Dwight Powell made quite a huge impression on Nick Nurse this past summer.
At the time, Powell was playing for the Canadian National Team, which was coach by Nurse. The progress Powell made from the summer of 2021 until this past summer was something Nurse applauded.
“Our experience with him is he’s really grown with us,” said Nurse, who also is the coach of the Toronto Raptors. “I noticed a big difference between this past summer and the summer before just in him kind of nuancing the FIBA style of game a bit.