Relatively unheralded Portland Trail Blazers rookie small forward Toumani Camara has been honored with the club's Maurice Lucas Award for the 2023-24 NBA season, an accolade designated for the player who best embodies the spirit of that Trail Blazers legend.
“Toumani embodies high character and unabashed toughness on and off the court that Rip City has come to love,” Portland GM Joe Cronin said in a statement, according to. “We are proud to name Toumani the recipient of the Maurice Lucas Award this season as he has only just begun to make his bigger-than-life impact on the Portland community.”
As a reward for receiving the honor, Portland is set to donate $5,000 to whichever nonprofit Camara earmarks. Fentress notes that Camara has already been pretty involved in several charitable projects. The 6-foot-7 wing, wasselected with the No. 52 pick out of Dayton in the 2023 draft by the Phoenix Suns. He was considered a throw-in component of the Deandre Ayton-Jusuf Nurkic trade, but emerged as an intriguing prospect in his own right, with his tough perimeter defense. Across his 70 healthy games , he posted averages of 7.5 points and 4.9 boards.
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