Does it get any better than a 138-118 victory, folks? It’s a new franchise record for most points scored in a season opener, and they did it on the road against a Hawks team that could be considered the Raptors' most formidable Eastern Conference foe. You absolutely love to see it. Toronto delivered an absolutely dominant performance to start the 2025-26 season, but if anyone is smiling ear-to-ear after the night they had, it’s got to be RJ Barrett.
RJ Barrett shines in Raptors' season opener vs. Hawks
Following the 2025 trade deadline and well into the offseason, RJ Barrett's future in Toronto became a major talking point.