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Michael Grange: “Until he gets back, we got to figure it out. We can't just let let go of the rope. We can’t have games like we did in Minnesota” - RJ Barrett on Kawhi Leonard being out.

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Vivek Jacob: Asked RJ Barrett at shootaround about the importance of working to secure home court advantage in the playoffs in a stacked East. "It's a dog fight, especially our division. I was looking at our division yesterday and I was like, 'Wow, this is gonna be pretty fun.'"

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Raegan Subban: RJ Barrett on atmosphere at Scotiabank Arena for the Raptors home opener: “We know what the fans are gonna be like… today's gonna be CRAZY. Really excited for that.”

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According to league sources, the Raptors and Barrett’s long-time agent Bill Duffy have yet to sit down and have substantive conversations about the possibility of a contract extension which — in theory — could be worth as much as $185 million over four seasons. And while the lengthy Kawhi Leonard trade saga put the rest of the Raptors' business on hold for a couple months, there is optimism that Barrett’s desire to get a deal that keeps him in Toronto long-term isn’t one sided.

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Josh Lewenberg: RJ Barrett: “Last year we did pretty well for what we had and the inexperience, but now it’s time to grow & take it to the next level… We’re coming in thinking we can win every night. We’ve got a complete team. Everybody that steps on the floor can contribute. We’re ready to go”

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APHoops: NBA referees will have a new point of emphasis this season: Off-Arm Push Offs by Offensive Players. As demonstrated in this clip, this should have been an offensive foul by RJ Barrett in the playoffs vs. Cleveland and resulted in a turnover. This will be called from now on.

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Michael Grange: RJ Barrett on going w/o an extension: "That's a good question brother ... I don't control any of that ... I control my effort, how I train, how I help the team" Adds: "... I have a pretty good agent (Bill Duffy) so I don't worry about that stuff ... he's a dog."

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Ryan Wolstat: RJ Barrett said he told Kawhi Leonard how he was "jumping up and down" as a Raptors fan when Leonard hit the shot against the Sixers. RJ was preparing for the NBA draft. How did Kawhi react: "He's cool about it. You know how he is."

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RJ Barrett on the Raptors' trip to Paris: "I'm not going to say it was my idea. I will say I was one of the people who put forth the idea to go there for sure. I think we were going to go somewhere else, and I was definitely on the Paris bandwagon. We had a good time, it was great. Guys like to shop, guys got to go see the Eiffel Tower and all that stuff. I used to live in France, so it was just fun for me to go there. I went there for the Olympics, so I enjoyed going to France. I speak French, very easy. But definitely was a lot of fun going there with my teammates."

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RJ Barrett on New York's mayor: "I did not know. I did not know he was going to give me a shout-out and it was pretty cool. I saw it kind of like everybody else saw it on Instagram or whatever, but it was pretty cool. I am definitely happy because I did for sure give my all while I was there and helped build something to where they got to today, so that was a cool shout-out."

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Omer Osman: Bobby Webster on if Kawhi Leonard’s extension will have any impact on RJ Barrett’s extension: “No, I think ownership has been incredibly supportive. So, any time, financially, we want to make a go for it, they’re very supportive.”

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RJ Barrett on the Knicks winning the championship: "At first, definitely feel a little salty in terms of we lost, the Raptors lost in the first round, so that hurt. But if anybody else were to win it, I'm happy they won it. I still have friends over there. I've called and checked on the guys, said congrats. One of the guys from the team is actually on the Raptors now, so things are cool. The mayor gave myself and quick a shout-out, so we'll always have ties there. I'm very happy for them, but hoping to bring some of that success over here."

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Josh Lewenberg: Barrett on new 🇨🇦 🏀 training facility: “This is going to be such a great thing because, I don’t know if anybody’s noticing, but Canadian basketball is starting to become really serious.” Fun fact: this court on Humber North campus is where he played his 1st ever game for Canada

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Josh Lewenberg: Canada Basketball is getting a new government funded state-of-the-art $76 million training facility and community centre they’re calling “The Hub”. Construction begins next year at the Humber campus in Etobicoke. Facility includes 6 courts.

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