The Toronto Raptors need to cross their fingers and hope that Scottie Barnes gets enough first-place votes to become the 2022 NBA Rookie of the Year.
While it looked like Cleveland Cavaliers standout Evan Mobley had the award all locked up earlier in the season, Barnes’ second-half surge and role on a Raptors team that earned the No.
While ballots are already in, we won’t know the final tally for a few more weeks.
Based on the 42 confirmed first-place voted votes that have already been made public so far, Barnes has 18 and Mobley is in first with 21.
Keep in mind that those numbers came in an offense where he is often the No.
Cunningham has been a stud, but his numbers are a bit more hollow than Barnes by virtue of playing for one of the worst teams in the league.
Barnes hasn’t had a perfect season, but he’s been everything that the Raptors could have possibly expected.
With the winning impact of Mobley and the statistical prowess of Cunningham all wrapped up in one package, Barnes has established himself as the clear frontrunner in the Rookie of the Year race.
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