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Josh Powell
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| Position | Power Forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Team | Golden State Warriors |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | January 25, 1983 Charleston, South Carolina |
| College | North Carolina State |
| Draft | undrafted |
| Pro career | 2005–present |
| Former teams | Dallas Mavericks 2005–06 Indiana Pacers 2006–07 |
Josh Powell (born January 25, 1983 in Charleston, South Carolina) is a professional basketball player in the NBA. He currently plays for the Golden State Warriors.
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After playing two years at North Carolina State University, Josh Powell was not selected in the 2005 NBA Draft, but signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Mavericks. While playing at NC State Powell averaged 12.4 ppg and 5.2 rpg in his sophomore year (2002-2003). After college, he played in the European leagues before declaring for the NBA Draft in 2005 where he went undrafted. However, he worked out for numerous teams and was eventually signed by the Mavericks who were looking for a power forward to develop behind star Dirk Nowitzki.
At the beginning of the 2005-2006 season, Powell was in the D-League and put up solid numbers until he was called up to the NBA, where he played only in "garbage time," when the game had already been practically decided. But, after injuries to starting small forward Josh Howard and backup power forward Keith Van Horn, he began get more time when Nowitzki was in need of rest. He was traded on July 23, 2006, along with Darrell Armstrong and Rawle Marshall to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Anthony Johnson He has a guaranteed contract for the 2006-2007 season with the Pacers.
On January 17, 2007, Powell was dealt to the Golden State Warriors along with teammates Stephen Jackson, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Al Harrington for Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, Jr., Ike Diogu, and Keith McLeod.[1]
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