A year ago today, Norman Powell finished up the halfway mark of his season with the LA Clippers.<\/p>\n
A guy that has bounced around in many different roles in this league, being a streaky shooter and scorer for the early part of his career, became a high level starter next to James Harden on his way to 21.8 points a game in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n
Powell felt he put himself in a position to make that All Star team, but wasn’t selected when the official rosters came out.<\/p>\n
One year later, he followed up his best season with an even better one in Miami, as he made another points per game jump up to 23.0 points a night.<\/p>\n
Yet this time around, he was rewarded with his high level play with a nod to be a first time All Star.<\/p>\n
2026 NBA East All-Star reserves: Donovan Mitchell, Jalen Johnson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Pascal Siakam, Norman Powell, Scottie Barnes, Jalen Duren.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n As the All Star reserves were announced, Powell was among that group to compete in two weeks on All Star Sunday in Los Angeles, California. These formats keep shifting, as it’s a USA vs world match-up that’ll be sorted out later, but the respect of having that All-Star on your resume is the main element.<\/p>\n He’s carried Miami through the early parts of the season, knocking down 39% of his threes while getting up 7.2 a night. But his larger increase has been inside that three point line.<\/p>\n Powell is posting career highs in both two point makes and two point attempts for Miami this year. Plus he’s played over 85% of the team’s games which is always half the battle.<\/p>\n We heard a Storm is comin\u2019 to LA! \u26c8\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f Congrats to Norman Powell on becoming a first-time All-Star! pic.twitter.com\/hyKtMV46EN<\/a><\/p>\n