With the 29th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors selected Malachi Flynn, a point guard out of San Diego State. At first glance, he looks to be undersized and underwhelming, of perhaps lesser value than other guards in this draft class. And for the Raptors, he could be considered just another deep-bench piece on an already guard-heavy Toronto roster.
But Malachi Flynn is more than that. Recall the saying: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work as hard.” Now in the NBA, about to begin his rookie season, Flynn proves just that.