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Eight months after Norm Powell trade, Gary Trent Jr. is embracing ever-changing role for the Raptors

PORTLAND, Ore.—Now we know where Gary Trent Jr. got the sartorial style that makes him a standout dresser on this Raptors roster.

As an unproven NBA youngster, far more a prospect than a player, Trent honed his clothing style here in the Pacific Northwest while working diligently on his game.

“When I first came here, I wasn’t playing right away,” Trent said Monday morning before the Raptors held their game-day shootaround at the Moda Center.

“(It was) just still hard work, a lot of running on treadmills and wearing suits.

“I didn’t even have my warmup on a lot of those days.