Column: Malachi Flynn can be a difference-maker in the NBA

Then-junior guard Malachi Flynn looks to drive to the basket during the Aztecs’ 73-60 win over Air Force at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on March 5.With Kawhi Leonard adding another NBA Championship and Finals MVP to his growing list of accolades last year, we were given a reminder how dominant of a player he is on both ends of the floor.

Not only does Leonard stand to serve as living proof that champions can be cultivated out of San Diego State, but the Toronto Raptors as a whole showed just how valuable the role player can be. Had it not been for Raptors guard Fred VanVleet, who produced some indomitable performances off the bench in the NBA Finals, the Raptors’ first title may…