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The Norm Powell trade puts new Raptor Gary Trent Jr. in a comfortable spot — with an assist from destiny

Gary Trent Jr. will get a chance to do what he does as a basketball player in the final third of the season with the Toronto Raptors, but he sounds just as intrigued by the greater organizational concerns and actions that he’s part of as well.

Where he fits in the on-court pecking order will work out in time — he’s a lot like Norm Powell was a few years ago — and that will be a developing story.

But the 22-year-old gets to be around a championship team, one that’s socially aware, and that’s intriguing.