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

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.

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

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,

The Raptors spent many years certain of victory night in and night out. For the first time in years, that certainty returned.

Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett and Chris Boucher combined for 70 points to lead the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 117-94 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday and earn back-to-back road wins for the first time this season.

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 ...

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,

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.

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.