Scottie Barnes has already carved out a place in Toronto Raptors history. The 25-year-old is a two-time All-Star, a former Rookie of the Year and one of the franchise’s most important players. However, heading into the 2026-27 season, Barnes has another opportunity to strengthen his place among some of the biggest names ever to wear a Raptors jersey.
Barnes is already inside the franchise’s top 10 in several major statistical categories. With another full season, he could make some serious jumps, in some cases moving several spots in a single year. Some of the milestones are practically sitting there waiting for him. Others would require Barnes to repeat some of the best statistical production of his career.
Here are 11 franchise records Barnes could climb next season.
1. Minutes: Barnes could move into seventh
Barnes enters the season with 12,204 minutes, good for 10th in franchise history. Fred VanVleet is ninth with 12,398, while Jose Calderon sits seventh with 13,130. That puts Barnes 926 minutes behind Calderon.
Considering the workload Barnes has carried throughout his career, that number is well within reach. He played 2,681 minutes over 80 games last season, averaging 33.5 minutes per game. His career average is 34.3 minutes.
If Barnes plays another 77-plus games while maintaining a similar workload, he could move three spots up the Raptors’ all-time minutes list. And considering availability has been one of the biggest factors behind some of his statistical totals, simply staying on the floor could be enough to make a major dent in the record book.
2. Field goals: Bargnani is only seven away
Some milestones won’t require Barnes to wait very long. Barnes currently has 2,412 made field goals as a Raptor. Andrea Bargnani is sixth with 2,419. That’s a seven-field-goal gap.
Barnes made 569 field goals last season, so passing Bargnani should be one of the easiest milestones on this list. In fact, it could happen on opening night of the 2026-27 season against the Chicago Bulls.
3. Free throws: Barnes can make a four-spot jump
Barnes has made 1,014 free throws, putting him 10th in franchise history. Now, the next four players are all within striking distance:
- 9. Morris Peterson: 1,015
- 8. Jonas Valanciunas: 1,146
- 7. Antonio Davis: 1,156
- 6. Andrea Bargnani: 1,164
Barnes needs 151 made free throws to pass Bargnani and move into sixth. That’s a number he has already shown he can reach. Barnes set a career high with 242 made free throws last season and has made at least 158 in every season of his career.
If he gets back to even his career-low mark, he’ll still move up the list. If he repeats last season’s production, Barnes could comfortably finish sixth.
4. Offensive rebounds: Barnes is closing in on Poeltl
Barnes is already sixth in Raptors history with 773 offensive rebounds. Jakob Poeltl is just ahead of him with 776. So Barnes needs only four more offensive rebounds than Poeltl next season to move into fifth. And there is an opportunity to go even higher.
Antonio Davis is fourth with 957 offensive rebounds. Barnes would need at least 185 offensive rebounds to pass him. That would mean returning to the level he reached as a rookie, when Barnes grabbed a career-high 195 offensive rebounds. He had 149 last season and averages 154.6 per season for his career.
Poeltl, as a center, will naturally have plenty of opportunities to collect offensive boards himself. But Barnes has consistently been one of Toronto’s more active players around the basket, and his size, athleticism and willingness to attack the glass give him a chance to make this a much closer race than it might look on paper. There is also the factor that Poeltl is injury-prone and, sadly, will likely miss time (let’s hope not).
5. Total rebounds: Lowry is within reach
Barnes enters the season with 2,665 total rebounds, eighth in Raptors history. There are several familiar names ahead of him:
- DeMar DeRozan — 2,739
- Amir Johnson — 2,836
- Antonio Davis — 2,839
- Kyle Lowry — 2,954
Barnes needs 290 rebounds to pass Lowry and move into fifth. That should be very attainable if he stays healthy. Barnes grabbed 600 total rebounds last season and has recorded at least 500 in every season of his career except 2023, when he finished six shy with 494.
That season was more about availability than production. Barnes played just 60 games while dealing with injuries. If he plays another 75-plus games, it would be difficult to imagine him not making a significant jump up this list. And if he gets anywhere close to another 600-rebound season, Barnes could potentially challenge the players immediately ahead of Lowry as well.
6. Assists: Barnes can pass VanVleet
Barnes’ evolution as a playmaker has helped him climb another important Raptors leaderboard. He currently has 1,842 assists, just four behind Pascal Siakam for fifth. DeMar DeRozan is fourth with 2,078, while Fred VanVleet sits third with 2,199.
