Josh Powell (Sydney Kings) on back to back titles with the Lakers, Kobe Bryant memories and his time in the NBL
June 27, 2022
Josh Powell
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 25/01/83
- Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina (USA)
- Position: F/C
- Height (CM): 206
- Weight (KG): 102
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: North Carolina State (2001–2003)
- NBL DEBUT: 13/10/16
- AGE AT DEBUT: 33
- LAST NBL GAME: 10/02/17
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 34
- NBL History: Sydney 2017
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Josh Powell was born in Charleston, South Carolina (USA) and after multiple problems on the home front, Powell ran away from his family to live on the streets as a 17-year-old.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Josh Powell made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 33 years of age. He scored 14 points in his first game.
Powell made his debut for the Kings in their second game of the season, a win over the Hawks which then led to a ‘viral video’ of the team’s celebrations.
Powell, a versatile big man who can play forward or centre joined the Kings as a replacement to star big man Julian Khazzouh after he suffered a serious knee injury in that kept him out for the entire 2016/17 season.
He went on to play in 27 games for the Kings, averaging 9.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game, which included a number of big games but he wasn’t able to help the Kings make a impact in the ‘wins’ column.
On October 20, he scored 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting off the bench in a 92–78 win over the New Zealand Breakers. On December 23, he scored a season-high 21 points in a 87–75 loss to Illawarra, dropping the Kings to 10–10 on the season with a fourth-straight defeat. The Kings went on to finish the season in seventh place, missing the playoffs with a 13–15 record.
Josh Powell played one season in the NBL. He averaged 9.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1 assists in 26 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 34 | Sydney | 13-15 (7) | 26 | 524.7 | 247 | 122 | 27 | 51 | 71 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 84 | 93 | 194 | 48% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 61 | 76 | 80% | 54% | 48% | 21 | Totals | 26 | 525 | 247 | 122 | 27 | 51 | 71 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 84 | 93 | 194 | 47.9% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 61 | 76 | 80.3% | 54% | 48% | 21 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 34 | Sydney | 13-15 (7) | 26 | 20.2 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 48% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.3 | 2.9 | 80% | 54% | 48% | 21 | Total | 26 | 20.2 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 47.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 80.3% | 54% | 48% | 21 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
Powell signed with the Dallas Mavericks in August 2005, but managed just 16 games over the first half of the 2005/06 season. On February 27, 2006, he was assigned to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League. He was recalled by the Mavericks on March 4, and went on to play in 21 games throughout March and April. On April 4, 2006, he scored a season-high 12 points in a 127–101 win over the Sacramento Kings. The Mavericks reached the NBA Finals in 2006, where they were defeated 4–2 by the Miami Heat. Powell appeared in six games over the Mavericks playoff run.
In July 2006, Powell was traded, along with Darrell Armstrong and Rawle Marshall, to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Anthony Johnson. He appeared in just seven games for the Pacers in 2006/07 before being traded to the Golden State Warriors in an eight-player deal on January 17, 2007. On January 27, 2007, in just his second game for the Warriors, Powell scored a then season-high 13 points in a 131–105 win over the Charlotte Bobcats. He played in 30 regular season games for the Warriors, as well as making four playoff appearances.
On August 14, 2007, Powell signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. During his time with the Clippers he scored a career-high 22 points in a 105–79 loss to the Houston Rockets. On July 30, 2008, he was waived by the Clippers.
On August 14, 2008, Powell signed with the Los Angeles Lakers and played in 150 games, his best games coming in 2009 when LA Lakers starting centre Andrew Bynum dislocated his left kneecap. While Bynum was out, Powell provided excellent frontcourt depth and played a regular 10-20 minutes per game. When Bynum’s returned however, Powell saw almost all of his minutes cut but he remained part of the team and alongside the legendary Kobe Bryant and Head Coach Phil Jackson won back to back titles in 2009 and 2010.
Powell signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract with the Atlanta Hawks in 2016 where he played in 54 games and averaged 4 points per game.
After playing multiple seasons overseas Powell gained what would be his final NBA opportunity, signing with the Houston Rockets in 2014. Powell played in one game before being waived on October 24, 2014.
