<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-rj-barrett-miss-nba-cup-game-knicks-knee-injection');   ga('set', 'title', 'RJ Barrett to miss Raptors’ NBA Cup game vs. Knicks after knee injection');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Raptors-forward-RJ-Barrett.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>RJ Barrett to miss Raptors’ NBA Cup game vs. Knicks after knee injection</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T12:23:01-08:00">December 8th, 12:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T12:23:01-08:00">December 8th, 12:23pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Amidst Toronto Raptors forward RJ Barrett’s recovery from a sprained right knee injury, he underwent a knee injection, extending the timetable for his return beyond Tuesday’s NBA Cup quarter-final against the New York Knicks. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-immanuel-quickley-100-real-rj-barrett-injury-absence">The Raptors have missed Barrett’s offensive production</a>, as Immanuel Quickley discussed recently. Toronto has lost five of its last six games.</p><p>Barrett <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1998092612650357067" rel="noopener">received an injection</a> in his right knee, and his condition will be updated soon, as ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel reported.</p><p>“The Raptors say RJ Barrett, who has been dealing with a right knee sprain, continues to progress,” Siegel reported. “He has been treated with a platelet-rich plasma injection, and his condition will be updated in a week.”</p><p>Toronto lost to the Celtics 121-113 on Sunday. Brandon Ingram’s 30 points led seven Raptors in double figures, including Scottie Barnes (18 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists), who flirted with a triple-double, and Sando Mamukelashvili (14 points).</p><p>Barrett is ruled out for Tuesday’s NBA Cup quarter-final game against the Knicks.</p><h2><b>Scottie Barnes on Raptors missing RJ Barrett</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Raptors-Scottie-Barnes-RJ-Barrett.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Immanuel Quickly wasn’t the only Raptors teammate who talked about missing RJ Barrett. Raptors forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-scottie-barnes-opens-up-life-without-rj-barrett">Scottie Barnes knows his team misses Barrett’s production</a>.</p><p>Barnes talked about the Raptors <a href="https://twitter.com/OmerOsman200/status/1996072816857546777" rel="noopener">adjusting to playing without</a> Barrett, per Raptors reporter Omer Osman.</p><p>“I don’t know how it affected by role, but we miss him out there. The stuff that he does for our team with attacking the rim, being able to get out in transition, and leading the fast break. His catch-and-shoot is tremendous. He brings so much to the game. Of course, we miss him out there,” Barnes said.</p><p>Barrett is averaging 19.4 points on 50.6% shooting, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RJ Barrett to miss Raptors’ NBA Cup game vs. Knicks after knee injection

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-scottie-barnes-opens-up-life-without-rj-barrett');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ Scottie Barnes opens up about missing RJ Barrett');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Scottie-Barnes-opens-up-about-life-without-RJ-Barrett.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raptors’ Scottie Barnes opens up about missing RJ Barrett</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-02T21:32:14-08:00">December 2nd, 9:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-02T21:32:14-08:00">December 2nd, 9:32pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Scottie Barnes had another all-around performance to lead the Toronto Raptors past the Portland Trail Blazers, 121-118, at Scotiabank Arena. They improved to 15-7, including 8-2 at home.</p><p>The Raptors ended their two-game skid after fending off the furious rally of the Trail Blazers in the fourth quarter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-scottie-barnes-vince-carter-hype-dunk-blazers">Barnes scored a game-high 28 points</a> on 10-of-18 marksmanship from the field. He also tallied seven rebounds, seven assists, and two blocks.</p><p>The Raptors once again missed the services of RJ Barrett, who’s still out for at least a week due to a knee injury.</p><p>While they got the win, the 24-year-old Barnes stressed that they need the 25-year-old Barrett <a href="https://x.com/OmerOsman200/status/1996072816857546777?s=20" rel="noopener">on the floor</a>.</p><p>“We miss him out there. The stuff he does for our team is tremendous. He brings so much to the game. Of course, we miss him,” said Barnes, as reported by Raptors reporter Omar Osman.</p><p>Osman also shared a video of the former Duke standout happily joining the Raptors’ conga line on the sideline on one leg. Clearly, Barrett, who hails from Toronto, remains in high spirits despite his extended absence.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Scottie Barnes on RJ Barrett:</p><p>“We miss him out there. The stuff he does for our team[…] is tremendous. He brings so much to the game. Of course, we miss him.”  ❤️</p><p>Scottie also praises the bench and Ja’Kobe Walter for stepping up during RJ’s absence. 🫡 <a href="https://t.co/JxZE8RHFmr">https://t.co/JxZE8RHFmr</a> <a href="https://t.co/J7oNRG8yxF">pic.twitter.com/J7oNRG8yxF</a></p><p>— Omer Osman (@OmerOsman200) <a href="https://twitter.com/OmerOsman200/status/1996072816857546777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Barrett has missed their last five games. He’s averaging 19.4 points on 50.6% shooting from the field, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists this season.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-immanuel-quickley-100-real-rj-barrett-injury-absence">Immanuel Quickley has also spoken about missing Barrett</a>, underscoring the latter’s importance to their system.</p><p>The Raptors will return to action on Thursday versus the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>Barrett was traded, along with Quickley and a second-round pick, to the Raptors by the New York Knicks in 2023 in exchange for OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa, and Malachi Flynn.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Scottie Barnes opens up about missing RJ Barrett

