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Toronto Raptors | #9 | Forward-Guard

RJ Barrett

PPG

21.1

RPG

6.3

APG

5.4

HEIGHT

6'6" (1.98m)

WEIGHT

214lb (97kg)

COUNTRY

Canada

LAST ATTENDED

Duke

AGE

25 years

BIRTHDATE

June 14, 2000

DRAFT

2019 R1 Pick 3

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

6'6" | 214lb | 25 years

DRAFT

2019 R1 Pick 3

BIRTHDATE

June 14, 2000

COUNTRY

Canada

LAST ATTENDED

Duke

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Averaging 18.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 33.3 minutes in 329 career NBA games (328 starts) with New York and Toronto … Shooting .435 (2192-5037) from the field, .346 (536-1550) from three-point range and .710 (1150-1619) at the free throw line … Has scored 20+ points in 147 games, 30 or more 21 times and 40+ twice … Owns 16 career double-doubles … Has grabbed double-digit rebounds in 18 games … Named to the Rising Stars Game during NBA All-Star weekend as a rookie and sophomore … Playoffs: Averaging 17.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 33.7 minutes in 16 career postseason games (all starts) … Shooting 42 percent (97-231) from the floor, .315 (28-89) from beyond the arc and .775 (62-80) at the foul line … Has scored 10+ points in 14 career playoff contests, 20 or more seven times, and posted one double-double … 2022-23: In 73 games (all starts) with New York, averaged 19.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 33.9 minutes … Shot .434 (510-1176) from the field, .310 (121-390) from three-point range and 74 percent (290-392) at the foul line … Scored in double figures in 70-of-73 appearances … Recorded 20+ points 34 times and 30 or more in seven contests … Posted three doubles-doubles … Paced the Knicks in scoring in 15 games … Missed two games (Apr. 2-5) with an illness … Matched a career high playing 50 minutes in a double overtime victory Mar. 5 at Boston; tallied 29 points and a season-best 11 rebounds against the Celtics … Did not dress Feb. 5 vs. Philadelphia with an illness … Missed six games (Dec. 29 – Jan. 9) after sustaining a lacerated right index finger Dec. 27 at Dallas … Poured in a season-high 44 points Dec. 23 vs. Chicago … Scored 20+ points in five straight games (Dec. 9-18), averaged 25.2 points during this stretch … Playoffs: Helped New York reach the Eastern Conference Semifinals … Averaged 19.3 points (second on the team), 4.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 34.3 minutes in 11 contests (all starts) … Shot .433 (71-164) from the floor, .328 (20-61) from three-point territory and .769 (50-65) at the free throw line … Scored 10 or more points in 10 games and 20+ six times … Had a postseason career-high 26 points three times: Apr. 23 vs. Cleveland (Game 4), Apr. 30 vs. Miami (Game 1) and May 10 vs. Miami (Game 5) … 2021-22: Averaged 20.0 points (second on the team), a career high-tying 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 34.5 minutes in 70 games (all starts) with New York … Shot .408 (487-1194) from the floor, .342 (138-404) from three-point distance and .714 (290-406) at the free throw line … Scored in double figures in 62 games, 20+ points 34 times and 30 or more in 11 contests … Posted four double-doubles … Collected 10+ rebounds in five games … Led the Knicks in scoring 30 times … Did not play in the regular season finale Apr. 10 against Toronto with a sprained right knee … Poured in a career-high 46 points (13-22 FG, 6-11 3PT, 14-22 FT) Feb. 25 vs. Miami … Sat out four games (Feb. 10-16) due to a left ankle sprain … Tallied 36 points in a career-high 50 minutes in an overtime loss on the road Feb. 5 against the LA Lakers … Scored 30+ points in consecutive games (Jan. 10-12); became the youngest player in Knick history to have back-to-back 30-point performances … Banked in the game-winning three at the buzzer in a 108-105 victory Jan. 6 vs. Boston … Had 32 points (11-20 FG, 7-8 3PT, 3-4 FT) Dec. 7 at San Antonio; made a career-high seven threes against the Spurs … Missed six games (Dec. 12-23) due to health and safety protocols … Sat out Dec. 2 vs. Chicago (Illness) … Matched a career best with 15 rebounds Nov. 21 at Chicago … 2020-21: Posted averages of 17.6 points (second on the team), a career-best 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and a career-high 34.9 minutes (T-13 in the NBA) in 72 games (all starts) with New York … Was the only Knick to appear in all 72 regular season contests … Shot .441 (467-1060) from the field and career highs of .401 (124-309) from three-point range and .746 (206-276) at the foul line … Ranked fourth among sophomores in scoring … Named to Rising Stars Game for the second straight year (game was not played in Atlanta) … Scored 10+ points 59 times and 20 or more in 33 games … Grabbed 10+ rebounds six times … Recorded five double-doubles … Paced New York in scoring in 11 games … Set season highs with 32 points Mar. 13 at Oklahoma City and 12 rebounds Apr. 24 vs. Toronto … Playoffs: Averaged 14.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 32.4 minutes in five games (all starts) against Atlanta in the first round … Shot .388 (26-67) from the floor and 80 percent (12-15) at the free throw line … Scored in double figures in four-of-five games, including 21 points in Game 4 at Atlanta on May 30 … Made playoff debut in Game 1 in New York on May 23; finished with 14 points and a postseason career-high 11 rebounds in 32 minutes … 2019-20: Averaged 14.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 30.4 minutes in 56 games (55 starts) as a rookie with New York … Shot .402 (292-727) from the field, 32 percent (63-197) from three-point territory and .614 (156-254) at the foul line … Ranked third among rookies in scoring, fourth in rebounds, steals and minutes, and seventh in assists … Named to Team World for the Rising Stars Game in Chicago; scored a game-high 27 points … Scored in double figures in 39 games and 20 or more points 13 times … Had two double-doubles … Missed nine games (Jan. 18 – Feb. 3) with a right ankle sprain … Recorded a season high-tying 27 points (10-18 FG, 3-8 3PT, 4-7 FT) five rebounds and five assists Mar. 2 vs. Houston; became the second youngest player in NBA history, behind only LeBron James, to have at least 25 points, five rebounds, five assists and three threes in the same game … Scored a season-high 27 points against Atlanta on Dec. 17 … Dished out a career-best nine assists Nov. 12 at Chicago … Scored a team-high 26 points in New York’s home opener Oct. 26 vs. Boston – one point shy of the Knicks’ rookie record for points in a home debut (27 by Bill Cartwright on Oct. 13, 1979 vs. Washington) … Made NBA debut Oct. 23 at San Antonio; tallied 21 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in 37 minutes of action against the Spurs.

