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Powell was and is a good regular season player. He lacks skill, but he brings energy and effort. He may not be a great individual defender, but is a very good team defender, helping others a lot. His only offensive move is PnR. Unfortunately, this is where he gets exposed in the playoffs. 

However, why Mavs felt the need to commit 20 mil to McGee is very difficult to understand. 

First of all they didn't replace the existing overpaid 15 mpg player, they brought in another guy for that exact same role. If the new guy could actually do the job, he would make Powell one of more expensive bench warmers in the league - as if Mavs don't have enough of such guys already. The position that cost 10 mil last season costs Mavs 15 mil now. Moves like this are really what prevented Mavs to resign their second best player. 

McGee in his best version is just a regular season player who gets, similar to Powell, exposed in the playoffs. So what exactly did Mavs really gain by adding him? The improvement (if McGee would actually contribute something) would be marginal at best. 

For reasons that common observers of basketball have huge difficulties to understand, they promised McGee a starting role. It seems they are trying to convince us that McGee is a hugely respected NBA vet with several rings that was a key element in those championship runs and demands huge respect. Wood, who is clearly a much more talented player, needs to earn his position, on the other hand. I mean, it could be possible, but a lot of casual obvservers see McGee more as a clown thanks to his regular appearances in a famous basketball comedy show. I guess we don't know if his teammates see him in a different light and rather take him as a locker-room leader.