US EditionCanada's RJ Barrett unfazed by trade rumours and evolving role with Toronto Raptors
Brandon Ingram, healthy after injury, will share plays with veterans like R.J. Barrett who led Toronto with a 28.7 usage percentage last season, adjusting team dynamics.
- On October 2, 2025, at Raptors media day in Toronto, RJ Barrett addressed his evolving role and trade rumours ahead of training camp in Calgary.
- This discussion followed the acquisition of Brandon Ingram, who healed from injury and will take a larger role, shifting Barrett's responsibilities.
- Barrett led Toronto in 2024-25 with 21.1 points per game, a 28.7 usage percentage, and averaged 5.4 assists across 58 games while Barrett and Poeltl carried much of the offense due to injuries.
- General manager Bobby Webster said on Friday Barrett's efficiency, catch and shoot, and free-throw attack have improved, noting he faces fewer double teams.
- Toronto holds training camp this week in Calgary with an open practice Friday at Jack Simpson Gym, focusing on growth and winning as Barrett aims to become a more complete two-way player.
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Canada's RJ Barrett unfazed by trade rumours and evolving role with Toronto Raptors (Sports)
RJ Barrett isn't fazed by his ever-changing role on the Toronto Raptors or even the rumours that he might be traded this season. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., led the Raptors with 21.1 points per game in the 2024-25 campaign and was second on the team with an average of 5.4 assists over his 58 ga...
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RJ Barrett heard the trade speculation surrounding him this summer as the Raptors shopped around for another star player. Barrett has two years and $57MM remaining on his contract and would have been a logical trade piece in a blockbuster deal. There has also been talk of how his skills and that of Brandon Ingram‘s could overlap, so he wasn’t surprised or upset over the rumors, he told Josh Lewenberg of TSN. “Obviously, this is the place I want …
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