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3 reasons Raptors must be your go-to NBA League Pass team

By Mike Luciano

TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 23: Fred VanVleet #23 of the Toronto Raptors leads the team in a huddle (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 23: Fred VanVleet #23 of the Toronto Raptors leads the team in a huddle (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) /
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Toronto Raptors, Scottie Barnes
Oct 2, 2022; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) looks to make a pass in front of Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley (11) Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Scottie Barnes’ growth

While Barnes is struggling to recover from an ankle injury before training camp, everyone with half a brain is well aware of the fact that the Florida State product is one of the best young players in the league by a wide margin. His development will be worth watching.

Barnes came off a season in which he averaged 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game despite being billed as a raw player that was going to need tons of time to develop into a star. If he’s made the shooting improvements many have been hoping he will make, he is going to set Twitter ablaze regularly.

Scottie Barnes is going to grow for the Toronto Raptors.

From traveling the entire length of the court in just a few dribbles to making shots from all sorts of odd angles, Barnes’ offensive potential is higher than even the biggest sycophants could have believes after his lone season in Tallahassee. Luckily, he landed in an ideal situation.

A player like Barnes in the hands of a master tinkerer like Nurse is exactly what the Raptors needed to kick-start the post-Kyle Lowry era. Catch a few Raptors games this year to see just how high Barnes’ stock is going to shoot up in what should be a dominant campaign from the second-year dynamo.