For Powell, teaming up with George was a realization of something he had been looking forward to for a while. Powell’s first career postseason series was a seven-game battle against George’s Indiana Pacers back in 2016, Powell’s rookie season with the Raptors. “Playing along PG still doesn’t seem real to me,” said Powell. “He was a guy that I looked up to growing up. A guy, we had some battles in Toronto in the playoffs. And early on in my career, he gave me some words of encouragement. My rookie year, that stuck with me. So being able to play alongside him, and Kawhi (Leonard) when he gets back healthy, it’s going to be fun. So I’m definitely looking forward to that. I had a great time out there with the guys, so just looking to build.”