If you look up Webster’s definition of tenacity, you might find a picture of Dwight Powell next to the word.
Think about what his career has been like, in particular the other big men he’s seen the Mavericks employ during his nine NBA seasons – all but five games of which have been with Dallas.
Zaza Pachulia, Andrew Bogut, David Lee, Nerlens Noel, Salah Mejri, DeAndre Jordan, Willie Cauley-Stein.
JaVale McGee, twice.
To varying degrees, all of them were brought in with the idea that they would maybe not replace Powell, but certainly reduce his role.