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The root of Scottie Barnes' unique basketball IQ

Scottie Barnes' basketball trainer, Brian Macon, joined Amit Mann and discussed how the Raptors rookie developed his elite court sense and took advantage of his time with Team USA as a teenager. The full episode on Barnes' offseason development can be found on the 'Raptors Over Everything' podcast feed and on our Yahoo Sports Canada YouTube.

Video Transcript

AMIT MANN: How is his basketball IQ, like, so vast, so early on in his basketball years? I mean, there are things that he's able to do on the court, in his rookie season, at least, and you're thinking, like, this-- these are things that, like, five-, six-year veterans are doing.