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-immanuel-quickley-100-real-rj-barrett-injury-absence');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ Immanuel Quickley gets 100% real about RJ Barrett’s injury absence');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Immanuel-Quickley-gets-100-real-about-RJ-Barretts-injury-absence.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raptors’ Immanuel Quickley gets 100% real about RJ Barrett’s injury absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-02T20:10:59-08:00">December 2nd, 8:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-02T20:10:59-08:00">December 2nd, 8:10pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Raptors are back in the win column after holding on against the Portland Trail Blazers, 121-118, at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday.</p><p>The Raptors led by as much as 16 points, but they allowed the Trail Blazers to fight back in the fourth quarter, leading to the down-to-the-wire finish.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-scottie-barnes-vince-carter-hype-dunk-blazers">Scottie Barnes led the charge for Toronto</a> with a game-high 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting, seven rebounds, seven assists, and two blocks. Immanuel Quickley had 23 points, five rebounds, and eight assists, while Brandon Ingram chipped in 21 points, six rebounds, and three assists.</p><p>The Raptors still played without RJ Barrett, who’s nursing a knee injury.</p><p>After the win, Quickley acknowledged <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgrange/status/1996057810363449716" rel="noopener">what they’ve been missing</a> amid Barrett’s absence.</p><p>“He averages 20 points a game and he’s defending really well this year,” said Quickley, as quoted by Sportsnet’s Michael Grange.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“He averages 20 pts a game … he’s defending really well this year, “ … Immanuel Quickley on Raps missing RJ Barrett. <a href="https://t.co/wm5jK9YvSJ">pic.twitter.com/wm5jK9YvSJ</a></p><p>— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgrange/status/1996057810363449716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As Quickley pointed out, Barrett has been an efficient two-way weapon, averaging 19.4 points on over 50% shooting, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.6 assists. He has covered the opposing team’s top wing players, utilizing his athleticism and mobility.</p><p>With the core of Barrett, Barnes, Ingram, and Quickley all healthy, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-pacers-game-winning-jumper">the Raptors went on a hot streak</a>, surprising many in the league. But once the 25-year-old Barrett got sidelined, they started to taper off. He is projected to be out for at least one more week.</p><p>Ja’Kobe Walter, Gradey Dick, and Ochai Agbaji will continue to share the minutes in lieu of Barrett.</p><p>The Raptors improved to 15-7, including 8-2 at home, after beating the Trail Blazers, who got 25 points, eight rebounds, and 14 assists from Deni Avdija.</p><p>Toronto will host the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Immanuel Quickley gets 100% real about RJ Barrett’s injury absence

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-rj-barrett-mri-results-sigh-of-relief-knee-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'RJ Barrett’s MRI results leads Raptors to sigh of relief on knee injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Raptors-wing-RJ-Barrett-shooting.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>RJ Barrett’s MRI results leads Raptors to sigh of relief on knee injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-26T07:45:01-08:00">November 26th, 7:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-26T07:53:58-08:00">November 26th, 7:53am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Toronto Raptors swingman RJ Barrett underwent an MRI of his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-rj-barretts-knee-injury-puts-damper-clutch-win-over-nets">injured right knee</a>, which revealed <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1993692623022833992?s=20" rel="noopener">no structural damage</a>, the team announced on Wednesday morning. Barrett has been diagnosed with a sprain and will be re-evaluated in seven days.</p><p>This is certainly good news for the Raptors and the 25-year-old, as Barrett’s injury drew significant concern when it first occurred.</p><p>With 7:34 remaining in the third quarter against the Brooklyn Nets on Nov. 23, Barrett intercepted a pass and went down to the other end for an easy dunk. After landing, Barrett immediately winced and appeared hobbled by a of right leg injury.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Here is where Barrett hurt his knee:  <a href="https://t.co/ivtvG90Sa2">pic.twitter.com/ivtvG90Sa2</a> <a href="https://t.co/WzlQxFr15T">https://t.co/WzlQxFr15T</a></p><p>— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1992758549437436050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Raptors would go on to win this game 110-99, their eighth straight victory, but Barrett immediately limped to the bench after this dunk and did not return. Quickly after the injury happened, the Raptors ruled Barrett out with a right knee sprain and said he would undergo further imaging.</p><p>Barrett will now be sidelined through the end of November and miss at least the next four games on Toronto’s schedule. He will be re-evaluated on Wednesday, Dec. 3.</p><p>In 17 games, all of which he started, Barrett has averaged 19.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 30.9 minutes per game. He is shooting 50.6 percent from the floor and 35.6 percent from 3-point range, ranking second on the team in scoring behind only Brandon Ingram.</p><p>Although his name <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/nba-rumors-raptors-brandon-ingram-trade-leads-rj-barrett-speculation">came up in offseason trade chatter</a> with the future of the Raptors looking uncertain, Barrett has delivered and helped push Toronto to becoming a force once again in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>The Raptors are 13-5 entering their NBA Cup game against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, marking their best start to the season since starting 14-4 during the 2019-20 season. Every Raptors fan will remember what happened during that year, as Kawhi Leonard, Fred VanVleet, and Pascal Siakam led the team to their first championship in team history.</p><p>Without Barrett, their second-leading scorer, on the court, the Raptors will turn to second-year wing Ja’Kobe Walter as the primary recipient of more minutes. Walter started for Toronto in their previous matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers, finishing with five points and three rebounds in the team’s 110-99 win.</p><p>Gradey Dick and Ochai Agbaji will also see their minutes increase alongside Immanuel Quickley and Ingram on the perimeter as long as Barrett remains sidelined.</p><p>Further updates on Barrett’s status will be provided by the Raptors during the first week of December.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RJ Barrett’s MRI results leads Raptors to sigh of relief on knee injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-rj-barretts-knee-injury-puts-damper-clutch-win-over-nets');   ga('set', 'title', 'RJ Barrett’s knee injury puts damper on Raptors’ clutch win over Nets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Barrett-dunks.