On September 18, 2015, Powell signed with the Milwaukee Bucks for training camp. He was later waived by the Bucks on October 21, 2015 after appearing in four preseason games.
Powell played 316 games in the NBA. He averaged 3.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
August 2, 2005: Signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.
- July 24, 2006: Traded by the Dallas Mavericks with Darrell Armstrong and Rawle Marshall to the Indiana Pacers for Anthony Johnson.
- January 16, 2007: Traded by the Indiana Pacers with Al Harrington, Stephen Jackson and Šarūnas Jasikevičius to the Golden State Warriors for Ike Diogu, Mike Dunleavy, Keith McLeod and Troy Murphy.
- August 14, 2007: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers.
- August 14, 2008: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.
- July 26, 2010: Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks.
- September 27, 2012: Signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.
- October 26, 2012: Waived by the San Antonio Spurs.
- October 25, 2013: Waived by the New York Knicks.
- April 16, 2014: Signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets.
- October 24, 2014: Waived by the Houston Rockets.
- September 14, 2015: Signed a contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.
- October 21, 2015: Waived by the Milwaukee Bucks.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 65% | 58% | 35% | 91% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 93 | 194 | 47.9% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 31 | Houston | PF | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 2010-11 | 24 | Golden State | PF | 30 | 0 | 289 | 104 | 69 | 18 | 17 | 52 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 43 | 41 | 78 | 53% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 22 | 30 | 73% | 57% | 53% |
| 2009-10 | 23 | Dallas | PF | 37 | 2 | 429 | 110 | 81 | 9 | 28 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 52 | 37 | 81 | 46% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 36 | 45 | 80% | 55% | 46% |
| 2008-09 | 24 | Indiana | PF | 7 | 0 | 64 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 13% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 12 | 67% | 30% | 13% |
| 2007-08 | 25 | LA Clippers | C | 64 | 25 | 1228 | 353 | 331 | 47 | 115 | 216 | 14 | 23 | 65 | 130 | 145 | 315 | 46% | 0 | 3 | 0% | 63 | 87 | 72% | 50% | 46% |
| 2006-07 | 27 | LA Lakers | PF | 63 | 0 | 581 | 169 | 116 | 35 | 44 | 72 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 71 | 71 | 194 | 37% | 7 | 16 | 44% | 20 | 31 | 65% | 41% | 38% |
| 2006-07 | 26 | LA Lakers | PF | 60 | 1 | 703 | 250 | 176 | 27 | 71 | 105 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 98 | 106 | 239 | 44% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 38 | 50 | 76% | 48% | 44% |
| 2005-06 | 28 | Atlanta | PF | 54 | 0 | 653 | 224 | 135 | 22 | 49 | 86 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 78 | 94 | 208 | 45% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 36 | 45 | 80% | 49% | 45% | Total | 316 | 28 | 3966 | 1226 | 932 | 161 | 331 | 601 | 49 | 68 | 254 | 491 | 498 | 1136 | 44% | 7 | 20 | 35% | 223 | 300 | 74% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 31 | Houston | PF | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 33% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 2010-11 | 24 | Golden State | PF | 30 | 0 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 53% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.7 | 1.0 | 73% | 57% | 53% |
| 2009-10 | 23 | Dallas | PF | 37 | 2 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 46% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.0 | 1.2 | 80% | 55% | 46% |
| 2008-09 | 24 | Indiana | PF | 7 | 0 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 13% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.1 | 1.7 | 67% | 30% | 13% |
| 2007-08 | 25 | LA Clippers | C | 64 | 25 | 19.2 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 46% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.0 | 1.4 | 72% | 50% | 46% |
| 2006-07 | 26 | LA Lakers | PF | 60 | 1 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 44% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 76% | 48% | 44% |
| 2005-06 | 28 | Atlanta | PF | 54 | 0 | 12.1 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 45% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.7 | 0.8 | 80% | 49% | 45% | Total | 316 | 28 | 12.6 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 44% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 35% | 0.7 | 0.9 | 74% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Russia - Lokomotiv-Rostov (2003) | Italy - Scafati Basket (2003–2004), JuveCaserta Basket (2004–2005) | China - Liaoning (2011–2012), Guangdong (2013–2014), Luoyang Zhonghe (2016) | Switzerland - Union Neuchâtel (2012) | Puerto Rico - Brujos de Guayama (2012), Indios de Mayagüez (2016) | Greece - Olympiacos (2012–2013) | Philippines - Barangay Ginebra (2014) | Argentina - San Lorenzo de Almagro (2015–2016) | Venezuela - Trotamundos de Carabobo (2017) | Korea - Changwon LG Sakers (2017)
Powell began his professional career in 2003 with Lokomotiv-Rostov in Russia, appearing in two games before moving to Italy to finish the 2003–04 season with Scafati Basket.
