RJ Barrett, Toronto Raptors

18" x 40" acrylic paint on canva paper. May, 2026. Painting made using a basketball as a paintbrush. A paintbrush was used to further define the marks made by the basketball.

Rowan Alexander "RJ" Barrett Jr. is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. Nicknamed “the Maple Mamba”, he was selected third overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the New York Knicks after one year of college basketball with the Duke Blue Devils.