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>RJ Barrett’s knee injury puts damper on Raptors’ clutch win over Nets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-24T08:33:41-08:00">November 24th, 8:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-24T08:43:04-08:00">November 24th, 8:43am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday evening, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-toronto-clinches-nba-cup-east-group-a-with-win-over-wizards">Toronto Raptors continued</a> their winning ways with a 119-109 home victory <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-clutch-struggles-spoil-another-potential-upset-win">over the lowly Brooklyn Nets</a>. The Raptors have been able to take advantage of an exceptionally easy stretch of schedule recently, pushing their record to 12-5 in process and holding onto their current number two slot in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>Unfortunately, the team did not make it out of the game against the Nets unscathed from an injury perspective, as wing RJ Barrett <a href="https://x.com/michaelgrange/status/1992772734951264442" rel="noopener">went down with</a> a knee sprain that he suffered while completing an uncontested dunk in the third quarter.</p><p>“Barrett (knee sprain) will get some imaging done on Monday,” reported Michael Grange of Sportsnet on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>The Raptors will certainly be hoping that the injury is not anything too severe, especially considering that Barrett has been putting together arguably the best stretch of his career thus far this season for Toronto.</p><p>Barrett was brought in to the Raptors along with Immanuel Quickley two years ago in a deal that sent OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks, and although some have and still do question Toronto’s long-term roster vision, they’ve been able to put together a team that can clearly stay competitive in the Eastern Conference in its current state.</p><p>Barrett, Brandon Ingram, and Scottie Barnes have combined to create a formidable wing trio that can get it done on both sides of the ball, and it will be interesting to see how the coaching staff chooses to handle rotational decisions if Barrett is forced to miss significant time due to the injury.</p><p>In any case, the Raptors will next take the floor on Monday evening at home for a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, a team they’ve already beaten this season. That game is set to tip off at 7:00 pm ET from Toronto.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RJ Barrett’s knee injury puts damper on Raptors’ clutch win over Nets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-rj-barrett-caught-video-destroying-sign-way-locker-room');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ RJ Barrett caught on video destroying sign on way to locker room');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/RJ-Barrett-v1.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raptors’ RJ Barrett caught on video destroying sign on way to locker room</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-30T04:46:07-07:00">October 30th, 4:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-30T04:46:07-07:00">October 30th, 4:46am</time><address><a>Rohan Brahmbhatt</a>Rohan Brahmbhatt is an adventure-driven sports writer, passionate footballer, mountaineer, and photojournalist. Rohan blends firsthand experience with storytelling—capturing the intensity of sport and the thrill of exploration. Whether on the field, a mountain trail, or behind the lens, he brings authentic, high-energy narratives that connect readers to the heart of the action.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Frustration finally boiled over for RJ Barrett on Thursday night. After yet another disappointing loss, the Toronto Raptors’ fourth straight defeat to open the 2025-26 NBA season, Barrett was seen kicking and toppling a wet floor sign in anger while heading to the locker room, a moment that quickly went viral on social media.</p><p>Barrett, who finished with 10 points in the loss, was visibly emotional as he exited the floor. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-darko-rajakovic-points-to-rockets-game-disaster-that-left-toronto-punked">The Raptors fell 139-121 to the Houston Rockets</a> in a game that once again exposed their lack of rebounding and defensive presence inside.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="hu">RJ Barrett 😭😭😭 what? <a href="https://t.co/VDmMEoNLDY">pic.twitter.com/VDmMEoNLDY</a></p><p>— Pensare Basketball (@PensareBBall) <a href="https://twitter.com/PensareBBall/status/1983688342551056830?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Cameras caught Barrett muttering under his breath before launching a<a href="https://x.com/JLew1050/status/1983688306140574088" rel="noopener"> swift kick at a yellow caution sign</a> near the tunnel, sending it flying as staff members looked on.</p><p>It’s a rare public outburst from Barrett, who’s usually composed and even-tempered on and off the court. But it’s also understandable; the Raptors have now dropped four consecutive games after winning their opener against the Atlanta Hawks, and frustrations are mounting as they continue to struggle to find rhythm early in the season.</p><p>The team’s issues were magnified in Houston, where Toronto was demolished on the boards, losing the rebounding battle 53-22. Despite shooting an impressive 21-of-40 from beyond the arc, the Raptors couldn’t keep pace with the Rockets’ physicality or energy.</p><p>Adding to the team’s woes, starting center Jakob Poeltl missed the game due to a sore lower back, forcing rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-collin-murray-boyles-nba-debut-injury-toronto-mavericks">Collin Murray-Boyles into his first career start</a>. While the rookie impressed with 13 points, Toronto’s interior defense and rebounding took a massive hit without Poeltl anchoring the paint.</p><p>Barrett’s reaction, though extreme, reflects a locker room that’s undoubtedly feeling the pressure. Toronto has been outplayed in nearly every major statistical category over the last week, and with upcoming games against Cleveland and Memphis, the schedule doesn’t get any easier.</p><p>For Barrett and the Raptors, the challenge now will be channeling that frustration into focus. As head coach Darko Rajaković put it after the loss, “We have to learn to respond, not react.” Barrett’s fiery moment was certainly the latter, but maybe, just maybe, it’s the spark Toronto needs to wake up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ RJ Barrett caught on video destroying sign on way to locker room

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-nets-raptors-rj-barrett-trade-is-something-to-monitor');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Nets-Raptors RJ Barrett trade is something to monitor');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/RJ-Barrett-9-brings-the-ball-up-court-against-Brooklyn-Nets-forward-Ziaire-Williams-8-during-the-fourth-quarter.jpg"><figcaption>© Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Nets-Raptors RJ Barrett trade is something to monitor</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-24T11:12:32-07:00">June 24th, 11:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-24T11:12:32-07:00">June 24th, 11:12am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Trade talks between the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/2025-nba-draft-big-board-5-0-76ers-final-ace-bailey-vj-edgecombe-decision">Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets involving forward RJ Barrett</a> have surfaced ahead of the 2025 NBA Draft, with league insiders indicating that both teams could explore a deal centered around draft positioning and talent consolidation.