Report: Raptors consider Barnes untouchable in trade conversations
Looks like Scottie Barnes is sticking around.
The Toronto Raptors consider the third-year forward untouchable in trade conversations, sources told The Athletic's Shams Charania.
Barnes is second on the team in scoring, averaging 19.8 points. He's also contributed 9.2 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.3 blocks in 22 games this season. And the 22-year-old has taken a step forward in his 3-point shooting, too, knocking down 38.3 percent of his attempts from deep.
Even though Barnes is shining, the Raptors have lost their last three straight contests. Their 9-13 record is good for 11th in the Eastern Conference.
The Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings, and Indiana Pacers are expected to be potential suitors for forwards Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby, but Siakam appears to be the more probable trade candidate, sources told Charania.
Toronto reportedly rejected an offer of De'Andre Hunter, AJ Griffin, and draft picks from the Hawks for Siakam in August.
Siakam, 29, is in the last season of a four-year, $136-million contract extension he signed in 2019. Anunoby, 26, has a player option worth $19.9 million for the 2024-25 season that he can decline to enter free agency.
The Raptors have a chance to end their losing streak against the New York Knicks on Monday.