After sitting out the Toronto Raptors’ first three common season video games whereas recovering from a coaching camp shoulder harm, 2018-19 Duke basketball sensation and sixth-year professional RJ Barrett has heated up rapidly.
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The 24-year-old Toronto native, now in his second marketing campaign with the Raptors after getting traded from the New York Knicks in late December, tallied 20 factors in his season debut on Monday night time.
Barrett adopted that up by eclipsing the 30-point mark in all three outings since.
He scored 31 in a street loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night time, 33 in a house loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night time, and 31 in a 131-128 house additional time win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night time.
Clearly, it is early. Nonetheless, it is price declaring that RJ Barrett, the No. 3 general draft choose in 2019 after changing into a consensus All-American and main an electrifying Duke basketball squad along with his 22.6 factors per sport alongside fellow one-and-done lottery picks Zion Williamson and Cam Reddish, is now averaging a career-high 28.8 factors per contest this season.
Plus, observe that Barrett is taking pictures 49.4 p.c from the sector and a career-high 46.2 p.c from three whereas additionally averaging 5.8 rebounds and a career-high 7.3 assists.
Toronto (2-5) subsequent faces a Monday night time street bout towards the Denver Nuggets (3-3).
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