31 Facts About Norman Powell

Norman WC Powell was born on May 25,1993 and is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association.

Norman Powell was selected in the second round of the 2015 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, who subsequently traded his draft rights to the Toronto Raptors.

Norman Powell won an NBA championship with Toronto in 2019.

Norman Powell was a two-time all-state high school player in California and led his team to a state championship before joining UCLA.

Norman Powell was introduced to basketball by his uncle, Raymond Edwards.

Norman Powell decided to attend high school at Lincoln High, which had just been rebuilt and lost many athletes.

Norman Powell helped rebuild their basketball program, leading the team to consecutive California Interscholastic Federation San Diego Section 2A championships in 2009 and 2010.

Norman Powell finished his junior season averaging 19.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.7 steals, and earned first-team all-state as well as Western League Most Valuable Player honors.

Norman Powell finished his high school career winning the San Diego County All Star Game Dunk Contest.

Norman Powell chose to play college basketball for UCLA over San Diego State, Arizona and Oregon.

Norman Powell began the season as a starter, but was later moved to the bench.

Norman Powell's minutes declined from an average of 28.4 in the first seven games to 19 the following 26 games.

Norman Powell considered transferring to San Diego State after the season, but decided to stay primarily because UCLA coach Ben Howland was fired.

Norman Powell was more aggressive taking the ball to the basket, and dunked more than he could in Howland's system.

The team's best on-ball defender, Norman Powell was routinely assigned the opponent's best offensive player and earned honorable mention for the Pac-12 Conference All-Defensive Team.

UCLA advanced to the Sweet 16, and Norman Powell averaged 13.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in three tournament contests.

Norman Powell averaged 26 points and 5.5 rebounds in two games that week, and was honored with his conference-high third Pac-12 Player of the Week for the season.

At season's end, Norman Powell was voted first-team All-Pac-12, and again received honorable mention for the All-Defensive Team.

Norman Powell was named first-team all-district by the United States Basketball Writers Association, and second-team all-district by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Norman Powell finished as the team leader in scoring with 16.4 points per game, the sixth highest in the conference.

On June 25,2015, Norman Powell was selected with the 46th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.

Norman Powell later received multiple assignments to Raptors 905, Toronto's D-League affiliate.

Norman Powell would rise to the occasion every time he got an opportunity, only to go missing in action for a handful of games before his services were needed again.

Norman Powell had three more 21-point games over the next three months.

On October 8,2017, Norman Powell signed a four-year, $42 million contract extension with the Raptors.

On November 5,2018, against the Utah Jazz, Norman Powell partially dislocated his left shoulder joint, and was ruled out indefinitely.

Norman Powell won his first championship when the Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals in six games.

Norman Powell began the season scoring in double digits only once in the first seven games.

On February 4,2022, Norman Powell was traded, alongside Robert Covington, to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson, and a 2025 second-round pick.

Norman Powell played in a total of seven games for the Clippers after the trade, including two play-in games, and averaged a career-high 20 points.

In October 2017, Norman Powell teamed with web host GoDaddy to launch his website and his first single "No Problem".