NEW YORK, Nov. 24, 2018 – Dallas Mavericks center Dwight Powell has received the October NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente in recognition of his efforts to support families battling cancer in the greater Dallas area, the NBA announced today. The award recognizes an NBA player each month who best reflects the […]
By almost every metric imaginable, Dwight Powell is playing the best basketball of his career right now. Four of his seven highest-scoring games as a pro have come in his last five appearances. He’s coming off an 18-point, 12-rebound performance against Clint Capela and the Houston Rockets, has pulled down at least 10 rebounds three […]
While more eyes were on Dirk Nowitzki in his preseason debut, the Mavs’ other big men ended up stealing the spotlight in Tuesday night’s 114-109 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Andrew Bogut, Dwight Powell, and A.J. Hammons combined for 28 points, 23 rebounds, and four blocks in the win, each playing in his own […]
Justin Anderson played at a heavier weight last season than his teammate Dwight Powell. That fact might seem a little strange at face value, given Anderson played shooting guard and small forward for the Mavs, while Powell spent most of his time at power forward. But that is no more. Anderson, entering his second NBA […]
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have signed forward-center Dwight Powell. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Powell (6-11, 240) holds career averages of 5.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 12.5 minutes per game in 98 games (two starts) with Boston and Dallas. He averaged 5.8 points, 4.0 rebounds […]
The winter months in Toronto were tough for Mavs forward Dwight Powell during his childhood. Outdoor basketball courts across the city would be covered in snow, ice, or both, which limited the chances he and his friends had at getting a good game in on the weekend. They would wait, and wait, and wait for […]
His Mavs were playing on the second night of a back-to-back against a team with a significant athletic advantage against the typical starting lineup. So Rick Carlisle took a chance on his young players, Justin Anderson and Dwight Powell, and the move paid off. Before last night, Anderson and Powell had a combined one NBA […]
Ser traspasado no debe ser fácil para un jugador NBA. Menos para uno recién llegado a la liga. Imagina ahora que eres un rookie elegido en la segunda ronda del Draft y en los siguientes seis meses te traspasan tres veces. Eso vivió Dwight Powell en su primer medio año como profesional. En su mock […]
The Dallas Mavericks announced today that forward-center Dwight Powell will compete for the World Team in the 2016 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend. The game will be played at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Friday, Feb. 12, and will air live on TNT at 8 p.m. CT. Powell (6-11, 240) […]
The Mavericks and most of the other teams in the NBA have only played 10 games this season, but at this point there has been enough of a sample size to get an idea of what Dallas is doing really well so far. Granted, the Mavs were without three starters in two games already this […]