Dwight Powell Rumors
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Position: F-C
Born: 07/20/91
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight:234 lbs. / 106.1 kg.
Salary: $10,259,375
Born: 07/20/91
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight:234 lbs. / 106.1 kg.
Salary: $10,259,375
Ryan Wolstat: NPBA president Michele Roberts says about proposed return “we needed to make sure we could mitigate as much as possible … a lot of hard work (went into it).” Credits everyone for hard work including Kyle Lowry and Canadian Dwight Powell, amongst others.
Marc Stein: The Mavericks plan to explore the marketplace but cannot make a signing unless Lee is formally waived. As @Tim MacMahon noted, Lee had a productive March for Dallas after the Mavs had previously lost two key contributors, Dwight Powell and Jalen Brunson, to long-term injuries
Silver has had weekly calls with executive committee members Paul, Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry and Dallas Mavericks center Dwight Powell; another weekly call with the league’s general managers and team presidents; and biweekly calls with the 30 owners. In between there are Zoom, FaceTime, Webex and Google Meetup calls with business leaders, public health officials, President Donald Trump, and executives from Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the National Hockey League.
Silver has made sure Paul and Roberts have had a seat at the table over the past three months as all this has unfolded. The union recently formed a players’ committee, led by Paul and joined by Kyle Lowry, Dwight Powell, Russell Westbrook and Jayson Tatum, to further consult with Silver and some of his top officials as the process unfolds. In this way the union has, in some respects, voted along the way. One such example is the union’s preference to allow some family into a quarantined campus, which the league has made a priority for weeks as it has pieced plans together.
“I think it’s important for anybody who cares about justice and the things that are going on in this city and the things that have been going on in this country for a long time,” Powell said, when asked why he came. “It’s important to be a part of the conversation,” he added. “I think Mark has done a great job, in his leadership of us and showing us that we have a voice. To be able to be here and hear the voice of the community — share their opinions and thoughts and feelings — it was very important for us to be here today.”
The NBA and the players’ association have formed a joint committee to study return-to-play plans. In addition to the league office, it includes health experts, Chris Paul, Dwight Powell, Kyle Lowry, Jayson Tatum and Russell Westbrook, though sources say NBA commissioner Adam Silver and some players have had similar discussions informally for weeks.
In the memo, “if it is safe to do” was underscored, emphasizing the challenge facing sports as they attempt to come back. The memo briefly recapped Friday’s NBPA players meeting that included a session with commissioner Adam Silver. The memo confirmed that “any such resumption would not include fans in arenas, and would likely take place at a single site, but again, it is far too early to speculate on whether any such plan will be implemented.” The union said it formed a joint committee of NBPA staffers, outside experts and players Chris Paul, Dwight Powell, Kyle Lowry, Jayson Tatum and Russell Westbrook.
The Mavericks as an organization have been involved in local donations for people affected by the coronavirus. How has it been to see the entire organization come together to support so many causes? Rick Carlisle: It’s been great to see. It’s been great to be a part of. We’re proud to support healthcare workers, first responders and anybody that needs immediate help. Some of it is involved serving meals, especially when this thing first hit, but the organization has a DNA of outreach, of contribution, philanthropy and that starts with Mark Cuban and Cynt Marshall. We follow their lead. When this first happened, Mark and Luka Doncic and Dwight Powell made a huge contribution to childcare for healthcare workers at UT-Southwestern and Parkland Memorial Hospital, and that got the ball rolling, and there’s been a lot more activity since then.
Marc Stein: The Mavericks just announced that Mark Cuban, Luka Dončić and Dwight Powell are donating $500,000 to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Hospital to support childcare for healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response effort
Eddie Sefko: Brunson, Curry. Cauley-Stein, Powell and Kidd-Gilchrist all ruled out for San Antonio Tuesday. Finney-Smith questionable. Maximum of 10 suites up.
Tim MacMahon: Luka Doncic will play with a brace on his right ankle and a shout-out to Dwight Powell on his shoes.
Brad Townsend: . @Mark Cuban calls Cauley-Stein acquisition “a steal-and-a-half. We got really lucky. And Dwight comes back, we’ll be even better at that position.”
Mavs PR: The Dallas Mavericks announced today that center Dwight Powell underwent surgery to repair the rupture of his right Achilles tendon. No timetable has been set for Powell’s return.
