PORTLAND, Ore.—He is, by his own admission, set for life, as are generations of family that will follow him, and Norm Powell is thankful for that, make no mistake about it.
But to think financial security will somehow change the one-time Raptor, to imagine it will somehow diminish the work ethic and “Understand The Grind” ethos that made him what he is, is to completely misunderstand the 28-year-old San Diegan.
He has become a truly elite NBA shooter by sheer hard work and self belief and a drive that will not disappear because he signed a five-year, $90-million (U.