The Toronto Raptors announced Wednesday they have exercised the fourth-year team option on the rookie scale contract of guard-forward Scottie Barnes, who is now signed through the 2024-25 season. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Barnes, 6-foot-8, 241 pounds, averaged 15.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 34.8 minutes in 77 games last season. He shot .456 (463-1016) from the field, scored 20 or more points in 18 games, including a career-high 32 points in a victory March 10 against the Los Angeles Lakers, and recorded 15 double-doubles. Barnes also became the youngest player in franchise history to post a triple-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists Nov. 4 at Dallas.
A native of West Palm Beach, Florida, Barnes was named the 2021-22 NBA Rookie of the Year after he was picked fourth overall by the Raptors in the 2021 NBA Draft. Barnes is the first draft pick in Raptors history to accumulate 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in their first two NBA seasons.
Toronto finished the preseason with a 4-0 record. The Raptors will open the 2023-24 regular season Wednesday night when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves at Scotiabank Arena at 7:30 p.m. (Sportsnet / Sportsnet 590 The FAN).