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Norman PowellChicago Bulls · #24

Guard · 6'3", 215 lb · San Diego, California · Age 33 · 11th season

Norman Powell is a high-scoring guard for the Miami Heat and a 2019 NBA champion. A second-round pick (46th, 2015) out of UCLA, he rose from role player to a career-best 21.8 points a game with the Clippers, then earned his first All-Star selection in 2026 with Miami. A career 39% three-point shooter, he is one of the league's most efficient perimeter scorers.

MVP race · #145Guard rank · #28Balladex Impact · 64
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Chicago Bulls · #24 · Guard
Norman Powell
Season avg21.7 pts · 3.5 reb · 2.5 ast · .470 fg
Career avg13.8 pts · 2.7 reb · 1.6 ast · .465 fg
Live win probabilityBulls 56%
Balladex model · projected 120–119 · 100.2 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
22.7pts
3.7reb
2.7ast
56%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Norman Powell
Chicago Bulls · Guard
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Evan Mobley
Cleveland Cavaliers · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Norman Powell — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Scoring Guard · Shot-Maker · Impact 64
Norman Powell is a high-scoring guard for the Miami Heat and a 2019 NBA champion. A second-round pick (46th, 2015) out of UCLA, he rose from role play
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Offense
D
Defense
C
Feel / IQ
C-
Playmaking
Below average creator
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B-
Scoring
Strong scorer
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D
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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C+
3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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C
Perimeter D
Average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C+
Clutch
Average late
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C+
Athleticism
Strong tools
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C
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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B
Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Norman Powell stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
8
Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #80 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
64Impact index
221Star score
Career scoring average13.8 ppg
Seasons in the index11
Accolades on file3
1× NBA Champion (2019) · 1× NBA All-Star (2026)
Stat explorer

Norman Powell — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
21.7 PPG
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Playmaking
2.5 APG
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D
Rebounding
3.5 RPG
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C+
Shooting
.380 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Norman Powell

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  80% confidence
22.5
pts
20.5–24.5
3.5
reb
2.8–4.2
2.7
ast
2.2–3.2
29.8
min
proj
62
gp
health
.479
fg%
~base
.405
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 11-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 21.7 → projected 22.5 PPG
Minutes / role
+0.2
Development (his trend)
+0.6
Age curve
-0.4
Live context
+0.4
Net vs last season+0.8 PPG
Everything it reads
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11 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 33 — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 76 / 60 / 58 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Norman Powell career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2015-164914.85.62.31.0.424.404
2016-177618.08.42.21.1.449.324
2017-187015.25.51.71.3.401.285
2018-196018.88.62.31.5.483.400
2019-205228.416.03.71.8.495.399
2020-214230.419.63.01.8.498.439
2021-224033.318.73.32.1.456.406
2022-236026.117.02.91.8.479.397
2023-247626.213.92.61.1.486.435
2024-256032.621.83.22.1.484.418
2025-265829.621.73.52.5.470.380
Career64324.313.82.71.6
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Chicago Bulls built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

29–53proj record
#11conf seed
-4.5net rtg
112.5off rtg
117def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Isaac Okoro, Nic Claxton.
How his role moves
Projected 29–53, 11th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
64 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
3 accolades
1× NBA Champion (2019) · 1× NBA All-Star (2026) · 1× First-team All-Pac-12 (2015)
Act IV

The Ballad of Norman Powell

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

May 25, 1993

The beginning

A high-scoring guard, champion, and late-blooming All-Star — efficient perimeter scoring for the Heat.

Chicago Bulls

Turning pro

Drafted 46th overall, 2015 as a Guard.

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A second-round pick who became a champion and a first-time All-Star — efficient scoring for the Heat.

Chapter

A four-year UCLA player, Powell was drafted 46th in 2015 and won the 2019 title with Toronto.

Chapter

He grew into a 20-point scorer, peaking at a career-high 21.8 a game with the Clippers.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
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Height
6' 4"
Weight
215 lbs
College
UCLA
Experience
11th Season
NBA debut
2015
Draft
46th overall, 2015
Born
San Diego, California
Age
33
Jersey
#24
Beyond the game

Powell's path is a testament to persistence — a second-round pick who spent years as a role player before blossoming into a 20-point scorer and, at last, a first-time All-Star in his eleventh season. A San Diego native of Jamaican heritage, he majored in history at UCLA and built his reputation as a hard-nosed, competitive on-ball defender before his scoring took over.

His identity is efficient three-level scoring — a guard who attacks off the dribble and knocks down threes at a near-40% clip, with reliable free-throw shooting. More scorer than distributor, he gives the Heat a bucket-getting punch on the wing, the kind of late-blooming, high-efficiency scorer every contender covets.

The person

An efficient three-level scoring guard — perimeter shooting, driving, and a competitive edge.

Efficient scorerCareer ~39% from three with reliable three-level scoring.
Late bloomerA second-round pick who became a first-time All-Star in year 11.
ChampionWon the 2019 NBA title with Toronto.
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FAQ

Norman Powell — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Norman Powell, answered.

Did Norman Powell win a championship?
Yes — the 2019 NBA title with the Toronto Raptors.
When did Norman Powell make his first All-Star team?
In 2026, with the Miami Heat, in his eleventh NBA season after a late-career scoring surge.
What is Norman Powell's biggest strength?
Efficient three-level scoring — he shoots a career ~39% from three and peaked at 21.8 points a game with the Clippers.
Norman Powell career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
73%
11 seasons
Last 3 seasons
79%
52 games missed
Games missed
239
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Some risk
improving
Availability by season
76
16-17
70
17-18
60
18-19
52
19-20
42
20-21
40
21-22
60
22-23
76
23-24
60
24-25
58
25-26

Some risk. Availability trend is improving79% of games over the last three seasons, low of 49% in 2021-22.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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