Dwight Harlan Powell (born July 20, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal and is a member of the Canadian national team.
High school career
Powell was born in Toronto, Ontario to a white Canadian father and Jamaican mother.
He then moved to the U.S. and attended
IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. As a senior, he averaged 23.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.3 blocks per game.
Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Powell was listed as the No. 8 power forward and the No. 25 player in the nation in 2010.
College career
As a freshman at Stanford University in 2010β11, Powell earned Pac-10 All-Freshman Team honours. He started in 26 of 31 games, averaging 8.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
As a sophomore in 2011β12, the Cardinal won the NIT championship, and Powell earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention selection. He started in 11 of 35 games, logging an average of 5.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
As a junior in 2012β13, Powell earned second-team NABC All-District, first-team All-Pac-12, and Pac-12 All-Academic second-team honours. He was also named the Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year. Powell started in all 34 games, averaging 14.9 points to go with 8.4 rebounds per game.
As a senior in 2013β14, Powell earned first-team All-Pac-12 honours for the second straight year and was named to the NCAA All-South Regional Team. He was also named the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention selection. Powell started in all 36 games, putting up an average of 14.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
Professional career
Boston Celtics (2014)
On June 26, 2014, Powell was selected with the 45th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets.
On July 12, Powell's rights were traded, along with
Brendan Haywood, to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for
Scotty Hopson and cash considerations.
He then joined the Cavaliers for the NBA Summer League and signed with them on August 23.
On September 25, he was traded, along with John Lucas III,
Erik Murphy, Malcolm Thomas and the Cavaliers' 2016 and 2017 second-round picks, to the
Boston Celtics in exchange for
Keith Bogans and two future second-round picks.
During his time with the Celtics, he was assigned multiple times to the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League.
Dallas Mavericks (2014βpresent)
On December 18, 2014, Powell was traded, along with
Rajon Rondo, to the
Dallas Mavericks in exchange for
Jae Crowder,
Jameer Nelson,
Brandan Wright, a 2015 first-round pick and a 2016 second-round pick.
On January 14, 2015, he scored a season-high 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting in a loss to the
Denver Nuggets.
He was assigned multiple times to the
Texas Legends during his rookie season.
In July 2015, Powell joined the Mavericks for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On November 3, 2015, he recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to the Toronto Raptors.
On July 8, 2016, Powell re-signed with the Mavericks.
On January 3, 2018, Powell tied his career high with 21 points in a 125β122 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
On March 6, 2019, Powell set a career high with 26 points in a 132β123 loss to the Washington Wizards.
After exercising his option for the 2019β20 season, he signed a contract extension with the Mavericks on July 6, 2019.
On December 4, 2019, Powell set a season-high 24 points while recording five rebounds, four assists, one steal and two blocks in a 121β114 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He had a perfect shooting night, going 9 of 9 from the field and 2 of 2 from the three-point line. Once the fourth quarter started, Powell experienced a left arm injury and got ruled out of the game.
On January 21, 2020, in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Powell suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury while attempting to drive to the basket.[Wright, Michael C. (January 21, 2020) " Dwight Powell suffers right Achilles injury against Clippers", National Basketball Association. Retrieved January 23, 2020.]
Powell was one of only 4 other players in the NBA to play all 82 games in a season in the 2021β22 NBA season, as well as breaking the Mavericks franchise record for most consecutive field goals made with 18 in a stretch of 4 games.
On July 9, 2023, Powell re-signed with the Mavericks.
National team career
On May 24, 2022, Powell agreed to a three-year commitment to play with the Canadian senior men's national team.
He was named to Canada's roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2|
| style="text-align:left;"| Boston
| 5 || 0 || 1.8 ||
.800 || .000 || .500 || .2 || .0 || .4 || .0 || 1.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 24 || 0 || 9.5 || .435 || .273 || .774 || 2.0 || .4 || .3 || .3 || 3.4
|-
| align="left" |
| align="left" | Dallas
| 69 || 2 || 14.4 || .493 || .125 || .739 || 4.0 || .6 || .5 || .3 || 5.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 77 || 3 || 17.3 || .515 || .284 || .759 || 4.0 || .6 || .8 || .5 || 6.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 79 || 24 || 21.2 || .593 || .333|| .719 || 5.6 || 1.2 || .8 || .4 || 8.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 77 || 22 || 21.6 || .597 || .307 || .770 || 5.3 ||
1.5 || .6 ||
.6 ||
10.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 40 || 37 ||
26.5 || .638 || .256 || .667 ||
5.7 ||
1.5 ||
.9 ||
.6 || 9.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 58 || 19 || 16.6 || .619 || .238 || .782|| 4.0 || 1.1 || .6 || .5 || 5.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Dallas
| style="background:#cfecec;"|
82* ||
71 || 21.9 || .671 || 351 ||
.783 || 4.9 || 1.2 || .5 || .5 || 8.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Dallas
| 76 || 64 || 19.2 || .732 || .000 || .667 || 4.1 || .9 || .6 || .3 || 6.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 63 || 9 || 13.3 || .679 || .333 || .708 || 3.4 || 1.3 || .4 || .3 || 3.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 55 || 3 || 10.0 || .689 ||
.400 || .651 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .3 || .4 || 2.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 705 || 254 || 17.8 || .604 || .294 || .736 || 4.2 || 1.0 || .6 || .4 || 6.7
Playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 2 || 0 || 1.3 || .000 || || || .5 || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 4 || 0 ||
16.0 || .474 || .000 || .545 ||
4.3 ||
1.0 ||
.3 || .0 ||
6.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 7 || 0 || 7.5 ||
.875 || ||
.833 || 1.9 || .9 ||
.3 || .0 || 2.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
|
18 ||
18 || 13.8 || .629 || .000 || .609 || 2.6 || .2 || .2 ||
.3 || 3.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Dallas
| 13 || 0 || 3.4 || .333 || || .667 || .9 || .2 || .1 || .0 || .5
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 44 || 18 || 9.4 || .591 || .000 || .630 || 2.0 || .4 || .2 || .1 || 2.4
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