2025-26

Scottie Barnes

TOR · F-G · #4

r/NBA's 3rd most loved player.

PPG: 18.1
RPG: 7.5
APG: 5.9
GP: 80

Height: 6′8″
Weight: 237 lb
Age: 25
Born: Aug 1, 2001
Experience: 4 yrs
From: Florida State

Verdict

25.5%29.6%44.9%

25.5%Negative1,651 comments

29.6%Neutral1,911 comments

44.9%Positive2,904 comments

+19Net sentimentpositive minus negative

n=6,466 comments about Scottie Barnes

Receipts

What the room said about Scottie Barnes, verbatim: the highest-scoring comments in each class.

Exhibit 01Negative.TOR flair
Scottie got cooked on that one
Post · [Highlight] Anthony Edwards shows off the handles to hit a clutch bucket for the Timberwolves. Minnesota overcomes an 18-point deficit to defeat the Raptors, 128-126.▲ 83Feb 5, 2026Source ↗
Exhibit 02Negative.CLE flair
Thank you for ruining my life scottie barnes
Post · Scottie Barnes checks out after dominating the Cavaliers for an upset win on the road: 28/10/8 w/1 steal, 4 blocks | +18▲ 52Nov 14, 2025Source ↗
Exhibit 03Negative.no flair
Scottie disappeared for the entire second half of the season. He'd shoots like 30% from 3 and lacks a bag entirely. He's completely undeserving of All NBA and most of his stans simply dont watch enough ball to know better.
Post · Scottie Barnes not only got snubbed from All Defense 1st team, He got Snubbed from the All-NBA 3rd Team▲ 28May 25, 2026Source ↗

Method

A receipt is a top-scoring comment about Scottie Barnes that cleared the classifier's confidence bar and a second pass confirming it is about him. No usernames: the site judges players, not commenters.

Fans

Of what r/NBA says about Scottie Barnes, his own Raptors fans are 21% negative, rival fans 29%, unflaired commenters 27%. Among the 2 fanbases with at least 200 comments, Lakers fans are hardest on him at 26% negative and Raptors fans kindest at 53% positive.

21.0%Own fansTOR flair · 2,209 comments

29.0%Rival fansevery other flair · 1,945 comments

26.9%Unflairedno flair · 2,312 comments

Who hates him most

Who defends him

Method

A fanbase is the flair its commenters wear. Flairs with fewer than 200 comments about Scottie Barnes are left out of the lists; the tick is his rate across every flaired comment, from summed counts, never a mean of rates.

Rooms

Scottie Barnes was talked about most on the front page: 2,898 of his 6,466 comments, +17 net sentiment against +19 across his season. His harshest room was news posts, 0 on 10% of his comments; his warmest the post-game threads, +34 on 9% of his comments.

Game threads22% of his comments29.849.11,423

Post-game threads9% of his commentsWarmest22.757.0560

Front page45% of his comments24.841.92,898

Highlights14% of his comments18.850.8902

News10% of his commentsHarshest31.631.1627

Method

A room is the kind of post a comment sat under: a game thread, the front page, a highlight. A room is drawn when it holds at least 200 comments about Scottie Barnes; left out here: Daily chat thread (20), Lowlights (16), Discussion posts (11), Injury posts (6). The bar is the room's share of his comments, its split the room's sentiment. Harshest and warmest are by net sentiment, positive minus negative, from summed counts, never a mean of rates.

Timeline

Over 4-week windows, the negative share of comments about Scottie Barnes ran between 17% and 39%. His worst week was the week of May 25, 48% negative of 136 comments; his best the week of Nov 10, 59% positive. 1 of 40 weeks had fewer than 30 comments and are left off the line.

