Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Is Scottie barnes the best rookie of 2022? This detailed film room analysis looks at the Toronto Raptors rookie, incorporating data and stats to understand how good he is right now, and how he can improve in the future. Will he be a great passer? A defensive player of the candidate? And what's his overall ceiling as a player?

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Ben Taylor is the author of Thinking Basketball, a Nylon Calculus contributor, creator of the Backpicks Top 40 series & host of the Thinking Basketball podcast.

Stats courtesy:
pbpstats.com @bballport
basketball-reference.com
stats.nba.com
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