Recovered by Dallas in exchange for Kristaps Porzingis last February, Spencer Dinwiddie had become 6th man with the Mavericks. But with the departure of Jalen Brunson to the Knicks, he will find the five major.
“It’s just about being Spencer”, explains Jason Kidd on what he expects from the former Pistons and Nets player. “We don’t need him to do anything more than Spencer is capable of. Like I told him when we picked him up, I just need him to be Spencer. »
A speech that goes very well to the person concerned.
“I don’t really see myself fulfilling the role of Jalen per se. There are a lot of games (last season) that I finished, there are games that I played without Luka and without JB, and I started games too. But as for the mentality, I have the green light. You have to go create things and try to win the game. »
The main adaptation for Spencer Dinwiddie will be above all to evolve more alongside Luka Doncic.
“Now that he’s starting alongside Luka, some may see it as a different role”confirms Jason Kidd. “But he played with Luka at times (last season). It’s just about taking advantage of having someone who is going to get a lot of opposing attention, which will make the game easier for them. And then I think he’s also someone who is able to put the other guys in good conditions. »
Like Jalen Brunson, Spencer Dinwiddie can indeed serve as the second creator in the Dallas major five. With the advantage this time of participating in the “training camp” to find automatisms.
“Last year was a year of rehabilitation”says Spencer Dinwiddie. “I was cleared to play five months after my cruciate ligament rupture, and I think the first game was eight or seven months after the operation. Now we are twenty months away from that. If you ask anyone who has had a major injury, being able to come back so quickly is a testament to the hard work. But it’s completely different almost two years later. There, it’s a normal off-season, with full training sessions, without having to worry about swelling and without having to take a break. »
| Spencer Dinwiddie | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2014-15 | TED | 34 | 13 | 30.2 | 18.5 | 91.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
| 2015-16 | TED | 12 | 13 | 35.2 | 10.0 | 57.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| 2016-17 | BRK | 59 | 23 | 44.4 | 37.6 | 79.2 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 7.3 |
| 2017-18 | BRK | 80 | 29 | 38.7 | 32.6 | 81.3 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 12.6 |
| 2018-19 | BRK | 68 | 28 | 44.2 | 33.5 | 80.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 16.8 |
| 2019-20 | BRK | 64 | 31 | 41.5 | 30.8 | 77.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 20.6 |
| 2020-21 | BRK | 3 | 21 | 37.5 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 67 | 30 | 41.6 | 33.9 | 77.4 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 13.7 |
| 2021-22 * | WAS | 44 | 30 | 37.6 | 31.0 | 81.1 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 12.6 |
| 2021-22 * | DAL | 23 | 28 | 49.8 | 40.4 | 72.5 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 15.8 |
| Total | 387 | 26 | 41.1 | 32.2 | 79.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 13.0 | |
