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Scottie Barnes

TOR · 2025-26Franchise engineHigh evidence
Connective passer · Post hub · Primary creator · Defensive rebounder · Event creator · Switch big

What does Scottie Barnes actually supply on the floor?

Scottie Barnes's strongest evidenced functions are passing, creation, event creation; the weakest available areas are shooting, rebounding, rim pressure. The profile is tied to TOR for 2025-26.

Function profile

2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.
Creation77
Rim pressure65
Shooting33
Passing80
Screening*
Interior finish67
Point of attack*
Switch coverage*
Rim protection73
Event creation76
Rebounding64

* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.

Season by season

Every governed season profile on record.
SeasonTeamRoleEvidenceCreationRim pressureShootingPassingScreeningInterior finishPoint of attackSwitch coverageRim protectionEvent creationRebounding
2025-26TORFranchise engineHigh evidence7765338067737664
2024-25TORHigh evidence7166347449645353706963
2023-24TORHigh evidence7167487942655151656763
2022-23TORHigh evidence6558356853585655636365
2021-22TORHigh evidence6161355739606664595863

What teams depended on him for

Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.
TOR · 2025-26No supported replacement lineup sample

TOR did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Scottie Barnes. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 69%loses 27.8% of passing
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 5388 possessions · off floor 2293 possessions

TOR · 2024-25Single-skill dependence

TOR did not have strong functional backup for Scottie Barnes in passing; removing him cost about 26.4% of the team's production in that area. The next observed option was RJ Barrett.

rotation 54%loses 26.4% of passing
Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Jakob Poeltl · RJ Barrett · Ochai Agbaji · Davion Mitchell · Gradey Dick

shrunk net 1.4140 over 314 possessions

on floor 3974 possessions · off floor 3258 possessions

TOR · 2023-24Player function-loss evidence unavailable

TOR did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Scottie Barnes.

rotation 53%
Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Dennis Schroder · Jakob Poeltl · Pascal Siakam · OG Anunoby · Gary Trent Jr.

shrunk net -4.5700 over 183 possessions

on floor 3939 possessions · off floor 3419 possessions

TOR · 2022-23No supported replacement lineup sample

TOR did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Scottie Barnes. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 68%loses 25.5% of passing
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 4891 possessions · off floor 2292 possessions

TOR · 2021-22No supported replacement lineup sample

TOR did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Scottie Barnes. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 64%loses 23.9% of rebounding
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 4851 possessions · off floor 2667 possessions

Known contract calendar

Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.

No governed contract-calendar events name this player.

Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.