TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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All I have to do is remember that the Mavs need 3 superior playmakers to drive the offense and keep it from being a perennial one-man Luka show, and SD's the only useful one of those they really have other than Luka.

It is odd to me how much we've started to overlook this throughout this thread.  You can tell me all you want about how poor Dinwiddie is playing and how we need to upgrade his skillset and I can find myself agreeing at times but the moment you trade him (without bringing another ball handler back) is the moment you drop this team's ceiling dramatically.  His ball handling is a necessity on this team right now, if we haven't replaced that skillset by the time his contract is up then I wouldn't be surprised if he is extended.

There is a very obvious reason that Hardaway has been shopped since the moment he signed that new deal and we don't see Dinwiddie's name come up.