Surprise Trail Blazers Rookie Earns Maurice Lucas Award in Debut Season

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 Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian. “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.”

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