</p><p>According to ClutchPoints’ NBA insider Brett Siegel, Toronto has remained active in trade discussions involving Barrett, who is entering the second year of a four-year, $107 million contract. The 25-year-old forward is reportedly part of Toronto’s broader strategy to reshape its roster and return to playoff contention.</p><p>“Toronto is an interesting team to discuss entering the NBA Draft,” Siegel reported. “After having interest in Durant, Masai Ujiri is expected to remain aggressive in his hunt for more talent and to get the Raptors back in a playoff-contending position. As a result, the Raptors have continued to dangle RJ Barrett in trade discussions with multiple teams, sources said.”</p><p>Michael Scotto of HoopsHype also confirmed the team’s ongoing efforts to gauge interest in Barrett.</p><p>“Toronto has also continued to gauge the trade market on RJ Barrett, league sources told HoopsHype,” Scotto reported. “Barrett, who’s owed $57.32 million over the next two seasons, averaged a career-high 21.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game.”</p><h2><b>Raptors may trade RJ Barrett, No. 9 pick as Nets explore 2025 NBA Draft options</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/RJ-Barrett-9-drives-against-Philadelphia-76ers-guard-Jared-Butler-12-during-the-fourth-quarter.jpg"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Barrett, a Toronto native and former No. 3 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, joined the Raptors midway through the 2023–24 season as part of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-rj-barrett-reveals-immediate-reaction-trade-knicks-toronto">deal that sent OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks</a>. In his first full season with Toronto, he averaged 21.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 5.4 assists on 46.8% shooting from the field and 35% from three-point range over 58 games.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nba-rumors-why-nets-2025-drafts-most-desirable-landing-spots">Nets, who currently hold four first-round picks in the upcoming draft</a> — Nos. 8, 19, 26, and 27 — along with a second-round pick, are believed to be looking to package assets to move up or acquire proven talent. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-rumors-2-draft-targets-if-toronto-trades-down">Raptors possess the No. 9 and No. 39 picks</a>.</p><p>“Is there a potential trade brewing between the Nets and Raptors that could see Barrett and the ninth pick go to Brooklyn?” Siegel wrote. “This is something many around the league are keeping an eye on, as there is no guarantee Toronto will keep the ninth pick in this year’s draft.”</p><p>Brooklyn’s interest in acquiring another lottery pick aligns with speculation that the franchise is weighing a larger roster retool. Barrett’s age and scoring ability may also make him an attractive piece for a team seeking a wing with upside and experience.</p><p>The 2025 NBA Draft is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN. With both teams holding significant draft capital and facing roster questions, league executives are closely monitoring how Toronto and Brooklyn might act in the days ahead.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Nets-Raptors RJ Barrett trade is something to monitor

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/toronto-raptors/nba-rumors-why-pelicans-didnt-want-rj-barrett-raptors-brandon-ingram-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Why Pelicans didn’t want RJ Barrett in Raptors’ Brandon Ingram trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NBA-rumors-Why-Pelicans-didnt-want-RJ-Barrett-in-Raptors-Brandon-Ingram-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Why Pelicans didn’t want RJ Barrett in Raptors’ Brandon Ingram trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-03T13:03:41-08:00">March 3rd, 1:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-03T14:11:47-08:00">March 3rd, 2:11pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Raptors swung for a big fish at the trade deadline and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/raptors-news-pelicans-trade-brandon-ingram-nba-deadline">acquired Brandon Ingram from the New Orleans Pelicans</a>. The Raptors traded away Kelly Olynyk and Bruce Brown, but there were talks that RJ Barrett could have been part of the deal. Surprisingly, the Pelicans <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-intel-jimmy-butler-trae-young-lamelo-ball-mark-williams-brandon-ingram-kyle-kuzma-raptors-wizards-76ers-mavericks/" rel="noopener">showed no interest in him</a>, according to HoopsHype.</p><p>“Barrett was discussed in trade talks for Ingram with New Orleans, but the Pelicans preferred the expiring contract of Bruce Brown and stretch-five center Kelly Olynyk, who’s owed $13.45 million next season, league sources told HoopsHype.</p><p>“With Trey Murphy III and Herb Jones already on the wing, the Pelicans didn’t view Barrett as a suitable fit for their roster as talks would have necessitated finding a third team, sources said,” HoopsHype wrote.</p><p>Though Barrett is having one of the best seasons of his career, the Pelicans didn’t see how the fit with him, Trey Murphy III, and Herb Jones would work, and they were going to have to find a third team for him.</p><p>The Raptors now have a solid young core of Ingram, Barrett, and Scottie Barnes, and it will be interesting to see what they plan to do with their draft pick. At one point during the season, many thought they would be one of the frontrunners for the top pick and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/raptors-news-toronto-historic-loss-celtics-triggers-cooper-flagg-predictions">possibly be in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes</a>.</p><p>Since then, the Raptors have been winning games, and they’re more on the outside of landing the top pick unless the lottery balls fall in their favor.</p><p>There’s still a chance that Barrett could be on the move this offseason, especially since the Raptors put him in trade talks regarding Ingram. It will be interesting to see what direction they plan on going and what they want their roster to look like for the future.</p><p>As for now, many are waiting to see the debut of Ingram with the Raptors and how he would fit with the current team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Why Pelicans didn’t want RJ Barrett in Raptors’ Brandon Ingram trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-raptors-brandon-ingram-trade-leads-rj-barrett-speculation');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Raptors’ Brandon Ingram trade leads to RJ Barrett speculation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Raptors-Brandon-Ingram-trade-leads-to-RJ-Barrett-speculation.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Raptors’ Brandon Ingram trade leads to RJ Barrett speculation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-12T12:54:11-08:00">February 12th, 12:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-12T12:54:11-08:00">February 12th, 12:54pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Recently, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-raptors-brandon-ingram-trade-signals-desire-compete-next-year">Toronto Raptors made one of the more surprising moves</a> of the NBA trade deadline by acquiring Brandon Ingram from the New Orleans Pelicans. