Pistons Reportedly Interested In Acquiring Spencer Dinwiddie

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 5:26 pm

The Detroit Pistons are one of several teams who have interest in trading for Spencer Dinwiddie, sources told Ian Begley of SNY.

Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated reported earlier that the Nets were shopping Dinwiddie.

Dinwiddie is currently recovering from a partially torn ACL, and may not return this season.

The guard has a $12.3 million player option for the 2021-22 season.

Via Ian Begley/SNY

alienchild · Post #2 » by **alienchild** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 6:33 pm

LOL, this is so Pistons. They drafted him, cut him and now want to trade for him? :rofl:

xchange55 · Post #3 » by **xchange55** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 6:42 pm

alienchild wrote:LOL, this is so Pistons. They drafted him, cut him and now want to trade for him?

Well in fairness they did have Reggie Jackson and Brandon Jennings at the time, so no space for Spencer.

niha17 · Post #4 » by **niha17** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:14 pm

This team dont know how to build a team. they just let good players leave last free agency. Now they want a player that they had already and is recovering from a injury that put him out for the year. LOL This team does moves just to do moves i think because they are bored and got nothing to do at the moment. The let better players leave and sign lesser talented players to stupid contacts that the player cant get anywhere else. The pistons premium. Example plumlee and grant those players went for the cash not the playoffs
Detroit your a joke

TimeisIllmatic · Post #5 » by **TimeisIllmatic** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:41 pm

niha17 wrote:This team dont know how to build a team. they just let good players leave last free agency. Now they want a player that they had already and is recovering from a injury that put him out for the year. LOL This team does moves just to do moves i think because they are bored and got nothing to do at the moment. The let better players leave and sign lesser talented players to stupid contacts that the player cant get anywhere else. The pistons premium. Example plumlee and grant those players went for the cash not the playoffs
Detroit your a joke

I'm not even a Pistons fan and it is pretty easy to see what they are trying to do. They are trying to gain as many assets as possible to trade them later for younger players/picks. If Dinwiddie has a healthy season next year they can trade him at the deadline.

Based on their draft picks, I would say they are going in the right direction. Saadiq Bey looking nice, Isaiah Stewart has a lot of potential as a rim protecting big.

donaldtrump_00 · Post #6 » by **donaldtrump_00** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:17 pm

The bigger question would be why on earth do the nets need to trade a productive player who can back up or start next season. Kyrie is always missing games. He fits Brooklyn. They need another scorer like him especially towards the playoffs. If any team looking stupid is Chicago for letting him go for Michael Carter Williams and cam Payne.

Post #7 » by **TheCage4** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:37 pm

donaldtrump_00 wrote:The bigger question would be why on earth do the nets need to trade a productive player who can back up or start next season. Kyrie is always missing games. He fits Brooklyn. They need another scorer like him especially towards the playoffs. If any team looking stupid is Chicago for letting him go for Michael Carter Williams and cam Payne.

The Nets have their eyes on a championship this year, and Din being sidelined due to injury is not helping that. If Brooklyn can move him for someone that can play rotation minutes, well then, you’re that much closer to achieving your win-now goal.

Psubs · Post #8 » by **Psubs** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:34 pm

TheCage4 wrote:
donaldtrump_00 wrote:The bigger question would be why on earth do the nets need to trade a productive player who can back up or start next season. Kyrie is always missing games. He fits Brooklyn. They need another scorer like him especially towards the playoffs. If any team looking stupid is Chicago for letting him go for Michael Carter Williams and cam Payne.

The Nets have their eyes on a championship this year, and Din being sidelined due to injury is not helping that. If Brooklyn can move him for someone that can play rotation minutes, well then, you’re that much closer to achieving your win-now goal.

Exactly. Also saving $3 million would be a savings of at least $6 million to Brooklyn who is way over the tax.

Brooklyn trades: Spencer Dinwiddie and 2022 2nd pick
Detroit trades: Wayne Ellington and Dennis Smith Jr

Ellington (re-sign next year for the min) has an A/T of 2 and is shooting 40% from 3. He would be a great vet off the bench. DSJr is playing better and is salary ballast that could pan out like any late 2nd pick (re-sign for the min).

mtcan · Post #9 » by **mtcan** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:59 pm

Sure lets trade for a guy who can't contribute for THIS season and has a player option with NO guarantees he wants to be in Detroit..who can simply opt out and leave for nothing in the summer.

Theo Ratliff · Post #10 » by **Theo Ratliff** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 12:08 am

mtcan wrote:Sure lets trade for a guy who can't contribute for THIS season and has a player option with NO guarantees he wants to be in Detroit..who can simply opt out and leave for nothing in the summer.

