After winning a championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019 as a key role player, Powell has since emerged as a scorer averaging nearly 20 points per game, finishing fourth in Sixth Man of the Year voting in each of the past couple of years.

Here’s to the former UCLA guard, whose breakout season is reminding us what’s possible if you “put the work in, sacrifice and continue to believe in yourself.”

Norman Powell is one of the most pleasant surprises of the NBA season through the first two months. Last year, he played the sixth-man role on the Clippers.