Dwight Powell is a Canadian professional basketball player who plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Dallas Mavericks as their Power forward/ Center. Powell has played for other teams like Boston Celtics, Maine Red Claws, Texas Legends.
Dwight Harlan Powell was born on July 20, 1991, in Toronto, Ontario to parents Harlan Powell and Jacqueline Weir. As per his nationality, he is Canadian and belongs to the White ethnic group. His star sign is Cancer.
As of 2022, Powell has an estimated net worth of over $15 million. He reportedly earned $60,140,184 from eight seasons in the NBA.
Cash Earnings of Dwight is tabulated below:
Year | Team | Salary |
2014-15 | Dallas Mavericks | $507,336 |
2015-16 | Dallas Mavericks | $845,059 |
2016-17 | Dallas Mavericks | $8,375,000 |
2017-18 | Dallas Mavericks | $9,003,125 |
2018-19 | Dallas Mavericks | $9,631,250 |
2019-20 | Dallas Mavericks | $10,259,375 |
2020-21 | Dallas Mavericks | $11,080,125 |
2021-22 | Dallas Mavericks | $11,080,125 |
At first, Powell signed a 2 year $1.35 million contract with Cleveland in 2014. That same year, he was traded to Dallas with who he signed a 4 year $37.3 million contract in July 2016. On 6th June 2019, he exercised a $10.26 million option with Dallas for the 2019-20 season. Again, that same day, Dallas extended his contract to a 3 year $33 million contract.
From the 2020-21 season to 2023, he will get a base salary of $11,080,125 from Dallas.
Dwight is in a romantic relationship with his girlfriend Ashley Morgan. Dwight has a good relationship with his family and they are very supportive.
Moreover, he has a lovely pet dog named Leia.
The Famous NBA star Powell is 6 feet 11 inches tall in height and weighs around 109 kg (240 lb). Dwight Harlan Powell is not only a world-class athlete but also a very attractive individual.
Other than being a famous NBA Power forward/ Center, Dwight is pretty famous in social media. He has 9275 followers on Twitter and 42.2k followers on Instagram.
Powell attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida where he played for his high school basketball team. Dwight, in his high school career, held an average of 23.2 points and 11.6 rebounds. After completing high school, he got enrolled at Stanford University and played there.
Powell won the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team honors as a freshman at Stanford in 2010-11 and averaged 8.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in 31 games (26 starting points). The Cardinal won the NIT Championship as a sophomore in 2011-12 and Dwight won the Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
He averaged 5.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in 35 games (11 starting points). Powell averaged 14.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game in 36 games (all starts) in 2013-2014 and was also named the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the Honorable Mention of Pac-12 All-Academic.
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Dwight was selected by the Charlotte in 2014 NBA Draft with the 45th overall pick and his rights were traded along with Brendon Haywood to Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Scotty Hopson and cash considerations. Later he was traded to Boston Celtics in exchange for Keith Bogans.
Powell was also assigned to Maine Red Claws many times during his Boston Celtics career.
Powell was traded to Dallas Mavericks with Rajon Rondo in exchange for Jae Crowder, Jameer Nelson, Brandan Wright, a first-round pick in 2015 and a second-round pick in 2016.
Dwight joined the NBA Summer League at Mavericks in 2015. On 3rd November 2015, he recorded his first two-double career with a loss of 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Toronto Raptors.
Year | Team | Games played | Games started | Minutes per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Steals per game | Blocks per game | Points per game |
2014-15 | Boston | 5 | 0 | 1.8 | .2 | .0 | .4 | .0 | 1.8 |
2014-15 | Dallas | 24 | 0 | 9.5 | 2.0 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 3.4 |
2015-16 | Dallas | 69 | 2 | 14.4 | 4.0 | .6 | .5 | .3 | 5.8 |
2016-17 | Dallas | 77 | 3 | 17.3 | 4.0 | .6 | .8 | .5 | 6.7 |
2017-18 | Dallas | 79 | 25 | 21.2 | 5.6 | 1.2 | .8 | .4 | 8.5 |
Career | 254 | 30 | 16.7 | 4.2 | .8 | .7 | .5 | 6.6 |
Four days later, he scored a career-high of 15 points and 7 rebounds in a 107–98 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. On 17 January 2016, he tied his career-high of 15 points to the San Antonio Spurs in a loss.
Powell re-signed with the Mavericks on 8 July 2016. Dwight set a new career-high with 17 points in a 107–82 win over the Chicago Bulls On 3 December 2016. On 9 April 2017, he scored 21 points against the Phoenix Suns. Some of his teammates from Dallas are Harrison Barnes, Wesley Matthews, Devin Harris.
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