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

[michaeltex]

To WAB's point, who is going to fill in that third offensive role in the playoffs that Timmy, Exum and Hardy all failed at?  We already have that role filled, its going to be Klay.  Naji will take DJJ place and Grimes will take Green place.  Din, Exum and Hardy will be fighting over regular season minutes, but I doubt any of them will crack the top 8 rotation in the playoffs if the team is healthy.

It feels like there is some loss of trust by the staff in both Hardy and Exum. 

I was kind of down on Hardy after he blew his chance to show leadership in the SL last year. Tried for a game or two but wasn't effective with a lot of TOs, then just went out to be a scorer. During the season, other than a rare alley oop to Gaff/Dlive, I didn't see much shot creation when he played the rest of the season. Although I did like the speed he played at, he seem out of control too often to be that far ahead of his team mates. He turned out to be a "break glass in emergency" option in the Finals that didn't work.

Exum was an unknown coming back from his Euro adventure, but he showed some defensive skills and seemed to be a good enough scorer to keep defenses honest, especially from distance. Had that late season injury and never seemed to make it back to where he was before. With his size, I'd really like to see him return to form.

So I think this leaves them both in limbo and the staff wants to see how they compete through camp and into the early season. 

Dinwiddie is in that same lane and will compete with the other two for playing opportunities. I think he still has some cachet from his pre-trade time here. If he's still as effective and the 2nd unit thrives when he's playing, then he will see time, salaries be damned.