Multiple western conference contenders have expressed interest internally in trading for Nets SG Spencer Dinwiddie, sources tell SNY.
The Nets' desire to move Dinwiddie is currently unknown.
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported that the Nets may be open to trading him.
Dinwiddie heard the rumors, and took to Twitter to find out himself which teams may be interested.
Which ones!? Put an address on em lol I wanna know just like everyone else 😩 https://t.co/NXiNEzEXT7
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) November 9, 2020
Dinwiddie has a player option on his contract for the 2021-22 season worth $12.3 million. Given the club’s other financial commitments (Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, etc.), it may be a challenge for Brooklyn to re-sign Dinwiddie as a free agent in the summer of 2021.
As for this offseason, GM Sean Marks has said publicly that re-signing Joe Harris is a top priority. It doesn't seem like Marks' statement was empty rhetoric.
Multiple teams believe that bringing Harris back is No. 1 on Brooklyn's to-do list this offseason.
If Brooklyn re-signs Harris to a sizable contract in the offseason, that would be another financial hurdle to re-signing Dinwiddie as a free agent in 2021.
Dinwiddie produced career-best numbers last season in 64 games with Brooklyn, averaging 20.6 points, 6.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds in 31.2 minutes per game. Normally, Dinwiddie is the Nets' sixth man, but he started 49 games this season.
Dinwiddie never entered the NBA bubble with the Nets after testing positive for coronavirus and remaining home out of an abundance of caution.
The California native has had a remarkable run with Brooklyn. The 27-year-old was drafted by the Pistons in 2014 and traded from Detroit to Chicago in 2016. The Bulls waived Dinwiddie prior to the 2016-17 season. Brooklyn signed him six weeks later and he thrived in an expanded role under then-head coach Kenny Atkinson.
Dinwiddie and the Nets agreed to a three-year, $34 million extension in December 2018, seen at the time as a credit to both the guard and the Nets’ player development system under Marks and Atkinson.
If Dinwiddie isn’t traded in the offseason, his role on the club will likely change a bit in 2020-21 due to the presence of Irving and Durant.
Dinwiddie reportedly played a role in recruiting Irving to Brooklyn. Irving’s desire to sign with the Nets is viewed as a driving factor in Durant’s decision to sign with the club.
