One thing has become crystal clear two games in Norman Powell’s tenure with the Miami Heat: The team’s faster-paced offense is ideally suited to helping him generate Eastern Conference All-Star buzz.
This isn’t meant to be an overreaction to the 32-year-old dropping 18 points in 16 minutes during a preseason loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Sure, that detonation is part of it. But you could see the outlines of Powell’s glove-like fit even as he struggled in Miami’s preseason opener against Orlando.
And it all starts with the Heat’s new-found need for speed.
Norman Powell is built for Miami’s dizzying pace
In the absence of both Tyler Herro and a true-blue superstar ball-handler, the Heat are ramping up the pace at which they play.