This changes everything for the Raptors...

Scottie Barnes signed a five-year, $224.2 million rookie-scale extension with the Raptors in October 2024 — but the deal carried Rose Rule language that could push it to nearly $269 million if he made an All-NBA team, won Defensive Player of the Year, or was named MVP the following season. That number was never a Toronto decision. It was a formula, decided by a league-wide media vote, months before Kawhi Leonard ever arrived in a trade from the Los Angeles Clippers. This video breaks down the actual mechanism behind Barnes's contract, why it is named after Derrick Rose, and why it matters more than any frontcourt fit question this training camp. Narration are AI generated. — SOURCES — NBA.com — Raptors sign Scottie Barnes to max extension: https://www.nba.com/news/raptors-scot... Hoops Rumors — Scottie Barnes to sign max extension with Raptors: https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2024/07/s... Hoops Rumors — 2024 NBA Rookie Scale Extension Recap: https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2024/10/2... SI.com/Raptors — Toronto Raptors could see Scottie Barnes' next contract hinge on All-NBA nod: https://www.si.com/nba/raptors/onsi/t... #TorontoRaptors #ScottieBarnes #KawhiLeonard