(01-16-2023, 12:01 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: That is a good point. It is easier to stress about offense but you won’t win playing that type of defense. The reinforcements will help but will you ever be good enough on defense with Din and Luka? Luka can move his feet but with his heavy load on offense, some immaturity and sometimes a little lack of focus, he struggles. I am not sure Din will ever be average on D. Luka can.
I've always viewed Dinwiddie in the starting lineup as a stop gap purely for Luka's sake (although it doesn't seem to make that much difference for his usage). If the roster ever gets even half way towards having the players required to surround Luka, Dinwiddie is on the bench.
Luka doesn't need another ball handler with him, if he has players around him who can play defense, create their own shot in the half court and actually have the athleticism to run the court, giving Luka the ability to actually make a decent number of transition full court passes each game. I doubt they can find a trade for that guy, but a Siakam type of player alongside Wood, Green and DFS, you don't need another Dinwiddie level ball handler in the starting unit.