Fenerbahce Prepares to Add Dwight Powell

Fenerbahce has reached the final stage of adding 35-year-old Canadian center Dwight Powell to its roster. Basketnews first reported the news, and Eurohoops sources are also confirming the information.

The five position has been seen as an ongoing problem for Fenerbahce in recent years. Sarunas Jasikevicius is looking for a defensively effective and physically strong center. Powell, who stands 2.11 meters tall, is considered to fit that profile. He is expected to replace his fellow Canadian Kem Birch, and his NBA experience is greater than that of Aris's current center.

Since 2014, Powell has played 812 NBA games, 44 of them playoff games. He played all of his games outside Boston with the Dallas Mavericks. He is seen as a link spanning from the Dirk Nowitzki era to the Luka Doncic era. For most of his career he came off the bench, but he started 266 games. He has largely owed his longevity to the toughness he shows in the opponent's paint.

This season he is averaging 6.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. He plays an average of 17.5 minutes. He can also play the four position, but it is expected that Jasikevicius would not want to use him in that role.