Dwight Powell, the Community Assist man

[Mr B]

Without a consistent jump shot, Powell will suffer the same fate as Brandan --- a situational player at center, averaging 20 mpg.

That's exactly what he is, a backup PF/C. No one is expecting him to be a superstar. He's being paid as situational player in today's NBA.

[Dirk]

On this ESPN article, they mention that Brooklyn was ready to make a $48 million offer.

Powell might have taken a discount to stay in Dallas. A league source said the Brooklyn Nets were interested in Powell and pondering making a four-year, $48 million offer to the restricted free agent.

Crazy money.

[Texas Chuck]

On this ESPN article, they mention that Brooklyn was ready to make a $48 million offer.

Powell might have taken a discount to stay in Dallas. A league source said the Brooklyn Nets were interested in Powell and pondering making a four-year, $48 million offer to the restricted free agent.

Crazy money.

That is crazy money. I get why Brooklyn would want to gamble on a younger player like their other RFA offer sheets, but.....

[Dirk]

On this ESPN article, they mention that Brooklyn was ready to make a $48 million offer.

Powell might have taken a discount to stay in Dallas. A league source said the Brooklyn Nets were interested in Powell and pondering making a four-year, $48 million offer to the restricted free agent.

Crazy money.

That is crazy money. I get why Brooklyn would want to gamble on a younger player like their other RFA offer sheets, but.....

Yeah, Powell is not that young and he probably didn't flash as much potential as Tyler Johnson. Having said that, looking at what ended up happening with the Nets, they probably wish they had signed Powell.

[Pinkyring]

He's the ultimate head scratchers, he was decent last seadon and we inexplicably give him a 37m contract. Why did we do that, he was restricted and didnt hear of any competition for him and even with our disaster upfront he's still getting less than 20 minutes a night, am i missing something?

[Devassa]

He's gotten worse each of the past 2 seasons and is now early on in a overpaid contract.. Not good at all.. Wouldn't be surprised if we trade him at the deadline next year though. He will have more chances to showcase his skills next year as Dirks minutes continue to decrease

[dirkforpres]

I believe he had an offer on the table from the Nets or some other team in the east...

Prime example of why you shouldn't overpay for "energy guys"... He may eventually turn into a solid 6th man, but he's not deserving of any more minutes than he is getting right now

[Pinkyring]

We just need to plsy him 30 minutes a night next to noel and see what happens

[Dirk]

Since he was a RFA, it was quite puzzling to see the Mavs give him such a contract. He even has a player option. But since he was given the contract, you'd think that meant that Carlisle liked him and viewed him as being part of the rotation. That didn't happen. He continues to have the same issues of not being good enough of a defender to be a 5 [horrific 64.5 dfg%] and not being a good enough shooter to be a 4 [shooting 30% on jump shots]. He has improved through the season though and in December he averaged 10 pts/5bds in 23.4 mpg. Lost playing time in January. The contract is not a back breaker, but it's an head scratcher because you didn't get any sense that the coach was more invested in him this year than he was when he was just a cheap rookie contract.

[fuller4379]

That contract was a head scratcher to me. I don't see much potential in him. He shows flashes every once in a while but that is about it. He did nothing to earn more than a $3 million per year contract.

[Teffer10]

We just need to plsy him 30 minutes a night next to noel and see what happens

Completely agree!
There is no reason Dirk should be playing 29mins against a team like Wolves while Powell barely sees the floor when we are clearly in young player development/evaluation mode and especially after giving him that ridiculous contract.
I was afraid we'd pay him mid-level money and could not believe we gave him that bloated contract considering he hadn't proven anything at least on a consistent basis.
I've never seen a player his size exert so much energy and produce so little.

And why in the hell is Matthews playing 37mins? Doesn't make any sense considering what we are trying to accomplish.

And we might as well cut Hammons right now if he couldn't get any burn whatsoever last night.

[k-lynch201]

Part of it was we had to pay him to keep a young guy on our team, and take up some cap room.

But yeah this hasnt been his year...

[Pinkyring]

Part of it was we had to pay him to keep a young guy on our team, and take up some cap room.

But yeah this hasnt been his year...

Then give him a 2 for 30 with the second a team option, no business giving him that awful deal then the coach wont play him, he had been here a year and a half id think they'd know if he could play or not before giving him that deal

[Teffer10]

Part of it was we had to pay him to keep a young guy on our team, and take up some cap room.

But yeah this hasnt been his year...

Then give him a 2 for 30 with the second a team option, no business giving him that awful deal then the coach wont play him, he had been here a year and a half id think they'd know if he could play or not before giving him that deal

This is one of the major problems I have with Rick....stubbornness to not see the big picture. He's one of the best tactical coaches in the league, if not the best, but sometimes you just have to let the young guys play thru their problems even if it costs a win or two. We see now that Powell isn't worth that contract but he was still a big question mark when we signed him to that big contract and now we are stuck with him.

[2011Champs]

We just need to plsy him 30 minutes a night next to noel and see what happens

Completely agree!
There is no reason Dirk should be playing 29mins against a team like Wolves while Powell barely sees the floor when we are clearly in young player development/evaluation mode and especially after giving him that ridiculous contract.
I was afraid we'd pay him mid-level money and could not believe we gave him that bloated contract considering he hadn't proven anything at least on a consistent basis.
I've never seen a player his size exert so much energy and produce so little.

And why in the hell is Matthews playing 37mins? Doesn't make any sense considering what we are trying to accomplish.

And we might as well cut Hammons right now if he couldn't get any burn whatsoever last night.

+100000. Completely baffled myself.
I understand showcasing Matthews pre trade deadline but now it's flat out stupid, irresponsible and unnecessary.
Carlisle is like the best coach in the league while at the same time a complete idiot and always 10 games behind all of us on smart player rotations and minutes distribution. It's almost like wondering if he is on the same planet as us. At the same time he really is the best coach in the league. Baffling.

[2011Champs]

Dirk has no reason to play so much, Powell has no reason to be jerked around, dude tries hard and wants to earn his contract.

[Deus]

No I don't think so. He just doesn't have any talent. I thought he might become another Shane Battier but he hasn't shown any IQ at all. Right now I think he's just a body for Carlisle to stick into the game until another better player is found.

[Jinra]

Yes. He is a D-League star.

[Darren]

He only worths 5M per. Hands down. We pay him way too much. Fortunately, he helps us lose as much games as he can. Interior defense has been the major problem of the Mavs this season. Don't get me wrong. Powell's a good lob target. He plays hard. But he's nothing else beyond that. If he's to be effective, he's to be in a system that either only care about scoring or pairing with a great shotblocking and rebounding presence.

[fuller4379]