Norman Powell

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Basketball player
Norman Powell
Norman Powell (2017)
Player information
Full name Norman WC Powell
birthday 25th May 1993 (age 27)
place of birth San Diego , California , USA
size 191 cm
Weight 98 kg
position Shooting Guard
High school Lincoln High School, San Diego
college UCLA
NBA draft 2015 , 46th Pick , Milwaukee Bucks
Club information
society Toronto Raptors
league NBA
Jersey number 24
Clubs as active
2015– United StatesUnited States Toronto Raptors
2015-2016 United StatesUnited States→ Raptors 905 ( G-League )

Norman WC Powell (born May 25, 1993 in San Diego , California ) is an American basketball player . He is under contract with the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

college

Born in San Diego , California , Norman Powell was introduced to the sport of basketball by his uncle and played at Lincoln High School, where he graduated as one of the most talented shooting guards of his class nationwide . In 2011 he enrolled at UCLA , where he was already a regular at the Bruins in his freshman season.

Powell in his college days

In the following season he was included in the starting five for the first time and scored an average of 6.1 points per game in an average of 22.1 minutes on the field. During the season he considered a move to San Diego State because of differences with head coach Ben Howland . Powell's transfer plans flew with the dismissal of Howard and under the new coach Steve Alford , he improved his offensive game significantly in his junior year. With 11.4 points per game, he was the third best scorer on the UCLA team.

After his third year, he was already considering moving to the National Basketball Association , but thought his chances of being drafted were too slim and stayed in college for the final, fourth year.

After his teammates Jordan Adams , Kyle Anderson and Zach LaVine all signed up for the draft and the twins David Travis Wear graduated from college, Powell rose to senior team leader. He was this season with 16.4 points per game to the top scorer of the Bruins and the sixth best in the entire conference and received numerous nominations for teams of the year. He graduated from university with a degree in history at the end of the season.

NBA

On June 25, 2015, Powell was selected 46th in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks , who shipped his draft rights along with a future pick in exchange with Greivis Vásquez to the Toronto Raptors . A month later he signed a contract with the Raptors and took part with the team in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, where he was called up as the only rookie in the All-NBA Summer League First Team.

Due to injury-related failures of the squad players Terrence Ross and DeMarre Carroll , Powell received early service times in the NBA in the 2015/16 season , but was also sent several times to the " farm team " Raptors 905 in the G-League . Powell was allowed to start for the first time in the NBA on February 2, 2016 in the 104: 97 win against the Phoenix Suns , again benefiting from injuries to his teammates Carroll and James Johnson , but not winning a single point in the game.

He was regularly used as a starter in the next period and marked his season best with 30 points in the last game of the regular season in the 103:96 win against the Brooklyn Nets . After outstanding performance in April 2016 and 15.3 points per game, he was named Rookie of the Month in the Eastern Conference . In the playoffs, his playing time was significantly less than in the last games of the regular season and he reached the Conference Finals with Toronto, where they were eliminated against the later champions of the Cleveland Cavaliers .

At the beginning of the next 2016/17 season he started more often, but mostly impressed with his scoring coming from the bench. He played 76 games in the regular season, in which he came to 8.4 points per game with an average of 18 minutes of use. In the fifth game of the first playoff round against the Milwaukee Bucks, he achieved a personal best playoff score of 25 points and contributed significantly to the clear 118: 93 victory of the Raptors. The last stop was for Toronto in the second round against the Cavaliers.

On October 8, 2017, Powell prematurely signed a new four-year contract with the Raptors, which will bring him a total of 42 million US dollars from the 2018/19 season . In the 2017/18 season he could not improve and ended the regular season with only 5.5 points per game, which he was able to achieve in an average of 15.2 minutes. In the playoffs, he saw little relevant time and failed with the team for the third time in a row at the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Powell in the second game of the 2019 NBA Finals

In response to this defeat, Toronto parted ways with both head coach Dwane Casey and franchise player DeMar DeRozan , who was sent to the San Antonio Spurs in a trade for superstar Kawhi Leonard . The previous assistant coach Nick Nurse took over as the new head coach , under whom Powell did not get beyond a role as a bank player at the beginning of the 2018/19 season. Between November and December 2019, he also missed 21 games due to a shoulder injury. On January 6, 2019, he scored a season high of 23 points in the 121: 105 win against the Indiana Pacers . He finished the regular season with the best scores in various statistics, including a career record of 8.6 points per game, which he was able to achieve in an average of 18.8 minutes. In the playoffs he was also part of the rotation and advanced with the team in the final against the Golden State Warriors . This one defeated in six games and thus won the first championship in franchise history.

In the following 2019/20 season , Powell improved his points yield significantly and took turns with Fred VanVleet in the starting five. On March 5, 2020, he scored 37 points in the 121: 113 win over the Golden State Warriors , a career best in this category.

