2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[KillerLeft]

 At the moment, I’m expecting Bertans = Chriss and Dinwidde = Ntilikina.

Ohhhh, definitely not. 

I think Kamm's idea is what they're hoping to achieve, and both players will be given a chance to get there. The reality might be different, and Bertans could end up playing Chriss minutes only. But I can almost guarantee that Dinwiddie will be on the court for fairly significant minutes during the playoffs if he's healthy, much more than Ntilikina would've played. Ntilikina wasn't going to be in the playoff rotation at all before the trade, imo. 

I'm not a fan of Dinwiddie's game, but he was one of their considered targets over the summer with cap that cap space. My guess is that if he had wanted to come here they would've chosen him over Hardaway, or signed and traded Hardaway for him, or something. They supposedly liked him then and I'm sure they really do like him now. 

It is undeniable that even in a down year, coming off of injury, Dinwiddie is the third best shot creator on this team. My question is about whether he can be a positive playing off ball with Luka/Brunson or if he'll look like Wright/Richardson did on offense. He creates much better than either of them, but the shooting (and by extension, spacing) might be just as bad or worse. I haven't watched him quite enough to speak confidently on this, but he's probably a lesser defender than either of those players, too. That's concerning, given that the defensive end is mostly responsible for this thing turning around a bit lately.