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The saying is “X by a mile”, but it’s Norm by about 100 miles
GTJ is an excellent player, but he’s not a good playmaker and he’s not really a great off-ball player which causes issues in a system the calls for everyone to be able to play make-and-shoot off-ball lol
GTJ is what he is…he’s a career 15-20ppg, elite shooter, and pretty good defender, but he’s a horrible playmaker and he’s not much of an off-ball player…he’s a guy you have come off the bench in an Iso heavy system when you need a spank…he’s a guy who can give you 30 point in a half if needed but he’s a bit of a offensive liability when not scoring
He would be great in another system, stick him on the Lakers or 76ers and he would be great IMO but he’s having trouble in this new system because, again, it doesn’t suit him
He is not an excellent player, elite shooter or pretty good defender. He is a solid player, good shooter and below average defender. You need to look up definitions of the words “elite” and “excellent”. If he was any of those descriptions he would not be a 6th man for a playin team.
Let’s move on.
Are you guys forgetting how atrocious Norm used to be in the first 10 games?
What most in this sub fail to realize is it took years for Norman Powell to become this consistent, he was fairly inconsistent for a good 4 years as a raptor, his consistency only came after Kawhi left
Norman Powell is the better player today but he’s 30 years old and has reached his peak. Gary Trent Jr is 24 and currently better than Norman was at the same age and still has a few years of development left within him.
Norman by a mile by a margin
He’s a consistent scorer that’s willing to pass the ball and is an exceptional backup guard in this league . Garry is sadly lost his scoring ability but even when he’s at his best he doesn’t really help us a lot when compared to what Norman has done with the clippers and raptors.
Norm is family
This sub tends to forget how good some players were but also overrates how some players were.
Norm was sporadic pre-2019. He would drive and lose the ball off his leg. GT at 24 seems to be better than Norm at 24 as hes the better shooter at that age.
We didn’t want to pay him 5 years/90 million. Norm was always the better player
Norm, but not by much
I would be happy if I never see this question asked again.
I never understood why this trade even happened. Norman is better by far.
Norm and it’s not even close lol