Scottie Barnes has built a reputation on and off the court for being energetic in his rookie season with the Toronto Raptors.
Beloved by his teammates for his selfless play and positive attitude — often emphasized with a hug — Barnes will make his NBA post-season debut on Saturday when the Raptors visit the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their first-round series. But is Barnes, only 74 games into his NBA career, ready for the grind of the playoffs?
"I'm happy for my first playoffs with people I love to be around," he said at OVO Centre, Toronto's practice facility, on Friday. "I'm just excited. It's been a good season. “He was good on film, but he’s way better in person," said Rivers in Philadelphia. "If you saw Scottie Barnes and didn’t know he was a rookie, you would swear he’s been in the league for 10 years."
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