On April 24, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the results of the best rookie of the season, and the Raptors No. 4 coach Scotty Barnes pressed the top three picks of the same year to be elected. Barnes also became the third man in team history after Damon Stoudemire and Carter.
In the voting, Barnes received 48 first-place votes, 43 second-place votes, and nine third-place votes with 378 points, cavaliers Tanhuaxiu Mobley received 43 first-place votes, 46 second-hand votes, and 10 third-place votes, for a total of 363 points, ranking second; Pistons Yuanlang Cunningham (153 points) ranked third.
Other players who received the vote were Rockets leader Jaylen Green (3 points), Magic No. 8 Franz Wagner (2 points) and Pelicans No. 35 Herbert Jones (1 point).
This season, Barnes has played in 74 games for the Raptors, averaging 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.7 blocks in 35.4 minutes per game, shooting 49.2%. According to statistics, since 2000, the rookies who have averaged 15+7+3 per game are Griffin, Ben Simmons, Doncic and Scotty Barnes, who have all won the rookie of the year award. Moreover, Barnes is the first rookie since Rose to play 35 minutes per game on a playoff team, and he is also the third rookie in the past 20 years to do so, with the first two being Rose and Anthony.
I have to say that the Raptors have the wisdom to see the pearls and have tapped out a new star with future potential. "Demigod" Carter video-linked Scott Barnes to announce his award, and Barnes burst into tears. Previously G1 suffered an ankle sprain in Barnes, G4 starters returned, hoping that he could carry ROY good luck to help the team avoid being swept away.