them the
#2
scoring team in the NBA behind the Indiana Pacers (126.8ppg).
Prior to the trade (32 games) they scored 113.6ppg.
This is CRAZY growth.🤯🤯🤯
#Raptors
#Knicks
Tyrese Haliburton and Scottie Barnes are the only top 10 players in the NBA this season (VORP) who are doing their damage with under 25.1% usage.
Usage and opportunities go hand in hand and these are two very selfless superstars who play the right way.
#raptors
#pacers
Darko Rajakovic is low-key a genius. Hit 3 birds with 1 stone.
✅ All Star Campaign for Scottie
✅ Shows his team he's got their backs
✅ Forces team to get on red alert on back to back against Clippers next game.
Passionate guy, never makes it about himself.
#Raptors
#Lakers
Raptor fans, chill-da-fuq-out.
He's gonna be fine. No one who loves and understands the game as well as Gradey with his skills/physical tools fails in the pros.
It's rough right now. Be patient. Everyone doesn't come in like Scottie & OG.
And FFS STOP @'ING THE KID.
#raptors
Scottie Barnes is shooting 48.3% from 3 on 10.3 attempts per game over the last 3 games.
He's not just the most improved player in the NBA. I think he might be the most improved human on planet earth.
Give the man his flowers. He worked so f**king hard for this
#Raptors
I feel sick.
How the HELL does Canada have nearly 40,000,000 people and Scottie (a genuine top 15 player) couldn't even get 200,000 votes.
This is BEYOND embarrassing. And ridiculous.
You have 15 days Canada. Make this right.
#Raptors
#WeTheNorth
Scottie Barnes hasn't been the same since the Raptors traded OG Anunoby...
Fell from 8th in the NBA in BPM to...23rd.
Shot 29% from 3 and 62% from the FT line through January after being a near-40% 3-point shooter and almost 78% from the FT line.
#Raptors
#NBA
Scottie Barnes hit his 50th 3-pointer of the season against the Hawks.
He hit the 50-3 mark in the 24th game of the season. Last year, he hit his 50th 3 against Detroit in the 58th game of the season.
He's also shooting the same 3P% as MPJ, Bane, Luka & Kyrie.
#raptors
Speechless. Utterly.
He's been so good. Assertive. Creative. Under control. Measured.
It's bursts like this that have made his career so frustrating. Because he's capable of so much. Let's hope the Raptors can keep this up.
33 points on 15 shots. Ridiculous
#Raptors
Scottie Barnes has the lowest usage of ANY player currently top 10 in Box Plus Minus, OR Value Over Replacement.
Get this dude some proper spacing, give him the ball, and watch him rise up these lists SO FAST.
#raptors
#nba
This was the first game that Scottie has EVER started at point in the NBA where the traditional starting point guard was not injured.
To the "he's not a true point guard people"
He's your best starting PG, SG, SF, PF, and C right now. Real talk. 😤
#Raptors
#ScottieBarnes
#nba
The last time I've seen a Raptors big play 8 minutes like this, it was Marc Gasol. Not overreacting. It's not shooting luck. Jontay Porter can hoop.
#Raptors
#Nba
#clippers
Scottie Barnes' 6.8 Box Plus Minus is 9th in the NBA ‼️
Here's how the 2021 Rookie of the Year stacks up to his class this year.
J. Suggs (+0.1)💪
F. Wagner (-0.6) 🙃
E. Mobley (-0.7)🤯
J. Giddey (-5.2)🤐
J. Kuminga (-5.4)👎
C. Cunningham (-5.6)🥶
J. Green (-5.8)☠️
#raptors
Some symptoms of autism.
• Social Anxiety 🚫
• Difficulty with eye contact 🚫
• Avoiding talking, smiling, touching others 🚫
• Poor ability to respond to social cues
& difficulty forming friendships 🚫
Autism is not a slur. Cut this shit out.
#Raptors
#WeTheNorth
Just imagine THIS moment. Seeing your name next to the best of the best, seeing that All-Star jersey the first time.
To those who've been supporting this dude from the jump, enjoy this moment. It's yours too.
#Raptors
#WeTheNorth
#AllStarWeekend
#NBA
#NBAAllStarWeekend
All-NBA Scottie vs. the NBA 🤯
✓ 41st in 3-pointers made (50)
✓ 50th in 3P% (39.4%)
✓ 10th in BPM (6.2)
✓ 9th in VORP (1.7)
✓ 14th in EPM (4.8)
20.1/9.1/5.6 on 48/39/75 splits with good defense?
