Norm Powell is miscast in his current role with the Raptors, but fixing the issue is much easier said than done and the trickle-down impact of righting a wrong might be substantial.
In every imaginable way — through statistics and the all-important eye test — Powell should be a regular NBA starter but it’s conundrum not easily solvable for Toronto coach Nick Nurse.
“I think it needs some evaluation,” Nurse said after Powell’s season-best effort against the New York Knicks on Thursday night. “The only part that makes it tough is, who goes out of the starting lineup?