06-12-2021, 06:45 PM
(06-12-2021, 06:10 PM)BasketballJones41 Wrote: I think you may be onto something. The Mavericks have tried to trade for Dinwiddie twice already. So clearly they like him. I have two major drawbacks with him. First I know he’s a really bad 3 pt shooter but is he at least any good as a spot up guy? Or is there any chance he could be? And can he be a good team defender? He certainly got good size for a perimeter player.
So I think the appeal of Dinwiddie is going to be the minutes where Luka isn't playing. Right now Mavs don't really have a guy to drive the offense when Luka sits. We want Luka to be able to site for 18 minutes and the offense look like a functional offense. Unfortunately with Brunson he has struggled to be a facilitator and is primarily a scorer at this time. His assists per minute are actually not that bad. I think he can do drive and kicks well but that's about it. He certainly can and should get better in time but Mavs need a real playmaker off the bench.
I would argue Mavs already have a pretty good lineup with Luka on the floor where playmaking would probably be a luxury.
The Luka, THJ, DFS, KP, Powell lineup generates plenty of offense. I would like it to be improved for sure but I don't know if Luka is ever going to really want to hand over the ball much when he's out there.
A year ago Dinwiddie was a pretty electric player. I think if you can get him on a prove-it deal he will be very motivated to show he is still a big time player. I don't know that he's a long-term solution but if you can get him on something like a J Rich opt-in swap then you are getting his bird rights and able to stay over the cap.
The Nets are a taxpayer team and can't do much to improve their roster. I am ab 90% sure receiving an opt-in player will not trigger the hard cap because its just a player opting into their final year. This would be one of the few avenues they have to add depth that isn't just vet min players.