Toronto, you have a superstar.
#Raptors
#nba
#superstar
Scottie Barnes is playing defense from the bench. 😭😭😭🤣
Screaming the wrong shot clock countdown as the Thunder proceed to airballs it.
That's MY FRANCHISE.
#Raptors
#Thunder
Immanuel Quickley is INSANELY good. RJ Barrett might work out, OG and Precious might pop, but the piece that moves the world for me here is IQ.
The NBA world doesn't understand what this guy can do. They're about to find out right quick.
#Raptors
#Knicks
Nuggets Head Coach Mike Malone had some high praise for Scottie Barnes.
He would know a thing or two about players like Scottie considering he's been coaching Jokić for the past 8 years.
#Raptors
#Nuggets
#NBA
#NBAAllStar2024
It happened. It finally happened. I've called for this since before the start of training camp. And it's happened.
I'm overjoyed. I'm thrilled. I'm ecstatic. I'm enthralled. I'm relieved. I'm happy.
Gary Trent Jr. Will FINALLY start tonight for the Raptors.
#Raptors
Just make sure the apologies are as loud as the hate was. There's gonna be a LOT of told you so posts over the next 7 weeks. Bare with me. I've listened to a lot of idiots talk a lot of nonsense. About Scottie, Gradey, Darko.
#Raptors
Scottie Barnes is going CRAZY this year.
✓ 7th in the NBA in Value Over Replacement 👌
✓ 8th highest Box Plus Minus 🏀
✓ Youngest player in the top 15 💪
Vote this man to the NBA All Star.
#Raptors
#NBA
#NBAAllStar2024
Here's Scottie Barnes season to date compared to Chris Bosh's first All Star season. Offensively it's close. Defensively it's not. And the impact Barnes has had is beyond anything Chris has ever touched.
Yes, he's an All Star.
Vote him in Toronto.
#Raptors
#NBA
#AllStar
Scottie Barnes fans are the MOST LOYAL fans in the NBA 😤
✓ Stood by him through months of subpar play
✓ defended him against Toronto media hit pieces
✓ Never wavered. 💪
0 points. 6 points. 20% from 3. They ALWAYS saw a star.
👏 Salute yourselves
#Raptors
#nba
RJ Barrett is posting CAREER HIGHS across the board as a Toronto Raptor 😤
✅ TS% (61.8%)
✅ +0.3 BPM
✅ .102 WS/48
✅ 16.4 AST%
✅ 19.2 REB%
✅ .351 FTr
All the while, dropping his usage and 3PAr to 23.5% and 26.6% (career lows).
AWESOME.
#Raptors
#nBa
#Knicks
Was at a Christmas party last night and ended up getting 4 people who don't even follow basketball to vote for Scottie to the All Star game on their phones.
It was also a 3x vote day and they voted for no one else.
Come on Canada. We CAN do this.
#NBA
#NBAAllStar
#Raptors
Dalano Banton's last 10 games...
17.9 PPG
41% 3P%
5.1 RPG
3.5APG
Canada basketball really does have a bright future. Knowing the Raptors let Banton AND Jeff Dowtin leave to keep Malachi Flynn makes this all the more tragic.😭
#Raptors
#Blazers
#WeTheNorth
#Canadabasketball
You know what's annoying AF?
Watching people who were largely FOR trading for Jakob Poeltl now acting like they were against it.
You weren't. Shut up. Stop it. Own your stupidity.
#Raptors
#WeTheNorth
The Raptors SHOULD start ✅
PG- Scottie Barnes
SG- Gary Trent Jr.
SF- OG Anunoby
PF- Pascal Siakam
C- Chris Boucher
Bench:
Schroder
Poeltl
Porter Jr
Freeman-Liberty
Dick
E.O.R:
Flynn, Achiuwa, McDaniels, Young, Temple
Spacing, bench issues solved
#raptors
#nba
Random Raptors stats.
• The Raptors are 2-0 in games Otto Porter Jr. plays in.
• 2-0 in games Chris Boucher has a DNPCD.
• Jalen McDaniels has played in 6 games. He's been scoreless in 5
Get well soon Christian Koloko.
#raptors
#spurs
#wemby
#opj
Bob McCowan asked Jack Armstrong why the Raptors can't just bring OG back this summer with cap space. Jack said "it's bad business relations"(with the Knicks)
Fun fact; so is a lawsuit. 😤
Scottie Barnes, get on the phone. You've got some recruiting to do.
