Scottie Barnes

Scott Wayne Barnes Jr. (born August 1, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, he attended Cardinal Newman High School in his hometown before transferring to NSU University School and later Montverde Academy, where he was rated a consensus five-star recruit and among the top players in the 2020 class by major recruiting services in his senior year.

He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles, being named the conference rookie of the year among other honours in 2021. Selected with the fourth overall pick by the Raptors in the 2021 NBA draft, Barnes was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2022. After a relatively disappointing sophomore season, his underwent a breakout year in 2024, when he received his first All-Star selection and the Raptors pivoted to him as their franchise player, trading away their previous stars.