During the 2004–05 season, he returned to Italy with JuveCaserta Basket and averaged 15.9 points and 11.9 rebounds per game.
In September 2011, Powell signed with Liaoning for the 2011–12 Chinese Basketball Association season, playing 32 games and averaging 16.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks per game in 30.1 minutes.
After the CBA season, he joined Union Neuchâtel Basket in Switzerland for a Swiss Cup semi-final appearance, and on March 29, 2012 he signed in Puerto Rico with Brujos de Guayama, playing 14 games before being replaced one month later.
On November 2, 2012, Powell signed with Olympiacos in Greece and was part of the club’s 2012–13 EuroLeague championship run, appearing in 25 EuroLeague games (19 starts) and averaging 5.1 points and 2.7 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game, while also playing 26 games in the Greek Basket League.
On October 30, 2013, he signed with Guangdong for the 2013–14 CBA season and played 42 games, averaging 15.0 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game in 32.0 minutes.
In April 2014, Powell joined Barangay Ginebra in the Philippine Basketball Association and made two Commissioners Cup appearances, debuting on April 2 and playing his last game on April 13.
On December 3, 2015, Powell signed with San Lorenzo de Almagro in Argentina and played 25 Liga Nacional games before parting ways in March 2016 and joining Puerto Rico’s Indios de Mayagüez, where he averaged 21.4 points and 9.0 rebounds across 20 games, and on May 23, 2016 he signed with Luoyang Zhonghe in China’s NBL.
On March 13, 2017, Powell signed with Trotamundos de Carabobo in Venezuela and averaged 12.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, before joining Changwon LG Sakers in October 2017 and leaving in November after appearing in nine games.
COLLEGE
Josh Powell spent two years at North Carolina State (2001–2003), appearing in 65 games and averaging 9.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game while shooting 55.3% from the field and 72.9% at the line across his Wolfpack career.
Powell spent two years at North Carolina State, where in his freshman campaign (2001–02), he averaged 7.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game en route to earning a spot on the ACC All-Rookie squad, playing 34 games while averaging 19.5 minutes and shooting 52.8% from the floor with 0.9 blocks per contest.
He went on to average 12.4 points and 5.3 rebounds in 31 games his sophomore season, and was named the team's most improved player as the recipient of the Tom Gugliotta Award, raising his production to 27.0 minutes per game while shooting 57.1% from the field, 73.9% on free throws and 37.5% from three-point range for the season.
He ranked seventh in the ACC in blocks (1.3), 20th in scoring and 18th in rebounding, and later NC State records credited him with the program’s ACC Tournament single-game blocked-shot mark with six blocks against Georgia Tech in the 2003 ACC Tournament.
He was named to the All-ACC Tournament first team after putting up 20.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks in three contests, including a career-best 26-point effort in the championship game against Duke, when he went 8-for-13 from the field and 9-for-11 at the line while adding 10 rebounds and three blocks in the 84–77 loss (March 16, 2003).
NC State announced after the season that Powell would remain in the 2003 NBA Draft, noting he averaged 19.4 points across four postseason games to close his sophomore year, and his decision meant the Wolfpack would be losing two starters from its 2002–03 NCAA Tournament team that finished 18–13 overall.
AWARDS
- 2× NBA champion (2009, 2010)
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FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2013)
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EuroLeague champion (2013)
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WBA champion (2004)
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All-WBA Second Team (2004)
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ACC All-Rookie Team (2002)
COACHING HISTORY
After being waived by the Rockets in 2015, Powell joined Kevin McHale's staff as a player development coach for the 2014/15 season.
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