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-brandon-ingram-120-million-contract-extension">Ingram has since signed an extension</a> with the franchise to keep him there the next three seasons, giving the Raptors another building block to work with.</p><p>Some have now pointed to wing RJ Barrett as a potentially awkward fit alongside Ingram and fellow forward Scottie Barnes, and recently, NBA insider Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/jake-fischer-latest-inside-the-brandon?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=157000422&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">shed light on</a> the Raptors’ long-term thinking regarding Ingram, per Marc Stein’s Substack.</p><p>“Ingram’s addition sparks a natural question about Barrett’s fit in all this, since he’s another wing scorer who holds a $25-plus million salary,” reported Fischer. “…Barrett (is) someone who has to be monitored as a potential trade candidate once the offseason arrives.”</p><h2><b>A potentially awkward fit</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Barrett-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Brandon Ingram, RJ Barrett, and Scottie Barnes will certainly make for a formidable trio who can make things happen on both ends of the floor, there will be questions as to whether or not the team would be better off investing some of its resources into other positions of the floor, including most notably point guard, where Toronto lacks a reliable option at the current juncture.</p><p>Toronto could also use as much shooting as they can get, as Gradey Dick and Immanuel Quickley are the only two reliable threats that opposing teams have to gameplan for currently.</p><p>Ingram’s integration into the lineup should solve some of the team’s floor spacing issues, as the former Pelican can score from multiple levels and also create his own shot when he needs to. Ingram also gives the Raptors a degree of defensive versatility due to his immense wingspan and athleticism.</p><p>Still, there will be plenty of questions this offseason as to how Masai Ujiri and company want to allocate their remaining resources, and whether or not moving Barrett may be a part of their plan to do so.</p><p>In any case, the Raptors will take the court for the final time before the All-Star break on Wednesday evening at home vs the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Raptors’ Brandon Ingram trade leads to RJ Barrett speculation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-news-rj-barrett-jokes-playing-status-ahead-likely-return-vs-bucks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ RJ Barrett jokes about playing status ahead of likely return vs. Bucks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/RJ-Barrett-jokes-about-playing-status-ahead-of-likely-return-vs.-Bucks.jpg"></figure><h1>Raptors’ RJ Barrett jokes about playing status ahead of likely return vs. Bucks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-06T12:04:05-08:00">January 6th, 12:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-06T12:04:05-08:00">January 6th, 12:04pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Toronto Raptors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Raptors are expected to have a healthy lineup for the first time in a while on Monday as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-vs-raptors-prediction-odds-pick-1-6-2025">Toronto is taking on the Milwaukee Bucks</a> at home. One player that has been out recently due to illness is RJ Barrett, but he is expected to play on Monday night. Barrett returned to practice on Sunday, and he is officially listed as questionable for this game against the Bucks.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-immanuel-quickley-drops-massive-line-22-game-absence">Toronto hasn’t had their core healthy</a> at the same at all this season, so Monday night’s game against the Bucks could be a special one. RJ Barrett clearly <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/raptors/toronto-raptors-expect-to-have-rj-barrett-back-monday-vs-milwaukee-bucks" rel="noopener">doesn’t want anything to go wrong</a> leading up to the matchup.</p><p>“Don’t jinx it. Don’t jinx it,” Barrett said with a laugh on Sunday, according to an article from <i>Sports Illustrated.</i> “We’re happy. We’re gonna go out there and see what we got.”</p><p>Coming into this game against the Bucks, the Raptors are 8-27 and have one of the worst records in the league. However, something could change now that they have a healthy squad. Barrett thinks that they would have some more wins right now had the team been healthy all year.</p><p>“I feel a lot of these games that we’ve lost that are close, I feel like with all of us out there we’d be able to close kind of that gap where it’s just, you know, make smarter, better decisions,” Barrett said on Sunday. “We’re all really excited.”</p><p>Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic is also excited about this turn of the tide. A healthy team can obviously do wonders all around.</p><p>“I hope now they’re going to be healthy enough that over [the] next month, two, three months, we can really develop that unit and see [how it can] also help us establish our second unit as well,” Rajakovic said.</p><p>When a team is off to such a poor start and only has eight wins over two months into the season, it’s hard to imagine that a turnaround is possible. However, this situation surrounding the Raptors is different. They have obviously had some bad luck in terms of health, and they now have something to build around and be optimistic about.</p><p>There is still plenty of time for the Raptors to make a comeback in the Eastern Conference, and they aren’t that far behind the 10th place postseason cutoff. The Chicago Bulls are currently in 10th place with a 16-19 record, just eight games ahead of the Raptors. Who knows, maybe a healthy Raptors squad with RJ Barrett back could make a surprise run to the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ RJ Barrett jokes about playing status ahead of likely return vs. Bucks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-news-rj-barrett-real-emotions-facing-knicks');   ga('set', 'title', 'RJ Barrett gets 100% real about emotions in facing Knicks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Raptors-news-RJ-Barrett-gets-100-real-about-emotions-in-facing-Knicks.jpg"></figure><h1>RJ Barrett gets 100% real about emotions in facing Knicks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-09T23:19:48-08:00">December 9th, 11:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-09T23:19:48-08:00">December 9th, 11:19pm</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>RJ Barrett couldn’t hold back the emotions as he faced his former New York Knicks team. After his Toronto Raptors’ 113-108 loss on Wednesday, Barrett <a href="https://x.com/JLew1050/status/1866329542945615970" rel="noopener">opened up about his feelings</a> meeting his old squad again, with the first anniversary of their split fast approaching on Dec. 30.