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Originally Posted by DGM
It's simple. Powell is a 4. Play him at 5 and rebounding/defense suffers greatly.
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Again, pair him with an offensive-oriented center and he'll do well at the 4.
Powell simply isn't a fit in Rick's system.
Rick wants 4 shooters and one guy to clean up the boards and defend the paint so Zaza, Mejri and McGee along with Powell's inability to hit the 3 puts him in more of a situational role than part of the rotation.
If he doesn't start hitting 3s or long jumpers to stretch the floor he might as well keep looking forward to several more DNPs, coach's decision.