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Despite losing ground in the race for Rookie of the Year, staff around the NBA are still impressed with New York Knicks rookie RJ Barrett.
According to SNY’s Ian Begley, New York Knicks rookie RJ Barrett has caught the eye of multiple people around the professional ranks.
Barrett’s first-year per-game averages of 14.3 points and five rebounds won’t jump off the box score anytime soon. Nonetheless, he’s still impressing one Western Conference executive.
“Everyone is going to talk about Ja (Morant) and Zion (Williamson), for obvious reasons,” said the exec.