Dwight Powell (hamstring) not ready for opener?

Dwight Powell
PF, Dallas Mavericks

Coach Rick Carlisle has said that Dwight Powell's (hamstring) status for the season opener is still undetermined.

His status will be updated on Monday. It's unclear when Powell was initially injured, but he was slated to miss only two games two weeks ago before being ruled out for the entire preseason. We're not ready to sound the alarm since he will provide decent big man value in the later rounds, particularly when Kristaps Porzingis rests. Powell may not need to be bumped down draft boards, but Maxi Kleber should be targeted toward the end of drafts with this news.

Source: Eddie Sefko on Twitter

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October 19, 2019, 1:53 pm

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