The Miami Heat are among the teams that have had interest in acquiring Spencer Dinwiddie from the Nets, per SNY sources.
As previously reported, the Pistons are also among teams who are interested in dealing for him ahead of the trade deadline.
Dinwiddie is still recovering from surgery to repair a partially torn right ACL, and it's unknown if he will be able to return this season (Brooklyn has said in the past that Dinwiddie's return is unlikely).
The guard has a $12.3 million player option for 2021-22. If Dinwiddie -- the Nets most valuable trade chip right now -- is moved before the deadline, any teams that trades for him would likely do so with plans to sign hm to a new contract if he opted out of his current deal.
Detroit is among the teams that would have the cap space to offer the 27-year-old a new deal. Miami was one of several teams planning to make a run at Giannis Antetokounmpo in free agency in the 2021 offseason. Now that Antetokounmpo re-signed with Milwaukee, Miami could choose to create the cap space this offseason to ink Dinwiddie to a new deal.
While it may seem like a risk to commit to signing a player who suffered an ACL injury, it’s worth noting that players generally make full recoveries from the injury.
Dinwiddie also has experience with the injury. He tore his left ACL as a junior at Colorado.
Clearly, he rebounded well from that injury because Dinwiddie has been one of Brooklyn’s best players since joining the club in 2016.
The Nets, who are 28-13 and tied with the Sixers for the best record in the Eastern Conference, are believed to be looking for a big who could help them on the front line.
It is unknown if Brooklyn is open to trading Dinwiddie. If Dinwiddie opts out of the final year of his contract, the Nets would likely have to pay significant luxury tax penalties if they re-signed Dinwiddie to a deal commensurate with his market value.
