Toronto ahead Scottie Barnes was voted NBA Rookie of the Year on Saturday, edging Cleveland’s Evan Mobley in a detailed vote.
The former University School standout is the third participant to win the annual award with the Raptors, becoming a member of Damon Stoudamire (1995-96) and Vince Carter (1998-99).
Barnes started his highschool profession at Cardinal Newman, however after one season he transferred to University School. There, he made the Sun Sentinel’s All-County first crew and was a Fab Five choose two years in a row. For his senior yr, he transferred to to nationwide basketball powerhouse Montverde Academy close to Orlando.
He was the No. 4 draft choose after one season at Florida State.
For the NBA award, Barnes received 48 first-place votes and 378 factors from a panel of 100 sports activities writers and broadcasters. Mobley acquired 43 first-place votes and completed with 363 factors. The distinction of 15 factors was the smallest margin within the rookie class beneath the present voting format that started with the 2002-03 season.
The award was introduced shortly earlier than the Raptors hosted Philadelphia in Game 4 of their first-round collection, trailing 3-0. Barnes returned after lacking the earlier two video games with a sprained left ankle.
Barnes averaged 15.3 factors, 7.5 rebounds and three.5 assists in 35.4 minutes per recreation. He led all rookies in minutes and was third in factors and rebounds.
He is the sixth rookie to common at the least 15.0 factors, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.00 steals and 0.70 blocks in a season since steals and blocks turned official statistics within the 1973-74 season, becoming a member of Alvan Adams (1975-76), Lionel Simmons (1990-91), Chris Webber (1993-94), Lamar Odom (1999-00) and Ben Simmons (2017-18).
A starter in each recreation he performed, Barnes turned the primary rookie in Raptors historical past to file at the least 1,000 factors, 500 rebounds and 250 assists in a season. He set the franchise rookie file for offensive rebounds with 195, which was a crew excessive and ranked fifteenth amongst all NBA gamers.
Barnes, 20, was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month twice (February and March/April). He was additionally chosen to take part within the Rising Stars throughout All-Star weekend. Barnes helped the Raptors enhance to 48-34 this season after ending 27-45 final season, with Toronto incomes the fifth seed within the Eastern Conference.
On March 18, Barnes posted profession highs of 31 factors and 17 rebounds to go together with six assists in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers, changing into the primary rookie to have at the least 30 factors, 15 rebounds and 5 assists in a recreation since Blake Griffin in March 2011. Barnes completed with 28 factors, 16 rebounds and 5 steals in opposition to the Brooklyn Nets on Feb. 28, changing into the primary rookie to achieve 25 factors, 15 rebounds and 5 steals in a recreation since Shaquille O’Neal in March 1993.
Toronto chosen Barnes with the fourth general choose within the 2021 NBA draft. Barnes performed one season at Florida State, the place he was named the 2020-21 ACC Freshman of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year.
Detroit’s Cade Cunningham, the No. 1 choose within the draft, completed third. Players have been awarded 5 factors for every first-place vote, three factors for every second-place vote and one level for every third-place vote.
Information from The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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