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Barely into his first season with the organization, Miami Heat guard Norman Powell made it known that he would like to be with the organization long-term.
Now that we’re at the All-Star break, the first-time All-Star hasn’t had a change of tune.
When speaking with the Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang, Powell, 32, doubled down on wanting an extension with the organization when the time is right.
“This is definitely a place I want to be,” he said. “It’s been nothing but great. Coming here getting adjusted. The organization has been amazing. I love where I’m at. I love the setup. I love the mentality. I love the approach.
“Hopefully there’s some good synergy from what they’ve seen that I bring to the table. And hopefully a deal is able to be done sometime. But yeah, I see myself being here and being a part of the Heat organization for however long they’ll have me.”
Norman Powell is having best season of his career with Heat:
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Powell is having a career season with Miami. Through 45 games, he’s averaging a career-high 23.0 points on 47.4 percent shooting from the floor. Powell’s also shooting 39.6 percent from 3-point range and 84.3 percent from the free-throw line. Should he keep this pace, he’d end the season with the third-highest true-shooting percentage (61.6) of his career with the fifth-highest effective field goal percentage (56.3).
When he’s been on the floor, Powell’s been the Heat’s best offensive player. He can effortlessly break down a defense, get to the rim and, most importantly, get to the free-throw line. Teams routinely put their hand in the cookie jar, and he takes advantage.
It will be objectively awesome to see Powell, in the final year of his contract, play in his first career All-Star game one year after Tyler Herro accomplished that same feat last year.
Since he’s on an expiring deal, the 6-foot-2 guard can re-sign at any point before the end of the league year. He will be pushing his mid-30s, so I’m interested to see where the number ends up if the two sides can agree to a contract.
What would you sign him to? Let us know in the comments!
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