FA: Spencer Dinwiddie Heads to DAL | 1 yr/vet min

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I think Din will need to beat out Exum. He will need to prove he can still be the '21 player. If he does, I expect he plays more minutes than we expect. He was not good last year. The Nets fans thought he quit on the team and was not good anyway. He also wasn't good with the Lakers and failed to find a productive role. Buyout players fits can be tricky in a tight window to end the season but there was probably a bigger role for him there but he failed to capitalize on it. Then this summer it appears there were not many suitors, if any, above the minimum. Other players got caught in this as well where money dried up, but regardless is it not a good place for a guy who still should be near his prime years.

The mavs finished the year so hot last year. Having Kyrie healthy during this stretch was one of the big reasons for this hot stretch. Mavs really had to grind during this stretch and found ways to keep on winning games. Looking at Kyrie history, you probably need to factor in 50-55 games from him. If you get more....great, but he seems to get things that makes him miss games during the season. I think the Mavs did a good job looking to protect themselves when Kyrie is out. The West is brutal. You need to find ways to keep your head above water when one of your better player missing 10 games in a row.

It is now up to Din to prove he can beat out Exum and also show he can still get to the level that he was with at the Mavs. He time before the Mavs and after Mavs have not been very promising.