Scottie Barnes has joined an exclusive club amongst all-time Raptors greats.
The fifth-year forward eclipsed 5,000 career points on Saturday night, doing so in 289 games, which was tied with Kyle Lowry for the third-fastest to do it in a Raptors jersey.
He reached the milestone with a pair of free throws midway through the second quarter against the Indiana Pacers.
Only Vince Carter (204 games) and Chris Bosh (279) reached 5,000 points faster in a Raptors uniform than Barnes.
He is also just the fourth player in franchise history to reach that mark by age 24, joining Carter, Bosh and DeMar DeRozan
It’s the latest accomplishment for the former fourth-overall pick by Toronto in 2021. Since then, Barnes has won 2021-22 Rookie of the Year and earned his first all-star nod in Year 3.
The Florida State product looks well on his way to more accolades this season, averaging 20.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.8 blocks on 50.5/42.9/79.5 per cent shooting splits through 12 games.
Barnes, the longest tenured Raptor currently on the roster, has led the team to a 7-5 start, including six wins in their last seven games.
He’s not far off from cracking the top 10 for points in franchise history, sitting in 11th and inching closer to Jose Calderon, who’s 5,235 points for the Raptors rank just above Barnes. DeRozan leads Toronto all-time with 13,296 points.
