It was one hell of a year for Chris Boucher as he bounced back from spending most of his rookie season on the shelf and was without a job by summer 2018. From there, he joined the Raptors and worked his way through Mississauga with the 905 on his way to a G League MVP, a G League Defensive Player of the Year award, and an NBA championship.
Initially seen as raw — both physically and skill set-wise — and someone who’s too old to still have “potential”, Boucher also had to deal with being seen as a novelty because he’s Canadian.