RJ Barrett signed a four-year, $107 million contract extension with the New York Knicks in August 2022 amid Donovan Mitchell commerce rumors and was dealt as an alternative to the Toronto Raptors shortly earlier than the beginning of 2024 in a bundle for OG Anunoby.
“I’ll tentatively… I am not going to plant a flag, however I’ve all the time stated if there is a continuum of RJ Barrett optimism and pessimism and over right here on the pessimistic aspect is like ‘He simply stinks. He is a poisonous asset.’ That may be a phrase that acquired thrown out yesterday in my conversations with entrance workplace individuals and coaches. Poisonous asset. Such as you’re swallowing his contract,” stated Zach Lowe on his podcast.
“To, on the opposite finish, future All-Star RJ Barrett. I am like within the 68th percentile towards optimistic. Perhaps the 73rd percentile towards optimistic. I feel RJ Barrett has an opportunity to be an excellent NBA participant. And, the truth is, has been for giant stretches of his profession.”
Lowe went on to reward Barrett for his versatility.
