19 Facts About Will Barton

William Denard Barton III was born on January 6,1991 and is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association.

Will Barton played college basketball for Memphis, where he was named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2012.

Will Barton was selected 40th overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers and played for the Idaho Stampede of the NBA G League before being traded to the Denver Nuggets in 2015, where he eventually became their franchise leader in three-pointers made.

Will Barton was traded to the Washington Wizards in 2022.

Will Barton started his basketball career at Baltimore City College, a public college preparatory high school, for two years before reclassifying and transferring to National Christian Academy in Fort Washington, Maryland, to repeat his sophomore year.

Will Barton then enrolled at Baltimore's Lake Clifton Eastern High School for his junior year.

Will Barton chose Memphis over Arizona, Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Villanova.

Will Barton was invited to play in the Jordan Brand Classic in 2010.

Will Barton came to Memphis in 2010 and played every game in his freshman season, leading the Tigers in minutes per game at 30.6 and scoring with 12.3 points per game.

Will Barton had a breakout sophomore season, leading the Tigers in points per game and rebounds per game en route to winning C-USA Player of the Year.

In March 2012, Will Barton decided to forgo his final two years of eligibility and declare for the 2012 NBA draft.

Will Barton was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 40th overall pick.

Will Barton made his first NBA start on April 10,2013, against the Los Angeles Lakers.

On February 19,2015, Will Barton was traded, along with Victor Claver, Thomas Robinson and a lottery-protected 2016 first-round pick, to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Arron Afflalo and Alonzo Gee.

Will Barton played in the first three games before missing the next nine after spraining his left ankle.

Will Barton then returned for three before missing another for personal reasons, and then a further two with another left ankle complaint.

Will Barton missed longer than expected, returning to action on January 12,2019, against the Suns after missing 38 games; in 16 minutes, he scored six points on 2-of-10 shooting.

On July 6,2022, Will Barton was traded, alongside Monte Morris, to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith.

On February 28,2023, Will Barton signed with the Toronto Raptors.