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K.C. Johnson: 76ers 126, Bulls 107 Wilson 24 pts, 7 rebs, 4 assists, 4 steals Powell 18 pts Giddey 13 pts, 10 assists Maxey 26 pts, 11 assists Brown 25 pts, 11 rebs, 5 assists Edgecombe 21 pts James 15 pts, 9 assists, 7 rebs
KC Johnson: Celtics 125, Bulls 111 Wilson 23 pts (6-11 3PT), 5 rebs, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal Powell 16 pts Essengue 10 pts (first NBA double-digit game) Pritchard 30 pts Tatum 26 pts, 7 rebs, 7 assists
K.C. Johnson: Knicks 133, Bulls 127 Powell 30 pts Wilson 20 pts, 6 rebs, 4 assists, 2 steals Smith 17 pts, 11 rebs, 5 assists Buzelis 17 pts, 6 rebs Brunson 38 pts, 7 assists Anunoby 23 pts Towns 19 pts, 13 rebs, 5 assists Clarkson 18 pts off bench after DNP-CD last night
K.C. Johnson: Celtics 134, Bulls 99 Powell 20 pts Wilson 17 pts, 5 rebs, 3 blocks Swain posts first NBA points in mop-up time Pritchard 28 pts, 7-10 3PT Tatum 23 pts, 7 rebs, 6 assists
Norman Powell: "I feel like this is another opportunity to show that I can be a true leader. Not just by leading by example through workouts and things like that, but also being a vocal leader, taking the ownership of where the team is at, good and bad. Being able to take full responsibility and then being able to learn. It's a new role for me in the NBA at least. It's easy to be asked upon to be a guy every single night to go out there and perform and play just because I work so hard, but can I actually, my play also raise the level of my teammates' play as well?"
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K.C. Johnson: Bulls 132, Bucks 125 Powell 25 pts Wilson 21 pts (huge FTs late) Miller 19 pts Smith 14 pts, 13 Rebs Also Big bench performances from Jones, Essengue and Okoro
While coach Tiago Splitter wouldn’t tip his hand on a starting five, it’s felt chalky since the summer when the team signed veteran shooter Norman Powell and acquired Nic Claxton in a trade. That means Josh Giddey and Powell in the backcourt and Claxton, Wilson and Buzelis making up the frontcourt.
“I’m excited to be that vet leader and help shape these guys,” Powell said. “Not only just leading by example, but talking to them, learning more about who they are individually, asking certain questions just to see where they’re at and what they want to get out of this season and what they want to get out of their career.”
Joel Lorenzi: Caleb Wilson talked about learning from vets like Norm Powell today, who’s “been in the league damn near half my life.” He’s teaching him about recovery, mostly how often to use the cold tub. Asked if Norm is enforcing rookie duties yet: “I get water. I get my teammates a towel, stuff like that. Calm stuff. I was just in college, so two years of the same thing, but as we’re good when I’m on the court, I don’t care. Everybody has to serve their purpose.”
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While coaching staffs and player development resources are crucial to molding a young player, nothing can surpass the value of a solid vet in the locker room. Norman Powell is eager to provide that guiding hand. “It’s going to be ups and downs, some great days, some bad days,” Powell said. “There’s going to be days that you feel like you don’t want to go, but you still do it. (I want to) just show them that no matter where you start in your career, you can always keep getting better. You can always keep developing into the player that you want to be.”
“My role has changed so much in this league, so I can help them no matter where they’re at,” Powell said. Powell knows this is his job this season. Every question he fielded on media day involved his relationship to others — teammates, the coaching staff — rather than his goals for his own play.
“I’m in the present,” Powell said. “I’m not worried about anything else outside of that. My job is to be here, be a leader for this team, help these guys, help get wins, help establish a winning culture. My job is to be a leader. “I’m not worried about or (haven’t) thought about what the future looks like and teams and trades and things like that. That’s out of my control. My job is to be here. I want to be here. I’m excited to be here.”
Anfernee Simons: "My mindset going into the game is I've already competed at a high level with starters, and it's going to be even easier for me when I come into the game playing against second units. There's a lot of guys that helped me along the way, whether it was Norm Powell, CJ McCollum, those guys that didn't necessarily come into the league starting. Damian Lillard came into the league and immediately he was a starter and he became an All-Star pretty quickly. But for guys like that, they had to work their way up. At an early age, I kind of gravitated to them as well because I was in the same position where I might have a lot of potential coming in, I might not be playing, I might be a couple years out from really contributing. Rodney Hood, Evan Turner, those guys helped me understand what it took to be a real role player. They always felt like you're a starter, but for right now, until you become that, you need to learn how to be able to play a role and do it well."