RJ Barrett "is like a real 1988 New Yorker. He's not some 2016 Instagram model. He's trying to kill you." Barrett's youth basketball coach, Dwayne Washington, said this to The Knick's Blog in a recent interview he gave. Barrett is projected to go 3rd overall to the Knicks and has a chance to finally be the player to get the New York fan base excited to watch the team again.
If RJ Barrett can bring the New York attitude to the court, he'll win the fans over and become the face of the franchise. RJ is described as being "aggressive, determined, confident, and always pushing the envelope." If RJ Barrett can bring all of those things to the table he will easily be one of the most beloved Knicks fan in a long time. New York is dying to be relevant in basketball again and if someone can bring them to that land they will be forever loved.
Coming out of high school Barrett was the top ranked player in his class. He was projected to go first overall before the college season began. According to the Ringer, they have RJ Barrett compared to Jalen Rose, alpha Andrew Wiggins, Harrison Barnes, and Rudy Gay. These comparisons show that Barrett will at least be a 15 to 17 points per game type of guy. Hopefully he doesn't let someone drop 81 on him, like how Jalen Rose did when he was guarding Kobe Bryant.
Barrett has potential to be the best scorer and passer out of this draft. RJ averaged the most point out of everyone on the team, at 22.6 points per game. Barrett scored 33 points twice in college, against UNC and UK. Barrett is excellent at shooting off the dribble and has the potential to being one of the best scorers in the NBA. Barrett is going to be an excellent passer, his God Father is NBA Hall-Of-Famer Steve Nash. Nash is known for being on the best passers in NBA history, and having him mentor Barrett will be a great help to making him an elite passer.
When the Knicks take Barrett on Thursday they will be getting the player they have been looking for in the past few drafts. They will be getting great player who can embody what a New York fan base wants from their players. Barrett has potential to being one of the best players in this draft, and has potential to being the best player out of Canada since Steve Nash.
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