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To be fair, Dinwiddie has been a bad 3 point shooter his entire career other than his stint in Dallas.  Its a much bigger sample size than his 94 games here.  It seems clear there was some Luka effect, but I don't think it wise to expect him to shoot anywhere near what he did last time he was here.

There's 2 ways to look at this. One is your pov here, but there may be a better one to consider.

It's clear that SD's shooting pcts have not been good this season.

But I find it interesting -- and perhaps very informative -- that SD changed teams mid-season two different times. In both of those seasons, he played much of the season with Dallas, and then with another team.

Both of those times, his shooting percentages were way better in Dallas, and way worse on the other team. Same player. Same season. But way different shooter in Dallas. And each of those non-Dallas stints looked alike, and also look like his season in BKN this year. Look it up, the data on his shooting says he is a completely different player in Dallas. 

If I'm not mistaken, there was also a big difference in how he was used in WAS and BKN. In those places, wasn't he the PRIMARY ball-handler, initiating the offense every time down? Whereas, in Dallas, he played mostly off the ball, but with the opportunity to handle the ball and attack at times as needed. Is that pointing to a different explanation as to why he has such different results as a Mav?  - it's not luck, or a bad player blooming then regressing, but rather being used in a way that better suits his skills.