Barnes (personal) will play in Friday's preseason game against the Wizards, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports.
Barnes missed Toronto's preseason opener for personal reasons but returned to practice over the last few days. Barring any changes, this will be Barnes' first appearance since he suffered his season-ending hand injury March 1.
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Raptors' Scottie Barnes: Won't suit up Sunday
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Barnes participated in Friday's practice but won't play in Sunday's preseason opener against Washington, Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Barnes had been away from the team due to personal reasons but is now with the Raptors for their training camp. However, he will need some time to work his way into game shape and won't suit up for Sunday's preseason opener.
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Raptors' Scottie Barnes: Rejoins team for training camp
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Barnes (personal) rejoined the Raptors for training camp in Montreal on Saturday, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Barnes had been away from the Raptors due to personal reasons but has rejoined the team, as expected. The 23-year-old forward's first chance to suit up this season will be Sunday's preseason opener against Washington.
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Raptors' Scottie Barnes: Excused from start of camp
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Barnes (personal) will not be available for the start of training camp this week, Doug Smith of the Toronto Star reports.
Barnes has been granted an excused personal absence by the Raptors, so there's no cause for concern here. The point forward is expected to join the team later this week, so he'll likely be available for Sunday's preseason game against the Wizards if his conditioning is up to par.
Raptors' Scottie Barnes: Set to ink five-year extension
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Barnes (hand) agreed Monday with the Raptors on a five-year maximum extension worth up to $270 million, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
Keeping Barnes in the fold long term is a no-brainer for the Raptors, as the 22-year-old forward took a big leap forward during his third NBA season in 2023-24. Over his 60 appearances this past season, Barnes posted averages of 19.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.7 three-pointers, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks in 34.9 minutes per game while shooting 47.5 percent from the field, 78.1 percent from the free-throw line and 34.1 percent from three-point range. Each of those averages represented career highs, and the free-throw and three-point percentages were also personal bests for Barnes. Expect Barnes and the Raptors to finalize the extension at some point in the coming days. Barnes missed the final 22 games of the 2023-24 season after undergoing surgery on his left hand, but he's set for a healthy offseason and shouldn't have any restrictions by the time training camp gets underway in the fall.
