Maxi Helped Us Win 2 Playoff Games. Dwight has lost us a playoff game.

[Mak]

The criticism Powell faces from restless fans is an unfortunate consequence of the Peter Principle playing out for him and many otherwise-excellent roleplayers in the NBA. DP is amazing at what he does and remains one of the best values in the league - about as much as one should ask for from a roleplayer. Being a makeshift replacement for a position that was essentially a placeholder for a Latvian unicorn superstar was clearly asking far too much.


I don't think Dallas needs to 'get rid' of the longest tenured Maverick, he can still provide immense value especially over the course of a long grinding NBA season (to the point of even leading the squad in Win Shares), but i'd be overjoyed if Nico & co figure out a way this off-season to put Powell in a position to be a contender for 6th man of the year next season.