On March 19, 2022, Beijing time, in the Raptors' home game against the Lakers, although they were drawn by Wei Shao and lost the game in overtime, they still had a very big gain in this game. The potential rising star of the team in this game, Scotty Barnes, played one of the best games of his career!
He played 42 minutes, shot 14-of-21 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range, and had 31 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal, shooting 69 percent from the field, and his overall form was perfect. The stats of this game also made him the sixth youngest player in NBA history to have 30 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists!
The previous five were LeBron James (18 years and 334 days), John Drew (20 years and 45 days), John Drew (20 years and 47 days), John Drew (20 years and 91 days), Sharif Raheem (20 years and 122 days), and Barnes was 20 years and 230 days!
So far this season, Barnes has averaged 35.7 minutes per game, can get 15.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals, and the shooting rate can reach 49.4%, as a rookie player, it is not easy to play such a state, and it is also the most important player in the Raptors this season, and the future is really unlimited!
From the current point of view, the biggest favorite of the best rookies this season is the Cavaliers interior player Mobley, who has been in good form in recent games, but Barnes is definitely the most stable rookie player of the season, and the data of this game is really hard to imagine a rookie player playing. If Barnes can play another highlight in the last few games of the season, there is a real possibility of competing with Mobley for rookie of the year!