Scottie Barnes nominated for NBA Defensive Player of the Month for February

Toronto Raptors star forward Scottie Barnes was nominated for the defensive player of the month award for the month of February. The NBA announced today that Barnes was amongst the players who were in consideration for the award, but ultimately lost out to Boston Celtics guard Derrick White. This would have been Barnes’ second time winning this award, as he won it earlier this season.

Other nominees…

West: Stephon Castle (SAS), Kris Dunn (LAC), Chet Holmgren and Cason Wallace (OKC), and Jabari Smith Jr.