DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is opting out of the final year of his deal worth $12.3 million and will hit the free-agent market this summer.
Dinwiddie suffered a season-ending partially torn ACL in his right knee three games into the regular season. According to a report from Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News, Dinwiddie has now recovered from the injury and was preparing for a return during the NBA Finals had Brooklyn made it.
In his report, Winfield noted that one of the teams who has an interest in the 28-year-old combo guard's services is the Dallas Mavericks.
However, they'll have a lot of competition as he'll reportedly be "one of the more coveted players in free agency."
Dinwiddie reportedly has his eye on a return to his hometown of Los Angeles but also wants to cash in after coming off of a team-friendly three-year, $34 million contract.
“Home is the preferred destination,” the source told The Daily News. “But he wants to secure his financial future, too.”
In 64 games last season, Dinwiddie averaged 20.6 points on 41% shooting from the field and just over 30% shooting from three-point range.
For the Mavs, it's difficult to see how they can make a play for his services should they stick behind their desire to bring back Tim Hardaway Jr. this offseason. Hardaway is expected to command a salary north of $20 million per season, combine that with the likelihood of Josh Richardson opting into the final year of his contract worth over $11 million, and the Mavs are left well short of being able to afford a player as talented as Dinwiddie.
Could they dump Kristaps Porzingis in another deal to free up cap space? Sure. Is it possible that they could move Dinwiddie in a sign-and-trade for a player such as Richardson - that could work too.
All it takes is for the player to say 'yes' and then whoever is in charge of the Mavs goes to work to make the pieces fit.
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