Barnes needs 358 assists to pass VanVleet. That might sound like a lot, but Barnes has already established himself as a player capable of reaching that number. He had a career-high 474 assists last season, taking on point-guard responsibilities at various points and finding success as a primary ball-handler.
The only season Barnes failed to reach 358 assists was his rookie campaign, when he finished with 256. He averages 368.4 assists per season throughout his career. Another season with around 400 assists would put Barnes in the Raptors’ top three.
7. Steals: Barnes could jump all the way to sixth
This could be one of Barnes’ biggest jumps of the season. He enters 2026-27 with 445 career steals. That puts him behind:
- Pascal Siakam — 468
- José Calderón — 469
- OG Anunoby — 487
- Alvin Williams — 517
- Vince Carter — 534
Barnes had a career-high 114 steals last season. If he does it again, he’ll finish with 559 career steals and move all the way into sixth. The challenge is that Barnes averages 89 steals per season throughout his career, making another 100-plus steal campaign far from automatic.
However, he just showed that he can reach that number, so why not do it again? If Barnes can replicate last season’s defensive activity, he won’t simply crack the top 10. He’ll leapfrog five Raptors legends in the process.
8. Blocks: Barnes could make an even bigger jump
If Barnes repeats his blocking production from last season, he could make one of the most dramatic climbs of any category. Barnes currently has 383 career blocks, seventh in franchise history.
Chris Boucher is one ahead of him with 384, followed by Antonio Davis (405), Vince Carter (415), Jonas Valanciunas (479) and Amir Johnson (480). Barnes had a career-high 116 blocks last season.
Another 100-plus block campaign would give him at least 483 career blocks and move him into second place, behind Chris Bosh’s 600 blocks as a Raptor. It’s an ambitious target. Barnes has averaged 76.6 blocks per season throughout his career, so expecting another 100-plus block season would be asking him to outperform his career average once again.
But that’s exactly what makes the possibility interesting.
Like getting 100-plus steals in a season, he has already done it once. Now he has a chance to do it again.
9. Triple-doubles: Barnes can become the franchise leader
This might be the most entertaining record Barnes can chase. He currently has nine triple-doubles, second in Raptors history. Kyle Lowry leads the franchise with 16.
That’s certainly not an easy task. But his all-around game keeps expanding. He’s scoring more, rebounding at a high level and increasingly taking on responsibility as a facilitator. The more Toronto puts the ball in his hands, the more opportunities he has to fill up every column on the stat sheet. Seven would be a major jump. But so would becoming the franchise’s all-time triple-double leader at just 25.
10. Double-doubles: Barnes could move into second
Barnes already has 109 double-doubles, putting him fifth in Raptors history. Antonio Davis has 110, Kyle Lowry has 132, and Jonas Valanciunas has 137. Chris Bosh sits comfortably at the top with 239. Barnes needs 28 double-doubles to pass Valanciunas and move into second. Again, his recent history suggests it’s possible.
Barnes recorded a career-high 30 double-doubles last season and has had at least 25 in each of the last three seasons. If he reaches 28 again, Barnes could go from fifth to second in one season. And unlike some of the more ambitious marks on this list, this one doesn’t require Barnes to produce something completely unprecedented. He has to be himself.
11. Points: Barnes can crack the top six
Barnes enters the season with 6,204 points, eighth in franchise history. Morris Peterson is seventh with 6,408, while Bargnani is sixth with 6,581. Barnes needs just 205 points to pass Peterson and 378 to move past Bargnani.
A 1,000-point season would make both milestones a certainty. Barnes has already shown he can clear that bar comfortably. He scored a career-high 1,448 points last season and has scored at least 1,134 points in every season of his career.
His career average is 1,240.8 points per season. If Barnes maintains his usual scoring production, he’ll continue moving up the Raptors’ scoring leaderboard.
What does this do for his legacy?
Barnes doesn’t need to break a franchise record next season to further establish his legacy in Toronto. But he has an opportunity to do something almost as impressive: rapidly move through the record books while still being in the early stages of his career.
Some of these milestones are almost inevitable. Passing Bargnani in field goals could happen almost immediately. Others, like reaching 100 steals or 100 blocks again, will require Barnes to replicate career-best defensive numbers.
Could Barnes become the Raptors’ all-time leader in triple-doubles? Could he jump into the top three in assists? Could he eventually catch Lowry, Bosh, Carter and the other franchise leaders in multiple categories? Next season should definitely be a fun one.
