There were a lot of reasons why the Toronto Raptors enjoyed their franchise-best regular season, but probably the most important was a bench that was arguably the best in the league. Led by breakout seasons from Fred Van Vleet, Delon Wright and Pascal Siakam, the second unit went from unproven to undeniable over the first half of the campaign, opening up eyes and garnering praise across the circuit.
The forgotten man in this emergence was Norman Powell, who began the season with plenty of promise but stumbled out of the blocks.