During the last campaign, Norman Powell was the forgotten man in Toronto’s rotation. This year for the team’s 2018-19 run, especially this most recent period, it’s been a completely different story. Norm has been turning both his game and his status in the Raptors’ rotation around.
Granted, the fourth year shooting guard out of UCLA came out of the gate slowly this season. Through the first month, he played a mere 14.8 minutes per game and averaged only 5.0 points on 46.1% shooting. These numbers were hauntingly similar to last season’s, and it looked like he was headed for yet another disappointing campaign.