Stein’s Latest: Powell, Mavericks, Kessler, Irving, Duren

Dwight Powell officially re-signed with the Mavericks on Friday, but the team will have to make another move to keep him on the roster, writes Marc Stein of The Stein Line (subscriber link). Dallas already has 15 players with standard contracts, so someone will have to be traded or waived to create room for the 35-year-old big man, who has spent nearly his entire career with the Mavs.
League sources told Stein that team officials have promised Powell they will “explore pathways” to k