Fenerbahçe have signed Dwight Powell. Released by Dallas, he had still played the pre-season with the Mavericks, in Macao, against Houston, on 11 October. And I read that and think one thing: who is going to introduce him?
Because a CV like that deserves thirty seconds on the mic. I’ll do it for you, like a Saturday at half past eight.
Dark. Well, half the dark, the caretaker keeps his lights on. [jingle] “Mesdames et messieurs, dames en heren. Born in Toronto. Stanford. Picked forty-fifth in the 2014 draft by Charlotte, who had traded his rights to Cleveland. Boston. Arrived in Dallas with Rajon Rondo. Seven hundred and sixty-eight NBA games. An NBA Finals in 2024. The Paris Games with Canada. At centre…” Two seconds of silence. “Dwight… Powell!”
Normally, this is where the hall stands up. At our place, the sound system has an opinion, and at “Charlotte, who had traded his rights to Cleveland”, it would have cut out. That’s the problem with NBA careers: you need a whole time-out just for the draft.
And he won’t be alone on the line. The Euroleague already lists three centres in Istanbul: Chris Silva, Marcus Bingham, Sertaç Şanlı. Four introductions for one position. Me, I’d have done a medley.
Four centres, four names. I want the spelling before the jingle.
On the calendar, Fenerbahçe host Baskonia on 5 November. After two defeats this week, at Valencia and then at Real Madrid. Just saying: the day they introduce him at home, I’m keeping the short version.
It’s true, we checked: Basket Europe.