Brad Townsend: Misunderstood earlier. JJ’s idea was to write Powell’s name on all the players’ shoes. “We’ve got to keep him around somehow,” Barea says. He spoke to today Powell, who still is deciding which surgeon to use.
Dallas has made at least one acquisition before each of the past three trade deadlines. A source told The News that the Mavericks were strongly weighing potential trades before Powell’s injury. Now it’s imperative that Dallas add a big man before the Feb. 6 trade deadline, two weeks from Thursday.
Joakim Noah an option for Mavs?
Tim MacMahon: Sources: The Mavs have touched base with Joakim Noah as they search for center depth in the wake of Dwight Powell’s season-ending injury. Dallas has concerns about Noah’s health and is considering several other options, including G League and overseas players.
Tim MacMahon: The Mavs would have to create a roster spot to sign a center.
Dwight Powell likely done for the season
Shams Charania: Mavericks’ Dwight Powell is expected to have suffered a season-ending torn right Achilles tendon, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Devastating blow for Dallas.
The Mavericks fear that starting center Dwight Powell suffered a season-ending torn right Achilles tendon early in the first quarter of Tuesday night’s 110-107 loss to the LA Clippers. “It’s a somber night with Dwight’s situation,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. “He’s going to have an MRI tomorrow. Right Achilles injury feared to be severe, but we won’t know for sure until the diagnostic tests are done. It’s a real tough one.”
His impact goes beyond basic statistics. Powell is considered a critical part of the Mavs’ culture, described by Carlisle as “one of the soldiers of the franchise.” He’s also an excellent complement to franchise cornerstones Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis. Powell is one of the NBA’s most efficient pick-and-roll finishers and typically defends power forwards, allowing Porzingis to play to his strengths as a rim protector. “He means a lot, off the court and on the court,” said Doncic, who had 36 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in the loss. “He gave us a lot. He’s a great guy. He doesn’t deserve this. He’s going to come back strong, though, for sure.”
Carlisle referenced J.J. Barea, the Mavs’ 14-year veteran reserve point guard, as evidence of a player with remarkable work ethic and mental toughness who came back strong from a torn Achilles tendon. Barea, 35, ruptured his right Achilles tendon in January last year and was ready to begin this season, when he has averaged 9.2 points and 3.3 assists in 15.6 minutes per game. “Nobody better and mentally tougher to come back from this than him,” Barea told ESPN of Powell. “Nobody has ever and will ever work as hard as he is going to do.”
Luka Doncic: prayers up for my guy!!! @Dwight Powell you will come back stronger🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/cCAorXuhuM
Jusuf Nurkic: Praying for @Dwight Powell 🙏🏻🙏🏻 #hatethoseinjuries
Bogdan Bogdanovic: Prayers up for @Dwight Powell 🙏🙏🙏
Dwight Powell suffers Achilles injury
Tim Cato: Dwight Powell won’t return with a right Achilles injury, per the team.
Tim MacMahon: The obvious fear is that this is a season-ending injury for Dwight Powell, a critical role player and major part of the Mavs’ culture.
Bobby Marks: Last day to file for a Disabled Player Exception was Jan. 15. Dallas would not receive any cap relief if the Dwight Powell injury is season ending. Powell signed a three-year $33M extension in July that begins in 2020/21.
Christopher Hine: Wiggins said he injured the thumb on a drive in Dallas getting tangled up with Dwight Powell.
Carlisle has adjusted his rotation accordingly so that the players who don’t need the ball play more with Luka. After using eight different starting lineups in the first 13 games, Carlisle has settled on the same unit over the last six: Doncic, Porzingis, Dwight Powell, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Tim Hardaway Jr. That group has an eye-popping net rating of plus-24.3 in 88 minutes, the best among all lineups in the NBA that have played at least 80 minutes this season.
Brad Townsend: Powell went through full practice, getting closer, Carlisle says.
Dwain Price: Dwight Powell (hamstring) will not play tonight against the Blazers. He missed all 5 preseason games and the first 2 games of the regular season. @Dallas Mavericks
Brad Townsend: Mavericks media notes list Dwight Powell as out for tomorrow’s home game against Portland. Not a huge surprise. Just confirmation.
Brad Townsend: Dwight Powell getting in some work. Rick Carlisle says he is getting closer to a return, but “I can’t say yes” about Sunday’s game against Portland at AAC. Didn’t say no, either.
