What It Means:

Carlisle expanded on these thoughts saying, "I expect him to be a rotation player. He's a combination four/five. I see him playing both positions. Time will tell how much at each, but I do believe there are going to be a lot of situations where he'll play both positions in the same game." Dallas didn't give him a four-year deal worth $37 million to have him sit on the bench, and it looks like Powell will be the first big off the bench next season. The increase in playing time -- Powell played just 14.4 minutes per game last season -- makes him someone to target in the late-rounds of fantasy drafts.

Powell ranked 57th in the NBA with a 2.3 nERD last season, while his .557 true shooting percentage and 15.1 percent total rebound rate were both improvements over his numbers as a rookie.