Power (basketball)
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| name = Power
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| leagues = BIG3
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2017|3|29}}
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| location =United States
| colors = Light royal blue, silver, black, white
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| coach = Nancy Lieberman{{Cite news|url=http://big3.com/news/113-press-release-clyde-drexler-rick-barry-and-rick-mahorn-to-coach-in-big3/|title=PRESS RELEASE: Clyde Drexler, Rick Barry and Rick Mahorn to Coach in BIG3|date=2017-01-10|work=BIG3.com|access-date=2017-05-10}}
| website = {{URL|https://big3.com/teams/power}}
| championships = 1 (2018)
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Power is an American men's 3-on-3 basketball team that plays in the BIG3 league.{{cite web |url=http://big3.com/news/136-corey-maggette-cuttino-mobley-join-forces-on-power| title =Corey Maggette & Cuttino Mobley Join Forces on POWER|work=BIG3.com|access-date=8 March 2017}}{{Cite web |title=Power |url=https://big3.com/teams/power/ |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=BIG3 |language=en-US}} A stake in the team was purchased in 2022 by The Aces, a sports entertainment company.
They are the 2018 BIG3 season champions.{{Cite web |title=2018 BIG3 basketball championship: Power wins title after altercation; Corey Maggette named MVP |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2018-big3-basketball-championship-power-wins-title-after-altercation-corey-maggette-named-mvp/ |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=CBSSports.com |date=24 August 2018 |language=en}}
History
=2017=
==Draft==
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! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:10%;"| Pick ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:20%;"| Player ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:15%;"| NBA Experience ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:20%;"| Last Club |
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| 6 | 9 years | {{flagicon|USA}} New York Knicks |
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| 11 | 13 years | {{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta Hawks |
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| 20 | 8 years | {{flagicon|USA}} Yakima Sun Kings |
==Season Performance==
Power were one of the teams who made the playoffs at the end of the BIG3 inaugural season of 2017.
Their run quickly ended with a semifinal loss to the 3 Headed Monsters. They lost a consolation game the next week, and finished 4th overall.
=2018=
==Draft==
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! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:10%;"| Pick ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:20%;"| Player ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:15%;"| NBA Experience ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:20%;"| Last Club |
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| 4 | 15 years | {{flagicon|USA}} Cleveland Cavaliers |
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| 10 | 13 years | {{flagicon|USA}} New York Knicks |
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| 17 | 8 years | {{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles D-Fenders |
==Season Performance==
Power went on to win the BIG3 championship in 2018. It was their first championship.{{Cite web |last=Wells |first=Adam |title=Power Defeats 3's Company to Win 2018 BIG3 League Championship |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2792581-power-defeats-3s-company-to-win-2018-big3-league-championship |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}
= 2019 =
==Draft==
As the reigning champs, Power did not have the opportunity to make a draft selection but they kept all six players from last year's squad.
==Season Performance ==
Power made the playoffs for the third consecutive year in 2019. They were unable to repeat their 2018 championship run, losing in the semifinals.
=2021=
==Draft==
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! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:10%;"| Pick ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:20%;"| Player ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:15%;"| NBA Experience ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:20%;"| Last Club |
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| 3 | 0 years | {{flagicon|SRB}} Novi Sad |
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| 11 | 2 years | {{flagicon|Israel}} Hapoel Holon B.C. |
==Season Performance==
TBD
=2022=
==Draft==
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! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:10%;"| Pick ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:20%;"| Player ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:15%;"| NBA Experience ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Mavericks}} width:20%;"| Last Club |
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| 1 | 2 years | {{flagicon|Israel}} Maccabi Haifa |
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| 15 |0 years | {{flagicon|Spain}} MoraBanc Andorra |
==Season Performance==
TBD
Current roster
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{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Cuttino | last = Mobley | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 190 | college= Rhode Island | DOB = 1975-09-01 | note = C }}
{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Nikoloz | last = Tskitishvili | pos = PF/C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 245 | from = Georgia (country){{!}}Republic of Georgia | DOB = 1983-04-14 | note = CC }}
{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Royce | last = White | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 260 | college= Iowa State | DOB = 1991-04-10 | note = CC }}
{{player2 | num = 41 | first = Glen | last = Rice Jr. | pos = SG/SF | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 206 | college= Georgia Tech | DOB = 1991-01-01 | note = }}
{{player2 | num = 6 | first = T.J. | last = Cline| pos = PF/C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 269 | college= Richmond | DOB = 1994-07-22 | note = }}
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Alumni
References
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Category:Basketball teams established in 2017
Category:2017 establishments in the United States
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