Dwight Powell

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Basketball player
Dwight Powell
Dwight Powell
Player information
Full name Dwight Harlan Powell
birthday 20th July 1991 (age 29)
place of birth Toronto , Ontario , Canada
size 211 cm
position Power Forward / Center
college Stanford
NBA draft 2014 , 45th Pick, Charlotte Hornets
Club information
society Dallas Mavericks
league NBA
Jersey number 7th
Clubs as active
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National team
Since 02015CanadaCanada Canada

Dwight Harlan Powell (born July 20, 1991 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canadian basketball player who is under contract with the Dallas Mavericks in the US professional league NBA .

Career

High school and college

As a teenager, Powell played in his native Canada at the Earl Haig Secondary School in North York (Province Ontario ). At the age of 14 he went to the United States to continue his basketball education at the IMG Academy in Florida . From 2010 to 2014 he played at Stanford University in California .

NBA

He was automatically registered as a college senior for the 2014 NBA draft . He was selected in the second draft round in 45th place by the Charlotte Hornets and a short time later swapped with Brendan Haywood for Scotty Hopson to the Cleveland Cavaliers . In September 2014 Powell was sold to the Boston Celtics with other players for Keith Bogans . With the Celtics he completed only five season games and played most of the time with the Celtics farm team Maine Red Claws . In December 2014 he was transferred to the Dallas Mavericks in the course of a transfer with Rajon Rondo . Even with the Mavs, Powell was often sent to the D-League for the Texas Legends .

In his second NBA year Powell got more playing time and replaced Dirk Nowitzki . He came in 69 games on 5.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in 14 minutes on average. In the 2018/19 season, Powell achieved a double-digit point value for the first time in his NBA time with 10.6 per encounter. In January 2020, Powell tore his Achilles tendon in his right foot. To make up for his months of absence, the Texans signed Willie Cauley-Stein .

National team

Powell has played for the Canadian national basketball team since 2015 . In the summer of 2015, Powell made his debut at the American Basketball Championship for Canada and won the bronze medal.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ NBA draft pick Dwight Powell started out at North York high school. In: toronto.com. June 30, 2014, accessed January 26, 2020 (Canadian English).
  2. ^ Dwight Powell - Men's Basketball. In: Stanford University. Retrieved January 26, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ Hopson Acquired from Cavs
  4. ^ Mavs acquire four-time all-star Rondo Rajon
  5. ^ Dwight Powell Stats. Retrieved January 26, 2020 (English).
  6. ↑ Powell's Achilles rupture confirmed, so what options are next for Mavericks? In: The Official Home of the Dallas Mavericks. January 22, 2020, accessed January 26, 2020 (American English).
  7. ^ Mavericks make trade for Cauley-Stein official. In: The Official Home of the Dallas Mavericks. January 25, 2020, accessed January 26, 2020 (American English).

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personal data
SURNAME Powell, Dwight
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Powell, Dwight Harlan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto