Powell Emerging for Raptors in 2016 Playoffs

Holly MacKenzie - Raptors.com

Less than 24 hours after a game-tying dunk that threatened to take the roof off the Air Canada Centre, rookie Norman Powell was getting used to speaking into a microphone as he addressed media at practice.

“Oh man,” he said gesturing to the microphone. Podium. [This is] different.”

Players speak in small scrums on the practice floor in the regular season. During the playoffs, due to the volume of reporters and cameras, a podium is set up in a work room and the most-requested players are brought in to do their media availability in front of a mic. Although the podium appearance was a first for Powell he handled it like a pro, much like the way he has tackled all of…