You do realize the Pistons aren't trying to win games and Dinwiddle tore his ACL. So chances are he's going to opt in so he can put up stats on a terrible team next season.

objectivefan · Post #11 » by **objectivefan** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 12:09 am

mtcan wrote:Sure lets trade for a guy who can't contribute for THIS season and has a player option with NO guarantees he wants to be in Detroit..who can simply opt out and leave for nothing in the summer.

He has a $12 million player option for next year. My guess is that he opts in with the intention of signing a bigger contract than going to the free agency route immediately following an injury.

What team is going to throw money at him unless he can provide that he has fully healed?

For the Nets, if some team wants to throw in a 1st round pick for an injured guy, why wouldn't you do it?

mtcan · Post #12 » by **mtcan** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 12:20 am

Theo Ratliff wrote:
mtcan wrote:Sure lets trade for a guy who can't contribute for THIS season and has a player option with NO guarantees he wants to be in Detroit..who can simply opt out and leave for nothing in the summer.

You do realize the Pistons aren't trying to win games and Dinwiddle tore his ACL. So chances are he's going to opt in so he can put up stats on a terrible team next season.

He could roll the dice as well. Torn ACLs aren't career ending injuries. If the desire to be elsewhere is strong enough and if he gets even a marginally bigger salary elsewhere...he could leave and you will have paid to get him all for nothing.

DET_Athletics · Post #13 » by **DET_Athletics** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:00 am

We should do a three team trade that sends a big to the nets. Wright, Svi and picks out to third team and we get Dinwiddie and better picks.

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Def Leppard · Post #14 » by **Def Leppard** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:54 am

They should be

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Muha_i_samolet · Post #15 » by **Muha_i_samolet** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 7:06 am

Idiots at Detroit are gonna give all their best players for freaking Spencer, nice.

Rashidi · Post #16 » by **Rashidi** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:00 am

objectivefan wrote:What team is going to throw money at him unless he can provide that he has fully healed?

Dinwiddie will easily be able to get at least 12M per on the open market. Just look at what Gordon Hayward got if you're doubting this.

In fact, it's beneficial for Dinwiddie to opt out because it's no guarantee he'll have the same earning potential the following season.
He can just sign for 12M with a Player Option for the following season if no teams want to offer 3-4 years.

If Detroit is interested in acquiring him, you can count them among the teams willing to do this.

bqmuzik · Post #17 » by **bqmuzik** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:38 am

If only they could have drafted him..

kuclas · Post #18 » by **kuclas** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:32 pm

How many players not named KD or Klay been able to not only opt out but sign a 3-4 year long term contract worst more than 15 million a year coming off a major injury that requires at least 9 months recovery.

I can’t imagine any team giving Spencer 4/80 guaranteed after his ACL injury. He doesn’t have an elite skill like Klay. He isn’t KD Maybe he takes a 3 year deal/45 million. But he’s not that good.

Rashidi · Post #19 » by **Rashidi** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 6:02 pm

kuclas wrote:How many players not named KD or Klay been able to not only opt out but sign a 3-4 year long term contract worst more than 15 million a year coming off a major injury that requires at least 9 months recovery.

I can’t imagine any team giving Spencer 4/80 guaranteed after his ACL injury. He doesn’t have an elite skill like Klay. He isn’t KD Maybe he takes a 3 year deal/45 million. But he’s not that good.

Fred VanVleet doesn't have any elite skills and signed for 4/80.

Luke Kennard just signed for 4/64.

Dinwiddie will get more than 3/45.

kuclas · Post #20 » by **kuclas** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:14 pm

Rashidi wrote:
kuclas wrote:How many players not named KD or Klay been able to not only opt out but sign a 3-4 year long term contract worst more than 15 million a year coming off a major injury that requires at least 9 months recovery.

I can’t imagine any team giving Spencer 4/80 guaranteed after his ACL injury. He doesn’t have an elite skill like Klay. He isn’t KD Maybe he takes a 3 year deal/45 million. But he’s not that good.

Fred VanVleet doesn't have any elite skills and signed for 4/80.

Luke Kennard just signed for 4/64.

Dinwiddie will get more than 3/45.

They were not coming off a major injury. While ACL tears are more common to come back. It’s still a major injury. FVV and Luke Kennard were not injured when they signed those contracts.

I wouldn’t give Spencer anything but a team friendly deal. I don’t think he will get what he thinks he deserves and it’s because of the acl injury. Yes pre injury he likely gets 4/80. Not post injury.