BEFORE NBA

Played one season at Duke (2018-19), averaging 22.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 35.3 minutes in 38 games (all starts) … Shot .454 (319-702) from the field, .308 (73-237) from beyond the arc and .665 (149-224) at the free throw line … Helped the Blue Devils reach the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament … Set both the Duke and ACC freshman scoring record with 860 total points … Named the USA Today National Player of the Year … Joined teammate Zion Williamson as a consensus first-team All-American, marking the first time in NCAA history a pair of freshman teammates accomplished the feat … Barrett and Williamson also became the first freshman teammates in NCAA history to each average 20.0 points, finishing as the ACC co-leaders in scoring (22.6 ppg) … Won the Jerry West Award, given annually to the nation’s best shooting guard … Was named to All-ACC First Team and Freshman Team … Scored in double digits in all 38 games … Recorded 20+ points 26 times (an ACC freshman rookie record) and 30 or more in six contests … Posted 10 doubles-doubles … Scored a season-high 33 points twice: Feb. 20 vs. North Carolina and Nov. 6 against Kentucky … Posted just the fourth triple-double in school history with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a victory over NC State on Feb. 16.

PERSONAL LIFE

Rowan Alexander “RJ” Barrett Jr … Last name pronounced BEAR-it … Son of Rowan Barrett, Vice President and General Manager of the Canadian Men’s National Team and former player at St. John’s, and Kesha Duhaney, who was a track and field athlete at St. John’s … Godson of Hall of Famer Steve Nash … Fluent in French … Lived for a time in France while his father was playing professionally there, before settling in Mississauga, Ontario in 2008 … At Montverde Academy, was honored as a McDonald’s All-American and ranked No. 1 overall prospect in the Class of 2018 by ESPN … Named 2017-18 National Gatorade Player of the Year … Earned MVP honors at the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic International Game.