Dallas Mavericks: Dwight Powell wants to stay in Dallas

Dallas Mavericks center Dwight Powell shared his thoughts on his impending free agency including dispelling a recent rumor. See the latest here.

The Dallas Mavericks are lucky to have Dwight Powell on their roster. The 27-year-old is coming off the best season of his career. Powell’s rim-rocking dunks make fans rocket out of their seats, but it is so much more than his on-court talent.

He is one of the most active Mavs in the community. Powell is always donating his time to a charity event or doing community service. He participated two days in a row this week. Powell helped paint the gym walls at an after school program for children on Monday. Then, he was on-hand for the tech center opening on June 4. Here is a tweet from the Mavericks official account about the event.

.@DwightPowell33, @cyntmarshall, and the @mavsfoundation are proud to unveil a newly renovated Mavs technology center in Dallas! #MavsCare pic.twitter.com/XhqOCHZRk4
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) June 4, 2019

Powell on his future

The media was present for the opening and they got a chance to ask Powell about his impending free agency. First, the center addressed the Yahoo Sports report that he was declining his player option courtesy of Brad Townsend.

Dwight Powell on Yahoo report that he won’t opt in and will explore free agency:

“I did not have any conversation prior to that article coming out with whoever wrote it. So I don’t know where the information came from. I didn’t have any conversation with anybody about that.”
— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) June 4, 2019

Then, Powell reiterated his stance on where he wants to play next season courtesy of Eddie Sefko.

Dwight Powell, at the opening of a new tech center Tuesday, on his future: “There’s no place I’d rather be than Dallas. I’ve done everything to show I love it here. This team gave me my shot…treated me extremely well, as an athlete and man. So, yeah, I love the Dallas Mavericks"
— Eddie Sefko (@ESefko) June 4, 2019

That quote should come as no surprise. Dwight Powell is continuing to do charity work in Dallas. He also traveled with Coach Carlisle and Coach Mosley to Slovenia to work out with Luka Doncic. Adding it all up and it would be a shock if Powell departs in free agency this summer. Expect him to have plenty of suitors, but re-signing with the Mavericks appears to be his priority.

Final thoughts

Dallas Mavericks big man Dwight Powell shared his thoughts about his upcoming free agency during a tech center opening on June 4. Powell wants to remain with the Mavs. Expect the two sides to work out a deal quickly, but he may wait to sign until after the front office has sorted out their free agency plan. That will allow the organization to maximize its cap space.

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