On April 24, 2022, the Toronto Raptors ushered in the fourth game of the series against the Philadelphia 76ers, before the Raptors trailed their opponents 3-0. And before this game began, the Raptors had a good news, that is
Won the best rookie of the season. Barnes also became the third best rookie in toronto Raptors history, followed by Damon Stoudemire (95-96) and Vince Carter (98-99).
In this rookie poll, Barnes received 48 first-place votes, 43 second-place votes, and nine third-place votes, for a total of 378 points. Another favorite for the best rookie, the Cavaliers' Mobley, received 43 first-place votes, 46 second-hand votes, and 10 third-place votes, for a total of 363 points. The gap between the two is only 15 points. The 15-point gap is also the smallest gap between the first and second places since the NBA changed the voting mechanism for the best rookie 19 years ago. Before the results were announced, most fans thought that whether Barnes or Mobley won the best rookie award, it was well deserved.
In last year's draft, the Toronto Raptors selected Scotty Barnes with the fourth pick, and most of the media at the time thought that the Raptors would choose Sargers. At the beginning of the season, Barnes made everyone understand that the Raptors chose him perfectly correctly. So far this season, Barnes has averaged 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, and his performance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends is extremely good. Barnes also became the fourth rookie since 2000 to get the "15+7+3" statistic, followed by Griffin, Simmons and Doncic, all four of whom won the best rookie award.
For Barnes, the best rookie is just the beginning, and I hope that he will bring more surprises to fans in his future career. Finally, let's congratulate Barnes together!