“Shaking the commissioner's hand has always been a big thing for me. When you're young and you watch the draft every year, you're like, 'That's going to be me one day.'”

Canadian professional basketball player, born 2000

Rowan Alexander “RJ” Barrett Jr. is a Canadian professional basketball player in the NBA, born in 2000. He is best known for being selected third overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the New York Knicks, after one season of college basketball at Duke. Barrett plays for the Toronto Raptors and earned attention early through his high-level prospect status. Nicknamed “the Maple Mamba,” he came to prominence as a standout scorer and all-around wing during his lone year with the Duke Blue Devils before entering the professional game.