Barnes finished Saturday's 130-120 loss to Philadelphia with 18 points (7-14 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 2-3 FT), five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals over 32 minutes.

EDGE Analysis

Despite the foul trouble, Barnes still made his presence felt on the defensive end, extending his streak of logging two-plus blocks to four games while tallying at least two steals for the fourth time this season. Through the first four games of November, Barnes is averaging 18.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2.8 blocks and 2.0 steals over 31.6 minutes per game.

Barnes logged 23 points (9-16 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), six assists, three rebounds, four steals and two blocks over 28 minutes during the Raptors' 128-100 win over the Bucks on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

The All-Star forward briefly left Tuesday's game in the second quarter due to a left thumb strain, but he was cleared to return for the start of the third frame after X-rays came back negative. The injury didn't appear to hamper Barnes, as he co-led the Raptors in scoring and was responsible for four of Toronto's eight steals in the blowout win. He's also been efficient on the offensive side of the floor, connecting on at least three three-pointers in four of his last six games while shooting 48.6 percent from deep on 4.6 3PA/G this season. Barnes has opened the 2025-26 campaign averaging 20.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.5 blocks over 32.3 minutes per game.

Barnes started the second half of Tuesday's game against the Bucks, per the broadcast. He was diagnosed with a left thumb strain, though his X-rays came back negative, Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca reports.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes appeared to injure his left thumb near the end of the first half and headed back to the locker room. However, the star forward had his thumb taped up, according to Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca, and appears good to go for the remainder of the game.

Barnes exited to the locker room after sustaining an apparent left hand injury in the second quarter of Tuesday's game against the Bucks, Vivek Jacob of the Raptors' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes headed back to the locker room and was grabbing his left thumb. If the star forward is unable to return, Collin Murray-Boyles, Ochai Agbaji and Jonathan Mogbo are candidates for increased minutes the rest of the way.

Barnes produced 19 points (8-19 FG, 3-8 3Pt), 12 rebounds, eight assists, five blocks and one steal in 32 minutes during Sunday's 117-104 win over the Grizzlies.

EDGE Analysis

It was the third double-double of the year for Barnes, who fell one dime shy of matching his season high while swatting a season-best five shots. There may have been some slight concern during the preseason about the star forward's role, given that the Raptors now have a healthy Immanuel Quickley on top of the addition of Brandon Ingram, but Barnes' usage has held up just fine in the early going. Barnes has averaged 20.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.3 steals per contest in seven games this season.

Barnes registered 14 points (6-14 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 1-4 FT), 10 rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal over 35 minutes during Toronto's 112-101 win over Cleveland on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes led both teams with 10 boards en route to his second double-double through six regular-season games. The fifth-year pro will end the month of October averaging 20.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocks over 33.0 minutes per game while connecting on 52.2 percent of his field-goal attempts.

Barnes registered 31 points (11-18 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 5-6 FT), five rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block in 33 minutes during Wednesday's 139-121 loss to Houston.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes has been unconscious from beyond the arc this season, drilling a ridiculous 55 percent of his three-point attempts, which is great to see after he only managed to convert 27.1 percent of his long-balls last year. He's not going to be this insanely good from three-point range all year long, but he has clearly worked on that aspect of his game, and adding a consistent three-point stroke should help boost his scoring numbers.

Barnes put up eight points (3-7 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 0-1 FT), three rebounds, two assists and a block over 30 minutes in Monday's 121-103 loss to San Antonio.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes could not follow up his 33/11/6 explosion versus Dallas on Tuesday, which may partly be attributed to the fact that Toronto was on the second leg of a back-to-back in San Antonio. Regardless, Barnes is looked to as the leader of this Raptors squad and needs to step up production-wise.

Barnes closed with 33 points (13-24 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 4-5 FT), 11 rebounds, six assists and one steal in 34 minutes during Sunday's 139-129 loss to the Mavericks.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes has been on a tear to begin the year, pumping out top-30 value behind averages of 24.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.7 triples and 1.7 steals per contest on 52.8 percent shooting from the field and 84.6 percent at the charity stripe. If he could work on cutting down the turnovers (3.0 per game) while maintaining his impressive free-throw shooting, he could easily work his way into the top-20 equation.

Barnes put up 17 points (6-15 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 3-4 FT), five rebounds, three assists and three steals across 36 minutes in Friday's 122-116 loss to Milwaukee.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes was less productive offensively Friday but was able to make his first three-pointers of the season. Over the first two games, it appears the bulk of the offensive opportunities will be split between Barnes, Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett moving forward.