TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have signed 2015 draft pick Norman Powell.
Toronto selected the six-foot-four, 215-pound guard in the second round, 46th overall, of the 2015 NBA draft.
Powell is averaging a team-leading 19.3 points and is shooting 22-for-37 (.595) from the field through three Summer League games.
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Powell appeared in 141 games over four seasons at UCLA and averaged a career-high 16.4 points during the 2014-15 campaign. He ranks 28th on the Bruins’ all-time scoring list with 1,376 career points.
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Powell helped UCLA reach the NCAA men’s basketball tournament three times (2013, 2014 and 2015), including trips to the round of 16 in 2014 and 2015.
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