</p><p>“For me? Oh yeah, for sure. It’s your old team, so there are always emotions. I was one of those people that was there from Day 1, when I got drafted. So, definitely some emotions, for sure,” said Barrett.</p><p>Barrett put forth a strong effort against his former team, contributing 30 points, eight rebounds, and four assists while shooting an efficient 54 percent from the floor.</p><p>The Raptors star also brought the game to a 108-108 tie with 42 seconds left in the fourth quarter. However, his efforts were thwarted as Towns scored five points in the final 36 seconds, sealing the Knicks’ win and dashing Barrett’s chance to get back with his former team.</p><p>Since being traded by the Knicks, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-rj-barrett-reveals-reasons-breakout-knicks-trade-he-felt-coming">RJ Barrett has made a huge impact on the Toronto Raptors</a>.</p><h2><b>RJ Barrett right at home with the Toronto Raptors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Raptors-RJ-Barrett-against-the-Knicks.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Barrett’s move away from New York proved to be a turning point in his career, granting him the opportunity to return home and thrive in Toronto, where he has embraced a fresh chapter and excelled within the Raptors’ framework.</p><p>Heading into the week, he’s posting career-best averages of 23.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 5.9 assists during his sixth season in the league.</p><p>The Knicks selected RJ Barrett with the third overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft —a consolation prize following the Knicks’ lottery disappointment in missing out on Zion Williamson and Ja Morant.</p><p>Barret was envisioned as a cornerstone of their future in the post-Carmelo Anthony era. Over the next few seasons, the Duke product displayed significant growth and potential, emerging as a key contributor to the Knicks’ transformation from a rebuilding team into one of the Eastern Conference’s top contenders.</p><p>While he has previously faced his former team, Monday’s matchup at Scotiabank Arena carries extra significance, coming just three weeks shy of the one-year anniversary of the trade that brought him to Toronto.</p><h2><b>Barrett moving from the Big Apple back to his hometown</b></h2><p>On December 30, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-rj-barrett-immanuel-quickley-open-up-on-returning-to-play-knicks-after-trade-to-toronto">RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley</a> were traded to the Toronto Raptors in a deal that brought OG Anunoby and Precious Achiuwa to the New York Knicks. The Knicks have capitalized on the contributions of their new additions, leveraging their talent to climb the Eastern Conference standings.</p><p>Barrett’s journey with the rebuilding Raptors carries a personal edge: he’s been given a low-pressure chance to reshape the trajectory of his NBA career, and his strong performances so far could firmly position him in the conversation for Most Improved Player honors.</p><p>The 24-year-old’s stint with Toronto has kept him rooted near his hometown of Mississauga, where he remains close to his network of friends and family. Among them is his father, Rowan Barrett, a former standout in Canadian basketball and the current general manager of the country’s men’s national team. Together, the Barretts helped lead Canada to a bronze medal at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, earning the team its first Olympic berth since 2000 for the upcoming 2024 Paris Games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RJ Barrett gets 100% real about emotions in facing Knicks

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Other Sports</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As Toronto Raptors forward RJ Barrett approaches the first anniversary of his trade from the New York Knicks, he revealed the rollercoaster of emotions he experienced throughout the process. After taking the rest of the 2023-24 campaign to adapt, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-rj-barrett-enters-vince-carter-territory-after-monster-game-vs-timberwolves">Barrett entered Vince Carter territory this season</a> in a 110-105 win against the Timberwolves. He finished with 31 points on 10-of-14 shooting amidst the best season of his career. Still, he was shocked at the time.</p><p>When Barrett learned about the trade via text message after waking up from a nap, his head spun. However, looking back on it now, deep down, he <a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/longform/how-raptors-wing-rj-barrett-ended-up-exactly-where-he-needs-to-be/" rel="noopener">knew</a> the Knicks would move him at some point during the season, per Sportsnet’s Michael Grange.</p><p>“I kind of knew I was going to get traded last year,” Barrett says now, approaching the anniversary of the Dec. 30th deal. “You can tell when you’re treated a certain way.”</p><p>One of Barrett’s teammates, Immanuel Quickley, who was involved in the trade from the Knicks, also saw Barrett’s fateful move coming.</p><p>“Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle — it ain’t that hard to figure out,” Quickley said. “Two guys that were All-Stars, All-NBA? Anybody understands that.”</p><p>Still, when Barrett found out he was heading to the Raptors — a team he grew up cheering for — he considered the move differently.</p><p>“He was jumping around and stuff,” Quickley said. “He was excited to go back home. It was real.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-vs-raptors-prediction-odds-pick-12-9-2024">Raptors will host Barrett’s former team, the Knicks</a>, on Monday.</p><h2><b>How the Raptors’ offense was a better fit for RJ Barrett</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Raptors-forward-RJ-Barrett.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Understanding the business side of the NBA comes with seeing player movement throughout the regular season. Still, from a basketball standpoint, Barrett understood the benefits the Knicks stood to gain in making such a move mid-season.</p><p>“I think that those guys were so good that we didn’t need the cuts and stuff… they’re going to put the ball in the basket,” Barrett said. “In basketball, sometimes, better offense wins, and it clearly worked, it’s effective… I was able to do my thing [in New York]. It’s just here I’m more efficient.”</p><p>Why’s that the case in contrast to your time with the Knicks?</p><p>“No. 1, the brand of basketball is different. I think it fits my style a little more. The team that we have, we’re young, we run,” Barrett said. “I’ve always been a guy that’s been good in transition, so that always helps… and I think people heard when [Quickley] was like, “He cuts only when he wants to score.” Barrett laughs before continuing. “But I cut more [here] just because I know I have a chance to get [the ball], and even when I don’t get it, I’m not upset about it because I know I’m getting it on the next one… if you cut all the time and you never get the ball, you’re probably not gonna want to cut.”</p><p>The Raptors rank fifth in the NBA in fast-break scoring as a team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ RJ Barrett reveals reasons for breakout after Knicks trade he felt coming

