July 30, 2010

Carlos Powell - Powell puts up stats across the board wherever he goes. As evidence of that, here are his stats from last season;

Albuquerque Thunderbirds (D-League): 22.1ppg, 5.0rpg, 5.0apg, 1.6spg, 0.6bpg
Liaoning Hunters (China): 20.7ppg, 4.6rpg, 3.3apg, 1.3spg, 1.0bpg

The knocks on him are that his outside jumpshot is weak, and that he is extremely ball dominant. But production is production, and Powell is big enough and strong enough to get to the rim in the NBA just like he does in the minors. No one has taken a chance on him yet, though.

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April 13, 2010

- Carlos Powell

South Carolina graduate Powell was the first pick of the 2010 D-League draft by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, and spent most of the year with the team. He averaged 22.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists, and was bought out of his contract in March by Liaoning of the CBA. Liaoning signed Powell for their playoff push, but they were eliminated in the first round 3-1 by John Lucas's Shanghai Sharks. Powell averaged 20.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists in his 7 games with the team.

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