It’s been nearly three months since the Knicks announced RJ Barrett’s contract extension. Nearly three months since the Canadian signed a then-undisclosed agreement with the franchise that drafted him with the third-overall pick of the 2019 NBA draft. Three months since team New York Knicks’ president Leon Rose made some remarkable, magnificent statements about the now-and-forever face of the team.
“We are thrilled to announce a well-deserved extension for RJ Barrett, a core piece of our team’s foundation,” said Rose while introducing the Knicks' statement about the contract extension.
“[Barrett’s] numbers are in the company of elite,” Rose told MSG Network, before making it clear that Barret’s stats are “in the company of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Luka Doncic, and Kevin Durant.