NBA statistics

Regular season

Legend
  GP Matches played (Games Played)   GS  Games from the beginning (Games started)  MPG  Graduated minutes per game (Minutes per game)
 FG%  Throw rate from the field (field goal percentage)  3P%  Throwing quota three-point throws (3-point field-goal percentage)  FT%  Free throw rate (free-throw percentage)
 RPG  Rebounds per game (rebounds per game)  APG  Assists per game (assists per game)  SPG  Steals per game (steals per game)
 BPG  Blocks per game (blocks per game)  PPG  Points per game (points per game)  FAT  Career record
season team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Toronto 49 24 14.8 .424 .404 .811 2.3 1.0 0.6 0.2 5.6
2016–17 Toronto 76 18th 18.0 .449 .324 .792 2.2 1.1 0.7 0.2 8.4
2017-18 Toronto 70 18th 15.2 .401 .285 .821 1.7 1.3 0.5 0.2 5.5
2018–19 Toronto 60 3 18.8 .483 .400 .827 2.3 1.5 0.7 0.2 8.6
total 255 63 16.8 .442 .345 .807 2.1 1.2 0.6 0.2 7.1

Play-offs

season team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Toronto 18th 3 11.4 .386 .269 .875 1.5 0.3 0.7 0.1 3.8
2016–17 Toronto 9 5 25.2 .427 .441 .833 3.1 1.6 1.1 0.3 11.7
2017-18 Toronto 6th 0 6.7 .286 .143 .750 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.0
2018–19 Toronto 23 0 15.9 .444 .387 .737 2.2 1.1 0.4 0.0 6.5
total 56 8th 15.0 .418 .364 .800 1.9 0.9 0.6 0.1 6.0

Web links

Commons : Norman Powell  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Profile of Norman Powell
  2. ↑ Lincoln's Powell enjoying ride at UCLA
  3. ^ Profile of Norman Powell
  4. ^ Norman Powell - Season Statistics 2011/12 and 2012/13
  5. ^ Norman Powell is thankful for his UCLA career, both the good and the bad
  6. ^ Defensive stopper Norman Powell gets UCLA going
  7. ^ NBA Draft: Steve Alford talks about Kevon Looney, Norman Powell
  8. ^ Column: UCLA's Norman Powell puts in four years of consistently hard work
  9. ^ Norman Powell is named Pac-12's player of the week for the third time
  10. ^ Raptors Tab Wright With 20th Pick, Acquire Future First-Round Pick & Rights To Norman Powell From Bucks
  11. ^ Raptors Sign Norman Powell
  12. ↑ Raptors rookie Powell could be 'steal of the draft'
  13. ^ Spurs forward Kyle Anderson named Summer League MVP
  14. ^ Q&A With Norman Powell
  15. ^ Raptors start next streak with win over Suns
  16. ↑ Raptors rest starters, beat Nets 103-96 in playoff tuneup
  17. ↑ Powell Named NBA Rookie of the Month
  18. ↑ look! Over here! Cleveland in the NBA Finals!
  19. ↑ Toronto Raptors can't find Norman Powell many minutes - but every time he sees the court, he delivers
  20. ↑ Norman Powell - 2016-17 Regular Season
  21. ↑ Powell scores 25 as Raptors beat Bucks 118-93 in Game 5
  22. ↑ Cleveland Cavaliers Finish Another Playoff Sweep, Earning More Precious Rest
  23. ^ Raptors Sign Powell To Contract Extension
  24. ^ Norman Powell reaches four-year extension with Raptors
  25. ↑ Norman Powell - 2017-18 Regular Season
  26. ↑ Raptors swept by the Cavaliers, eliminated from the NBA playoffs
  27. ↑ Kawhi Leonard traded to the Raptors for DeMar DeRozan and both players are seemingly not happy about it
  28. ↑ Raptor's name Nick Nurse Head Coach
  29. ↑ a b Norman Powell - 2018-19 Regular Season
  30. ↑ Raptors lose Powell for 'weeks' with dislocated left shoulder
  31. ↑ VanVleet hits go-ahead 3-pointer, Raptors beat Pacers 99-96
  32. ↑ Powell scores-season-high 23, Raptors beat Pacers 121-105
  33. ↑ Toronto Raptors Eliminate Bucks for First Trip to the NBA Finals
  34. ^ How the Raptors Won Their First NBA Championship
  35. ^ Raptors' Norman Powell putting together the best stretch of his career
  36. ^ Norman Powell's becoming Mr. Reliable for the Toronto Raptors
  37. ↑ Norman Powell's career-high helps shorthanded Raptors record thrilling win over Warriors in Stephen Curry's return
personal data
SURNAME Powell, Norman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Powell, Norman WC (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH San Diego , California