The most impressive character trait of DeAndre’ Bembry is that he fully knows what he could be but also realizes what he needs to be. That difference may unlock a role for him with the Raptors this season.
Bembry could be a scorer. He has been one in the past and the skills are there to be developed. It would be great if the 26-year-old morphed into a slasher and a shooter and a 15-point-a-night kind of guy.
But to fit with Toronto, to earn minutes and as defined a role as any backup on the roster will have, Bembry knows that defending and helping, doing the unglamorous work is the key.