Oct 6 · 30% negative · 36% positive · 33 comments
- L vs DEN 108–112
- W @ WAS 113–112
Oct 13 · 17% negative · 42% positive · 36 comments
- L @ BOS 108–110
- W vs BKN 119–114
Oct 20 · 27% negative · 38% positive · 81 comments
- W @ ATL 138–118
- L vs MIL 116–122
- L @ DAL 129–139
Oct 27 · 29% negative · 31% positive · 52 comments
- L @ SAS 103–121
- L vs HOU 121–139
- W @ CLE 112–101
- W vs MEM 117–104
Nov 3 · 29% negative · 38% positive · 79 comments
- W vs MIL 128–100
- W @ ATL 109–97
- L @ PHI 120–130
Nov 10 · 14% negative · 59% positive · 140 comments
- W @ BKN 119–109
- W @ CLE 126–113
- W @ IND 129–111
Nov 17 · 16% negative · 43% positive · 167 comments
- W vs CHA 110–108
- W @ PHI 121–112
- W vs WAS 140–110
- W vs BKN 119–109
Nov 24 · 19% negative · 56% positive · 154 comments
- W vs CLE 110–99
- W vs IND 97–95
- L @ CHA 111–118
- L @ NYK 94–116
Dec 1 · 23% negative · 50% positive · 212 comments
- W vs POR 121–118
- L vs LAL 120–123
- L vs CHA 86–111
- L vs BOS 113–121
Dec 8 · 34% negative · 31% positive · 119 comments
- L vs NYK 101–117
Dec 15 · 30% negative · 31% positive · 213 comments
- W @ MIA 106–96
- W @ MIL 111–105
- L vs BOS 96–112
- L @ BKN 81–96
Dec 22 · 18% negative · 50% positive · 154 comments
- W @ MIA 112–91
- L @ WAS 117–138
- W vs GSW 141–127
Dec 29 · 24% negative · 41% positive · 157 comments
- W vs ORL 107–106
- L vs DEN 103–106
- W vs ATL 134–117
Jan 5 · 19% negative · 50% positive · 107 comments
- W vs ATL 118–100
- W @ CHA 97–96
- W vs PHI 116–115
Jan 12 · 24% negative · 41% positive · 258 comments
- L vs PHI 102–115
- W @ IND 115–101
- L vs LAC 117–121
- L @ LAL 93–110
Jan 19 · 27% negative · 49% positive · 106 comments
- W @ GSW 145–127
- W @ SAC 122–109
- W @ POR 110–98
- W @ OKC 103–101
Jan 26 · 20% negative · 59% positive · 435 comments
- L vs NYK 92–119
- L @ ORL 120–130
- W vs UTA 107–100
Feb 2 · 26% negative · 40% positive · 126 comments
- L vs MIN 126–128
- W vs CHI 123–107
- W vs IND 122–104
Feb 9 · 13% negative · 56% positive · 261 comments
- L vs DET 95–113
Feb 16 · 19% negative · 34% positive · 105 comments
- W @ CHI 110–101
Feb 23 · 17% negative · 43% positive · 127 comments
- L vs OKC 107–116
- L vs SAS 107–110
- W @ WAS 134–125
Mar 2 · 23% negative · 40% positive · 94 comments
- L vs NYK 95–111
- L @ MIN 107–115
- W vs DAL 122–92
Mar 9 · 20% negative · 42% positive · 118 comments
- L @ HOU 99–113
- L @ NOP 111–122
- W vs PHX 122–115
- W vs DET 119–108
Mar 16 · 23% negative · 40% positive · 88 comments
- W @ CHI 139–109
- L @ DEN 115–121
- L @ PHX 98–120
Mar 23 · 26% negative · 41% positive · 124 comments
- W @ UTA 143–127
- L @ LAC 94–119
- W vs NOP 119–106
- W vs ORL 139–87
Mar 30 · 27% negative · 41% positive · 149 comments
- L @ DET 116–127
- L vs SAC 115–123
- W @ MEM 128–96
- L @ BOS 101–115
Apr 6 · 24% negative · 38% positive · 74 comments
- W vs MIA 121–95
- W vs MIA 128–114
- L @ NYK 95–112
- W vs BKN 136–101
Apr 13 · 41% negative · 30% positive · 196 comments
- L @ CLE 113–126
Apr 20 · 25% negative · 52% positive · 493 comments
- L @ CLE 105–115
- W vs CLE 126–104
- W vs CLE 93–89
Apr 27 · 27% negative · 52% positive · 789 comments
- L @ CLE 120–125
- W vs CLE 112–110
- L @ CLE 102–114

Method

Lines are 4-week rolling rates from summed counts (Σ negative ÷ Σ comments), drawn only where the window holds at least 30 comments. Dots are single weeks, sized by n. Bands follow the season calendar.

Games

The room talked about Scottie Barnes in 14 of his 91 games, at least 20 comments each. It was harsher after losses: net sentiment +7 in losses (36% negative, 43% positive) against +44 in wins (19% negative, 63% positive), on a season net sentiment of +19.

+44In wins19% neg · 63% pos · 613 comments

+7In losses36% neg · 43% pos · 714 comments

+19His season26% neg · 45% pos · 6,466 comments

Games the room talked about Scottie Barnes in, at least 20 comments each, newest first.
Date	Phase	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	TOV	+/−	P/R/A	Comments	Verdict
May 3R1 G7	R1 G7	@ CLEL 102–114	L 102–114	37	24	9	6	8-14	1-1	3	0	24/9/6	11,149	14 points harsher than his season, from 206 comments.
May 1R1 G6	R1 G6	vs CLEW 112–110	W 112–110	48	25	7	14	11-21	0-2	3	+2	25/7/14	6,047	5 points warmer than his season, from 236 comments.
Apr 29R1 G5	R1 G5	@ CLEL 120–125	L 120–125	39	17	8	11	6-16	0-3	4	+2	17/8/11	3,719	3 points harsher than his season, from 254 comments.
Apr 26R1 G4	R1 G4	vs CLEW 93–89	W 93–89	42	23	9	6	6-15	0-2	4	+9	23/9/6	4,636	27 points warmer than his season, from 122 comments.
Apr 23R1 G3	R1 G3	vs CLEW 126–104	W 126–104	35	33	5	11	11-17	3-5	1	+23	33/5/11	1,997	25 points warmer than his season, from 85 comments.
Apr 20R1 G2	R1 G2	@ CLEL 105–115	L 105–115	40	26	4	5	11-19	1-4	4	-17	26/4/5	1,702	26 points harsher than his season, from 60 comments.
Apr 18R1 G1	R1 G1	@ CLEL 113–126	L 113–126	32	21	1	7	6-14	3-4	5	-22	21/1/7	3,600	44 points harsher than his season, from 96 comments.
Feb 24		vs OKCL 107–116	L 107–116	32	15	3	7	7-17	0-3	3	+18	15/3/7	618	4 points warmer than his season, from 30 comments.
Feb 11		vs DETL 95–113	L 95–113	30	17	7	5	5-13	0-3	0	-1	17/7/5	272	51 points warmer than his season, from 20 comments.
Jan 25		@ OKCW 103–101	W 103–101	32	10	11	8	3-8	0-2	2	+15	10/11/8	1,021	51 points warmer than his season, from 104 comments.