The Toronto Raptors have a history of turning players with unusual dimensions into stars, as Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet both found homes north of the border. Masai Ujiri has taken on yet another diminutive developmental project in former Kansas State guard Markquis Nowell.
While Nowell had a sterling college career as a Wildcat with production that warranted first-round consideration, no team was willing to use draft capital on a guard that (on a good day) measures at 5-8 and comes with efficiency concerns. Toronto rolled the dice by signing the UDFA to a two-way contract.