Josh Powell

Josh Powell (born January 25, 1983 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American professional basketball player with the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. 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 de... more

Josh Powell (born January 25, 1983 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American professional basketball player with the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. 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. 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 get more time when Nowitzki was in need of rest. He was traded on July 23, 2006, along with Darrell Armstrong and Rawle Marshall to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Anthony Johnson He... less