“Spencer Dinwiddie made Conference Finals before KD, Kyrie, and James Harden”: NBA Twitter notices Mavericks backup guard’s success before his former Brooklyn Nets teammates

Akash Murty | 16/05/2022
"Spencer Dinwiddie made the Conference Finals earlier than KD, Kyrie Irving and James Harden":

Spencer Dinwiddie with Dallas Mavericks has done what James Harden, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving couldn’t do in the last two years

Any kind of permutations and combinations for keeping Spencer Dinwiddie, Jarrett Allen, or Caris LeVert alongside Kyrie Irving, James Harden and Kevin Durant would have worked wonders for the Brooklyn Nets, but they chose to trade them all in their rebuild. 

While LeVert has become a big part of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ rotation, Allen is already their big focal point through which both their offense and defense work.

Also read: “Game 7 typically goes to the best player, and we have Luka Doncic”: Spencer Dinwiddie explains why Mavericks will win the series vs Devin Booker and Suns

And to many people’s surprise, the Cavs were able to maintain a 44-38 record much like the Nets even after going through countless injuries to their important players throughout the season. 

But Dinwiddie has managed to achieve what the Nets could have done with him on their side, appear in a Conference Finals.

Spencer Dinwiddie makes it to the Conference Finals when no one among James Harden, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Durant could

Although he just switched coasts mid-season after a difficult time with the Washington Wizards, the 6’6 point guard is now an indispensable member of the rotation of the Mavericks team. And his trade for Kristaps Porzingis that came as a surprise to many in Dallas and the whole NBA community now makes total sense.

Since coming in from the Wizards where even as a starter he averaged less than he is averaging from the bench – 15.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 3.9 assists. He helped them finish 4th in the West.

Not just that Spencer helped Mavs with 30-points to get a dominating Game 7 win against the team with the best record in the league (Phoenix Suns) and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

Meanwhile, neither of his superstar teammates at Brooklyn were able to advance to even the second round and Harden’s Sixers were recently eliminated by the Miami Heat in Eastern Conference Semi-finals.

The 29-year-old has led the not-so-strong Mavericks bench with his leadership, ball handling & play-making skills, and well-rounded overall game. With Luka Magic, he will now look toward pushing them to their first Finals in 11 years.

Also read: “LeBron James tried telling the Suns to stay humble”: Chris Paul & Co mocked Luka Doncic and many others including Lakers star throughout the season, lived to see it all comeback

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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