<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-rookie-markquis-nowell-drops-bold-promise-that-will-delight-toronto-fans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors rookie Markquis Nowell drops bold promise that will delight Toronto fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Raptors-news-Rookie-Markquis-Nowell-drops-bold-promise-that-will-delight-Toronto-fans.jpg"></figure><h1>Raptors rookie Markquis Nowell drops bold promise that will delight Toronto fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-15T15:56:26-07:00">August 15th, 3:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-15T15:56:26-07:00">August 15th, 3:56pm</time><address><a>DJ Foster</a>D.J. Foster is a writer and high school basketball coach in Oceanside, CA. His work has been featured at ESPN, The Ringer, NBC and more. You can follow D.J. on Twitter @fosterdj3.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Toronto Raptors rookie and former Kansas State guard Markquis Nowell appears to be following in the footsteps of former point guard Fred Van Vleet in more ways than one. Nowell, who went undrafted just like Van Vleet did, is making big promises about what he’s going to accomplish as a Raptor, similar to what Van Vleet did all those years ago when he made an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-fred-vanvleet-speaks-out-famous-bet-on-yourself-tweet-after-signing-85-million-contract" rel="noopener">optimistic speech</a> at his draft party after going unselected.</p><p>Nowell posted a <a href="https://dailyhive.com/toronto/raptors-nowell-ig-story" rel="noopener">confident take</a> on his own Instagram account, via the Daily Hive:</p><p>“One day, I’m gonna have everything I prayed for. I really believe it,” Nowell posted to his Instagram story.</p><p>In another story, Nowell shared, “I will make history as the best Raptor to ever put on a uniform.”</p><p>Nowell certainly has a steep hill to climb to become the best Raptor to ever put on a uniform. DeMar DeRozan, Tracy McGrady, Kyle Lowry, and Van Vleet all had great careers with the franchise, but Nowell’s confidence and willingness to bet on himself has led him to unexpected amounts of success in the past.</p><p>At just 5-foot-7, Markquis Nowell was dominant on the collegiate level last year as a senior at Kansas State, averaging 17.6 points, 8.3 assists, and 2.6 steals a game while winning the 2022-23 Bob Cousy Award that goes to the best guard in college basketball. Nowell helped Kansas State storm to the Elite 8, putting on multiple impressive performances throughout the tournament.</p><p>Nowell could work his way into early playing time on a Raptors team that just lost Van Vleet to the Houston Rockets in free agency. Toronto’s depth chart at point guard isn’t overwhelmingly impressive, and the team may be on the cusp of a rebuilding process with Pascal Siakam’s contract expiring after this season.</p><p>Markquis Nowell has already received <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-mugsy-bogues-message-markquis-nowell-nba-draft" rel="noopener">a shoutout</a> from one of the NBA’s best small point guards in history and former Toronto Raptor, Muggsy Bogues. Perhaps following in Muggsy Bogues’ and Fred Van Vleet’s footsteps will help Nowell accomplish his rather lofty goals, and generate some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-raptors-markquis-nowell-generating-fred-vanvleet-hype" rel="noopener">more hype</a> for a franchise in need of some positive news.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors rookie Markquis Nowell drops bold promise that will delight Toronto fans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-raptors-markquis-nowell-generating-fred-vanvleet-hype');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Raptors’ Markquis Nowell generating hype from front office not seen since Fred VanVleet');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/NBA-rumors-Raptors_-Markquis-Nowell-generating-hype-from-front-office-not-seen-since-Fred-VanVleet.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Raptors’ Markquis Nowell generating hype from front office not seen since Fred VanVleet</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-15T15:18:14-07:00">July 15th, 3:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-15T15:18:14-07:00">July 15th, 3:18pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Paolo has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Raptors took a massive blow when Fred VanVleet <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fred-vanvleet-grading-rockets-3-year-130-million-contract-2023-nba-free-agency" rel="noopener">decided to take his talents</a> to the Houston Rockets. At the end of the day, you can’t really blame the man for agreeing to a massive three-year max deal worth a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-fred-vanvleet-drops-truth-bomb-on-living-up-to-130-million-contract" rel="noopener">whopping $130 million</a> — money that Toronto was unwilling and unable to pay him.</p><p>At this point, however, it seems that the Raptors have already unearthed FVV’s second coming. This comes in the form of undrafted rookie Markquis Nowell, who is already generating a lot of hype from the front office early on:</p><p>“An up and down Summer League, but speaking to people in the Raps front office about Nowell, they <a href="https://twitter.com/JLew1050/status/1680327494929375233" rel="noopener">haven’t been this excited</a> about an undrafted player since VanVleet. Some obvious similarities (path to NBA/size) but like FVV at that stage, his feel for the game is well beyond his years,” wrote Raptors beat reporter Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports in a tweet.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Markquis Nowell gets fancy in transition! ✨ <a href="https://t.co/IHAmnTMeJe">pic.twitter.com/IHAmnTMeJe</a></p><p>— NBA TV (@NBATV) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/1680321365319057408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Obviously, Nowell won’t come in as a one-for-one replacement for VanVleet this coming season. Given what he brought to the table for the Raptors, it’s just not going to be easy to fill the void FVV has left now that he’s gone to greener pastures. However, there is indeed a lot to be excited about for Markquis Nowell, especially considering the fact that they didn’t even need to use a draft pick to scoop him up. Toronto obviously has a track record for bringing out the best in undrafted guys, and they’re now hoping that it’s going to be the same case for Nowell.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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