The Dallas Mavericks aren’t short of developmental success stories in the last decade. Dorian Finney-Smith and Maxi Kleber went from undrafted free agents to key cogs in a championship contender rotation, a stunning turn around. But Dwight Powell deserves to be mentioned whenever the Mavericks’ player development is brought up.
Powell was the 45th pick in the draft by the Boston Celtics, and was considered a throw in with the Rajon Rondo trade. But instead of a throw in, he’s become one of the most important Mavericks of the last decade.
In 2021-22, Powell averaged 8.