Nurse, Powell believe rookie Flynn has the drive it takes to thrive in the NBA
Malachi Flynn sits with Fred VanVleet every morning, peppering the veteran guard with questions about the NBA game.
Since he was drafted 29th overall just three weeks ago, Flynn hasn’t had the luxury of casual summer workouts to get to know his new teammates. There was no NBA summer league and no lengthy pre-season to impress his coach.
But just five practices into the team’s camp at Tampa, Fla., coach Nick Nurse and the Raptors believe he’s a keeper.
How can he tell a rookie has what it takes?