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-cleveland-thin-on-wing-against-raptors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs could be thin on the wing against RJ Barrett, Raptors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Cavs-news-Cleveland-could-be-thin-on-the-wing-against-RJ-Barrett-Raptors.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs could be thin on the wing against RJ Barrett, Raptors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-24T08:56:41-08:00">November 24th, 8:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-24T08:56:41-08:00">November 24th, 8:56am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After their first extended break, the Cleveland Cavaliers are back in action against the Toronto Raptors. Last time out, the Cavs won against the New Orleans Pelicans 128-108. The Raptors, meanwhile, are on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-most-pleasant-surprise-early-2024-25-season">two-game winning streak after Toronto defeated</a> the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-105.</p><p>This will be the second of four times <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-what-to-watch-for-raptors">Cleveland and Toronto face off this year</a>. In their first matchup, the Cavs won in Toronto against the Raptors 136-106. So, heading into this matchup, Cleveland will look to remain undefeated against Toronto, while the Raptors will be looking for revenge.</p><p>Toronto is 4-12 and has the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference. Things are dire for the Raptors, who are only one game ahead of the last-place Washington Wizards. This could be a trap game for Cleveland based on who is available for Toronto.</p><p>Unfortunately, both teams are <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-11-24_10AM.pdf" rel="noopener">dealing with numerous injuries</a> heading into this matchup, making this a grind for either side.</p><h2><b>Who is unavailable for the Raptors against Cleveland?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Donovan-Mitchell-pass-Cavs-Raptors.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Against the Cavs, Toronto will be without Bruce Brown (return to conditioning), D.J. Carton (NBA G League assignment), Ulrich Chomche (NBA G League assignment), Kelly Olynyk (back), Immanuel Quickley (UCL tear) and Ja’Kobe Walter (NBA G League assignment).</p><p>Bruno Fernando, meanwhile, is dealing with a right ankle sprain and is listed as questionable. Fernando’s availability will depend on how his ankle is feeling, so he will likely be a game-time decision.</p><p>If Fernando is unavailable for the Raptors against Cleveland, it’ll be his third game in a row he’s missed. The 26-year-old big man is averaging 3.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 9.1 minutes across his 11 appearances this season.</p><p>Brown, meanwhile, is close to returning to action for Toronto. The veteran guard has yet to suit up this season due to a knee injury but appears close to returning to the floor.</p><p>Olynyk has been dealing with a nagging back injury that has sidelined him for several games. It’s unsure when the veteran big man will return to the floor for Toronto.</p><p>Finally, Quickley, the star guard, is expected to miss nearly a month after suffering a partial UCL tear in his left elbow.</p><h2><b>Who is unavailable for the Cavs against Toronto?</b></h2><p>Like the Raptors, the Cavs will be without several key contributors. Caris LeVert (knee), Max Strus (ankle), and Dean Wade (ankle) remain sidelined. Meanwhile, Emoni Bates (NBA G League assignment, knee surgery) is still unavailable after offseason knee surgery.</p><p>Cleveland’s matchup with Toronto will be the 19th straight regular-season game without Strus. The Cavs sharpshooter sprained his right ankle during individual workouts. After confirming the sprain’s severity, it was announced that Strus would be reevaluated after six weeks of treatment and rehabilitation.</p><p>Wade, meanwhile, suffered an ankle sprain in Cleveland’s win over the Charlotte Hornets. The floor-spacing big man <a href="https://x.com/twithersAP/status/1858331884868276464" rel="noopener">was seen exiting the arena</a> in a walking boot postgame. Not having Wade available is a massive blow to a Cavs team dealing with injuries all season. Wade is arguably one of Cleveland’s best defenders and would help slow down Boston’s perimeter-heavy attack.</p><p>Okoro, who also suffered an ankle sprain against the Hornets, is questionable, and the decision on whether or not he’ll play will be made at game time.</p><p>Sam Merill (ankle) and Darius Garland (groin) are returning to the Cavs’ lineup after both were sidelined against the Pelicans. Both will give Cleveland a much-needed scoring punch – especially from the perimeter. However, with how banged up the Cavs are, it’ll force head coach Kenny Atkinson to get creative with his lineups.</p><p>“I think we did the best we could with distributing minutes,” Atkinson said to ClutchPoints after the Cavs defeated the Hornets. “You can’t fight the schedule. You just can’t. You’re going to end up being short-handed too much.</p><p>“So I’m a little disappointed we had a couple of guys go down tonight. But this is a tough league. This is a tough league physically. I don’t know if the fans can even grasp how hard it is.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs could be thin on the wing against RJ Barrett, Raptors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-what-to-watch-for-raptors');   ga('set', 'title', 'What to watch for when Cavs face RJ Barrett, Raptors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Cavs-news-What-to-watch-when-Cleveland-faces-R.J.-Barrett-Raptors.jpg"></figure><h1>What to watch for when Cavs face RJ Barrett, Raptors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-24T08:08:40-08:00">November 24th, 8:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-24T14:07:53-08:00">November 24th, 2:07pm</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After their first break in the season, Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers return home to host RJ Barrett and the Toronto Raptors. Last time out, the Cavs defeated the Pelicans 128-100. Meanwhile, in their latest contest, the Raptors won 110-105 over the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>This will be the second of four times Cleveland and Toronto face off this year. In their first matchup, the Cavs won in Toronto against the Raptors 136-106. So, heading into this matchup, Cleveland will look to remain undefeated against Toronto, while the Raptors will be looking for revenge.</p><p>Toronto is 4-12 and has the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference. Things are dire for the Raptors, who are only one game ahead of the last-place Washington Wizards. This could be a trap game for Cleveland based on who is available for Toronto. Here’s how the Cavs can maintain control of the game from wire to wire to ensure the Raptors go extinct.