#Raptors
#Knicks
Over the last 5 games Scottie's usage has plummeted to 21.9% 🤯. This mark is lower than
😫Talen Horton Tucker
😤Mo Wagner
🤮Dennis Schroder
🤦♂️Tim Hardaway jr.
He's STILL 10th in the NBA in BPM, 8th in EPM. He's finding a way to contribute without scoring.
#raptors
#nba
#mip
Scottie Barnes worked SO HARD the past 3 summers to get to this point. And now you SEE the fruits of all that work. No one learns how to shoot in 3 months. This was a long process.
JD. Doug. David. William. Sid. Mike. Josh.
Apologize whenever you're ready.
#raptors
#nba
Bro really came out after the worst loss of the season (debatable) with his shades on, smiled in everyone's face and said this team isn't like Germany or Atlanta..
But what he really did was gaslit the media into thinking he's not part of the problem.
He is.
#Raptors
How does Scottie stack up next to 5 other first time All Star's seasons?
#1
rebounds 💪
#1
assists 🤯
#1
steals 😤
#2
Box Plus Minus 🤐
#1
EFG% 😍
#2
3P% ☠️
#3
BPG 🗣️
Yes, he absolutely deserves to be an All Star.
#Raptors
#NBAAllStar2024
I...believe in Masai (again).
Dude really fleeced the Knicks amidst a lawsuit knowing damn well his team was about to lose to the Pistons so we wouldn't completely hit rock bottom.
#Raptors
#IQ
#WeTheNorth
NGL, kinda just feel bad for Siakam that clips like this keep surfacing. They do nothing but make his fans very angry. And I appreciate Masai being honest with Quick, but also don't see why this has to be published with the other guy still on the roster.
Am I wrong?
#Raptors
A game like this makes me proud to be a Raptor fan.
Chemistry, hustle, team playing 2-way. Regardless of what happens in the fourth, this team has shown who they are tonight.
Professional & together.
#WeTheNorth
#Raptors
Jack Armstrong has called out Dennis Schroder for being too trigger-happy and overdribbling 3 different times.
But until Darko Rajakovic has a problem with this, it'll continue.
#Raptors
Yes, that's exactly who you think it is in the background.
And now they're teammates. You'll see. Scottie is going to really vibe with RJ and IQ.
I remember this game very very well 🥹🥹
#Raptors
#Montverde
#Sharks
Scottie legit lost all of his favorite teammates. Christian, Pascal, OG, Precious... And in years past; Goran, Yuta, Svi, Sam.
Now if they trade Otto, Thad, Bruce 😭😭. Poor guy. It's a real welcome to the NBA moment.
#Raptors
#rtz
Joel Embiid played on a sprained ankle against Toronto...in garbage time...to keep his 30/10 streak alive.
Because he's chasing a Kareem record and a second MVP.
The definition of a fraud, a playoff choker and a free throw merchant.
Jokić still owns his ass.
#Sixers
#NotmyMVP
The Toronto media and
#Raptors
fans usually don't agree on much. From Fred to Pascal to Scottie to O.G, there's always a huge debate.
The only thing we collectively agree on is that Jeff Dowtin Jr is very good at basketball.
Dear Masai & Bobby. Please offer him a contract.
How do you build a roster around Scottie Barnes?
Easy. The Nets already did it. Copy them.
Scottie Barnes with these 4 would average like 20/11/12.
#raptors
#nets
Will the REAL Most Improved Player of 2024 please stand up? Use BPM as the catch all metric.
5. Jalen Johnson - 0.3 > 2.5 (+2.8)
4. Cam Thomas -2.7> +1.3 (+4.0)
3. Alperen Sengun 1.4> 6.5 (+5.1)
2. Tyrese Maxey 0.6 > 6.6 (+6.0)
1. Scottie Barnes 0.4 > 6.8 (+6.4)
#raptors
#sixers
OG Anunoby in 4 games with the Knicks this season.
12 PPG
5.3 RPG
1.3 APG
1.5 SPG
-1.8 OBPM😭
+1.5 DBPM🔥
-0.4 BPM🗽
13.4% USG 🤯
Knicks have won four straight. OG has his lowest usage since his rookie season and highest DEF BPM since 2019-2020.
#Knicks
#Raptors
Are we sure Scottie Barnes is an All-Star this year? He’s not a starter: Embiid, Giannis, and Tatum will get those spots.
Will he beat out (2 of whom will start in the backcourt):
Lillard
Maxey
Haliburton
Paolo
Brunson
Mitchell
Jimmy
Bam
Trae
Randle
Brown
Pascal