It was a bounce back season for the Raptors’ Norman Powell. In fact, the numbers say it was relatively similar to his breakout sophomore year in 2016-17.
It was a different story for him a season ago. Powell started the first 12 games before missing the next four due to a hip injury, which led to OG Anunoby replacing him in the starting lineup for most of the 2017-18 season. Powell would only start six more games the rest of the way, his minutes began to decrease significantly, and he was a non-factor throughout the playoffs.