Josh Powell

Josh Powell

Liaoning Dinosaurs
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	January 25, 1983 (1983-01-25)
Place of birth	Charleston, South Carolina
Nationality	American
High school	Riverdale (Georgia)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College	North Carolina State (2001–2003)
Pro career	2003–present
Career history
2003	Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody (Russia)
2003–2004	Scafati Basket (Italy)
2004–2005	JuveCaserta Basket (Italy)
2005–2006	→Fort Worth Flyers (D-League)
2005–2006	Dallas Mavericks
2006–2007	Indiana Pacers
2007	Golden State Warriors
2008–2010	Los Angeles Lakers
2010–2011	Atlanta Hawks
2011–	Liaoning Dinosaurs
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA Champion (2009, 2010)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Josh Powell (born January 25, 1983 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American professional basketball player.

Early life

While playing at NC State, Powell averaged 12.4 ppg and 5.2 rpg in his sophomore year (2002–2003). He was not selected in the 2003 NBA Draft and played in Europe. However, he worked out for numerous teams and was eventually signed by the Dallas Mavericks, who were looking for a power forward to develop behind star Dirk Nowitzki. He played two games in 2003–04 with Lokomotiv-Rostov in the Russian Superleague before finishing the season with Euroride Scafati of the Italian Lega 2. In 2004–05, Powell averaged 16.6 PPG and 11.9 RPG with Pepsi Caserta of the Italian League.

NBA career

Dallas Mavericks

At the beginning of the 2005–2006 season, Powell was in the D-League and put up solid numbers until he was called up to the NBA, where he played only in "garbage time," when the game had already been practically decided. But, after injuries to starting small forward Josh Howard and backup power forward Keith Van Horn, he began to get more time when Nowitzki was in need of rest.

Indiana Pacers

He was traded on July 23, 2006, along with Darrell Armstrong and Rawle Marshall to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Anthony Johnson He had a guaranteed contract for the 2006–2007 season with the Pacers.

Golden State Warriors

On January 17, 2007, Powell was dealt to the Golden State Warriors along with teammates Stephen Jackson, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Al Harrington for Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, Ike Diogu, and Keith McLeod.

Los Angeles Clippers

On August 14, he joined his fourth team in three years, signing with the Los Angeles Clippers. He was later waived as a result of a surplus of big men on the team.

Los Angeles Lakers

On August 14, 2008, Powell signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers to replace the departed Ronny Turiaf.

After starting center Andrew Bynum went down with an injury, Powell began to play a substantial amount of minutes and had his best pro-season yet. However, with Bynum's return, Powell saw almost all of his minutes cut. On June 14, 2009, Powell won his first NBA championship in a 99–86 victory over the Orlando Magic. On June 17, 2010, Powell won his second straight championship in a 83–79 Game 7 victory over the Boston Celtics.

Atlanta Hawks

On July 26, 2010, after winning two championship rings with the Lakers, Powell signed a 1-year deal worth $1.1 million with the Atlanta Hawks.

China

In the summer of 2011, Powell sign with the Liaoning Dinosaurs of China.

Arrest

He was arrested before a game for refusing to move his car that blocked an ambulance. Powell was charged Saturday March 12, 2011 with obstruction, failure to obey an officer directing traffic and failure to yield to emergency equipment.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	Dallas	37	2	11.6	.457	.000	.800	2.2	.2	.2	.1	3.0
2006–07	Indiana	7	0	9.1	.133	.000	.667	2.7	.4	.0	.0	1.7
2006–07	Golden State	30	0	9.6	.526	.000	.733	2.3	.6	.2	.4	3.5
2007–08	LA Clippers	64	25	19.2	.460	.000	.724	5.2	.7	.2	.4	5.5
2008–09	LA Lakers	60	1	11.7	.444	.000	.760	2.9	.5	.2	.3	4.2
2009–10	LA Lakers	63	0	9.2	.366	.438	.645	1.8	.6	.1	.1	2.7
2010–11	Atlanta	54	0	12.1	.452	.000	.800	2.5	.4	.1	.1	4.1
Career		315	28	12.5	.439	.350	.743	2.9	.5	.2	.2	3.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006	Dallas	6	0	4.2	.000	.000	.000	.3	.2	.0	.0	.0
2007	Golden State	4	0	1.5	.000	.000	.500	.3	.0	.0	.2	.3
2009	L.A. Lakers	14	0	5.2	.423	1.000	1.000	1.2	.3	.0	.1	2.1
2010	L.A. Lakers	13	0	3.1	.375	.000	.750	.5	.1	.0	.0	.7
2011	Atlanta	9	0	5.3	.556	.000	.000	1.0	.1	.0	.0	1.1
Career		46	0	4.2	.404	.500	.833	.8	.2	.0	.0	1.1

External links

• NBA.com – Josh Powell
• ESPN.com – Josh Powell