SCOTTIE BARNES (TOR)

TOP DOG

NBA ROLE: POSITIONLESS, TWO-WAY PLAYMAKER

Scottie Barnes is a monster on the court: highly energetic, 6’9 playmaker who naturally contributes game-changing plays on both ends of the floor; great at filling the lane and starting the break: Barnes has long strides with or without the ball, tries to make things easy on himself (and teammates) by hunting for quick opportunities; very good distributor: can hit the open man off the bounce or initiate action in transition - further experience operating as a primary ball-handler will make Barnes even tougher to deal with; underrated midrange attack: doesn’t need a lot of space to cash a pull-up, also features plenty of push shots and short runners; will be impossible to check with an even steadier outside J (from deep) and more polish as a shooter and scorer off the dribble; great rebounder, looks to transfer energy on defensive side into offensive chances; 2024 All-Star: moves the needle - already an important cog with great productivity, Barnes could emerge as the face of the franchise in 2025

SIGNATURE! COMING SOON.

#DOGTAGS: TOP DOG, ALL-STAR, BUCKET-GETTER

MORE ON S. BARNES

• NBA All-Star (2024)

• NBA Rookie of the Year (2022)

• NBA All-Rookie First Team (2022)

• ACC Sixth Man of the Year (2021)

• ACC Freshman of the Year (2021)

• McDonald’s All-American (2020)

• (FACTORY SETTING) NBA 2K25 RATING: 85

(via Delay of Game Hoops & Z. Highlights)