</p><h2><b>It’ll be a battle on the boards between the Cavs and Raptors</b></h2><p>Despite their lackluster record, Toronto is a team that plays hard on either end of the floor. Heading into this matchup, the Raptors are eighth in the NBA in rebounding, <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/traditional?sort=REB&amp;dir=-1" rel="noopener">averaging 45.3 per game</a>. The Cavs, meanwhile, have averaged 42.6 rebounds per game, <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/traditional?sort=REB&amp;dir=-1" rel="noopener">which is suitable for only 21st</a> in the NBA. So, heading into this matchup, whoever sets the tone on the glass could dictate how this game goes for either side.</p><p>For Toronto, big man Jakob Poeltl has led the Raptors in rebounding, averaging 11.9 rebounds per game. More impressively, in his last five games, Poeltl has averaged 13.0 rebounds per game, serving as a deciding factor on the boards in Toronto’s two-game winning streak.</p><p>Cleveland must slow down Poeltl to prevent Toronto from winning three in a row. That responsibility will fall on the Cavs’ big man duo of Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, who combine for 23.2 rebounds per game. If Allen and Mobley can contain Poletl on the boards and use their rebounding to dictate the flow, then the Cavs will have an easier time taking care of the Raptors.</p><h2><b>The return of RJ Barrett for Toronto against Cleveland</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Donovan-Mitchell-dribble-Cavs-Raptors.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The first time these teams squared off, the Raptors didn’t have Canada’s RJ Barrett available. While Barrett’s availability might not have made the difference in the first matchup, he is a fundamental difference-maker for Toronto.</p><p>Barrett has averaged 23.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 6.2 assists in 34.2 minutes per game this season. As the Raptors leading scorer, he’ll be the head of the snake on offense for Toronto and Cleveland’s primary defensive focus.</p><p>Moreover, the Cavs need Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland to match Barrett’s scoring. If the Cavs do that, then this matchup is much more palatable for Cleveland – especially with the questions the Cavs are dealing with on the wing.</p><h2><b>The Cavs’ revolving door on the wing</b></h2><p>The Cavs were limited on the perimeter in their matchup against the Pelicans. Against New Orleans, Cleveland was without Max Strus, Caris LeVert, Dean Wade, and Isaac Okoro.</p><p>So, the Cavs were forced to get creative in their approach on the perimeter, plugging, and playing options to maximize their on-court options. Cleveland gave the starting nod to rookie Jaylon Tyson against New Orleans at the three. He provided an immediate impact by scoring an efficient 16 points on 7-12 shooting.</p><p>Tyson might get the start again against Toronto with LeVert, Strus, and Wade unavailable, and Okoro considered a game-time decision. It will also force Cleveland’s coaching staff to remain creative.</p><p>The Cavs might play more three-guard lineups featuring Garland and Mitchell, along with either Ty Jerome or Sam Merrill. Cleveland also could play bigger with Georges Niang as a small forward. Regardless, the Cavs are dealing with a revolving door on the wing that will keep spinning until the team is entirely healthy.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What to watch for when Cavs face RJ Barrett, Raptors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-news-rj-barrett-gets-100-real-scottie-barnes-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ RJ Barrett gets 100% real about Scottie Barnes’ return');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Raptors-news-RJ-Barrett-gets-100-real-about-Scottie-Barnes-return.jpg"></figure><h1>Raptors’ RJ Barrett gets 100% real about Scottie Barnes’ return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-22T09:16:49-08:00">November 22nd, 9:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-22T10:42:05-08:00">November 22nd, 10:42am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Toronto Raptors forwards RJ Barrett (31 points) and Scottie Barnes led in a 110-105 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday night. With another impressive performance, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-rj-barrett-enters-vince-carter-territory-after-monster-game-vs-timberwolves">Barrett entered Raptors’ Vince Carter territory</a>. He also had Barnes, who finished with 17 points and six assists, back in the lineup. Toronto won its second win in three tries. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-scottie-barnes-injury-update-nikola-jokic-elbow">Barnes missed eleven games with an orbital fracture</a>; having him back made all the difference.</p><p>After the win, Barrett <a href="https://x.com/JLew1050/status/1859802257887461385" rel="noopener">discussed</a> having Barnes back into the fold, per TSN Sports’ Michael Grange.</p><p>“Scottie Barnes. Man, that was fun… He’s a special player.”</p><p>Barnes’ presence alone relieves some of Barrett’s defensive pressure, which he undoubtedly <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3OSlaNNldc" rel="noopener">appreciated</a> after eleven games without it. It also alleviates pressure for RJ and the rest of his Raptor teammates as he explained.</p><p>“He made it easier for sure. I was just kind of out there chillin, waiting around, trying to find where I can make a play,” Barrett added. “But Scottie’s just, like I said, he’s a very special player, and when you have a guy like that out there, it makes everybody’s job easier.”</p><h2><b>RJ Barrett makes Raptors franchise history, joining Vince Carter</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Raptors-forward-RJ-Barrett.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Perhaps having <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-raptors-scottie-barnes-cleared-practice-injury-timeline-uncertainty">Scottie Barnes back from injury made a difference</a> for Raptors forward RJ Barrett, but he’s been on a tear lately and made franchise history. Barrett joined Vince Carter (2000-01), Chris Bosh (2008-09), DeMar DeRozan (2016-17), and Pascal Siakam (2019-20) in the franchise history books. He became just <a href="https://x.com/SNstats/status/1859798180508074174" rel="noopener">the fifth player</a> in Raptors franchise history to tally five or more 30+ point performances through the first 13 games of the regular season, according to Sportsnet Stats’ X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>It was great for Barnes to be back on the floor and rejoin his teammates after missing the past three weeks.</p><p>“These guys play hard. They’ve been playing really hard, locking into the game plan. So, we’re just doing the right things every single day,” Barnes said. “Out there, we put in the hard effort. We work together collectively to try to get this dub. Our bench did great.”</p><p>Barnes finished with 17 points on 5-of-11 attempts, 2-of-5 from deep, six assists, three rebounds, and one steal. He and Barrett led four Raptors who scored in double figures, including Jacob Poeltl, who supplied a double-double performance (15 points, 12 rebounds). Chris Boucher, who led the second unit, scored 22 points, four rebounds, two steals, and one block.</p><p>Barrett, Barnes, and the rest of the Raptors’ next game is against the Cavaliers on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
19.4	4.8	3.8	0.2	0.8

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