I feel like I’m a great defender. I feel like it doesn’t really get talked about enough but I feel like I’m a great defender. I guard whoever, can play one through

The Toronto Raptors see Scottie Barnes as the type of two-way player who can become one of the best players in the NBA

Jakob Poeltl had 21 points and 14 rebounds, Scottie Barnes had 21 points and 11 boards, and the Toronto Raptors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 113-104 on Monday night for their first four-game winning streak in almost two years.

RJ Barrett (23p) led the charge for the @raptors as they notched their 3rd win in a row, defeating the Hawks 117-94! Scottie Barnes: 24 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST,

Jakob Poeltl had 21 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 113-104 on Monday night to stretch their winning streak to four games.

Scottie Barnes had 25 points, including a key basket in the final minute, and the Toronto Raptors picked up their second road win of the season with a 122-119 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.

Before this recent six-in-seven run of wins, and during a period when an injured Barnes missed 35 of 88 games, Toronto's record was 4-31.

ATLANTA (AP) Scottie Barnes had 25 points ... Bruce Brown had 18 points, while Jacob Poeltl and Chris Boucher each had 17 in the opener of a two-game series in Atlanta. The Hawks had a chance ...

Averaging career highs in both points (14.7) and rebounds (10.4), Jakob Poeltl's trade value is at an all-time high. He has been linked to the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, and San Antonio Spurs, and is set to make $19.5 million through the next three seasons.

There haven’t been many opponents the Toronto Raptors could bully and kick sand in the face of this season, but the Washington Wizards fit the bill. By far the NBA’s worst team Washington was comically bad at home early on Wednesday night,

It’s going to take a lot for the Toronto Raptors to give up Jakob Poeltl. The Raptors are seeking more than just a first-round pick, maybe even two to trade away Poeltl ahead of the Feb.

In each of the last three games, the Raptors have, at times, outclassed their opponents. The Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans and undermanned Atlanta Hawks are not good, but the idea that these Raptors could dominate any team for a prolonged stretch would have been unimaginable in the season’s first two-and-a-half months.