Few would have expected two years ago that Norman Powell would be one of the more important players on the Raptors roster. Yes, the team starts and ends with Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, and we often talk of the potential of Jonas Valanciunas in the next breath. Newcomer Serge Ibaka changed the team’s calculus quite a bit. But Powell’s development has added a more intriguing question: just how good can he be?
In his second season with the Raptors, one spent fully with Toronto (and not in Mississauga with the 905), Norm played in 76 games.