<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/charlotte-hornets/hornets-news-spencer-dinwiddie-joins-charlotte-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spencer Dinwiddie surprisingly joins Hornets in free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Spencer-Dinwiddie-dribbles-the-basketball-during-Nets-Mavericks-game.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spencer Dinwiddie surprisingly joins Hornets in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-02T12:25:25-07:00">July 2nd, 12:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-02T12:25:25-07:00">July 2nd, 12:25pm</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/colinloughran">Colin Loughran</a>Colin Loughran is a NYC-based Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA offseason has included no shortage of twists and turns. The Charlotte Hornets became the latest team to add a particularly surprising piece.</p><p>ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that guard Spencer Dinwiddie has <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1940478266630091224" rel="noopener">agreed to a one-year deal</a> with the Hornets. He will join LaMelo Ball and a young team that is attempting to build itself into an Eastern Conference contender.</p><p>Dinwiddie is an 11-year veteran with a plethora of experience. He has played for teams in the postseason hunt as well as those who are simply trying to retool. Across 79 games with the Dallas Mavericks last season, the Los Angeles native averaged 11.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 4.4 assists while shooting roughly 42 percent from the field.</p><p>The move comes amidst what has been an interesting summer for Charlotte. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/draft-grade-hornets-new-rookie-kon-knueppel">Hornets drafted Duke product Kon Knueppel</a> with the fourth overall pick, signed both Tre Mann and Mason Plumlee, and made a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/grading-hornets-jazz-trade-collin-sexton-jusuf-nurkic">trade for former Utah Jazz point guard Collin Sexton</a>.</p><p>The Hornets went 19-63 last season under head coach Charles Lee. Ball missed significant time and only managed to compete in 47 games. He was ruled out for the season in late March due to ankle and wrist injuries.</p><p>At the very least, the addition of Dinwiddie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/charlotte-hornets/hornets-news-key-lamelo-ball-backup-tre-mann-lands-24-million-contract">supplies the Hornets</a> with a serviceable bench guard who could lead a second unit with ease. If needed, the 32-year-old can also start. Ball has dealt with several injuries in the past and could still deal with nagging injuries down the road that will <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44672603/lamelo-ball-get-stronger-hornets-coach-charles-lee-says" rel="noopener">require him to build durability.</a></p><p>“Teams are trying to deny him, trying to be physical, and you can see early in the year when teams did it, it definitely bothered him,” Lee said at the end of the season. “As he got used to it, he got a lot more comfortable, so it’s going to start with his body. He’s got to get stronger and more conditioned to be able to play both sides of the ball and sustain efforts. … When you’re one of the best players in the league, you have to be ready for physicality. In order to combat that, you have to be stronger.”</p><p>Dinwiddie could not only serve as Ball’s understudy when called upon, but also help the youthful guard understand how to lead a long NBA career. It is not as if the veteran has never struggled with injuries, but his years of experience could include crucial information for a young franchise star.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spencer Dinwiddie surprisingly joins Hornets in free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-kevin-durant-hate-spencer-dinwiddie-nsfw-truth-bomb-phoenix');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kevin Durant will hate Spencer Dinwiddie’s NSFW truth bomb on Suns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Phoenix-Suns-forward-Kevin-Durant.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kevin Durant will hate Spencer Dinwiddie’s NSFW truth bomb on Suns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-04T18:15:14-07:00">April 4th, 6:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-04T18:15:14-07:00">April 4th, 6:15pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kevin Durant may not like what Spencer Dinwiddie had to say about the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/suns-news-why-love-is-keeping-devin-booker-in-phoenix-despite-tumultuous-season">Phoenix Suns’ struggles this season</a>.</p><p>Dinwiddie appeared on a livestream video on Friday, garnering attention for his <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1908303617213554892" rel="noopener">one-word description</a> of Durant’s Suns squad.</p><p>“A**,” Dinwiddie stated.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“A**”</p><p>Spencer Dinwiddie when asked to describe the Suns in one word 😬</p><p><a href="https://t.co/QKvboSOJzt">pic.twitter.com/QKvboSOJzt</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1908303617213554892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>What lies ahead for Kevin Durant, Suns</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Phoenix-Suns-forward-Kevin-Durant-and-Houston-Rockets-forward-Jabari-Smith-Jr.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kevin Durant and Spencer Dinwiddie used to be teammates during their time with the Brooklyn Nets. They only played three games together, as Durant recovered from a torn Achilles throughout the 2019-20 season and Dinwiddie suffered a season-ending injury the following year.</p><p>Regardless, Dinwiddie’s comments about the Suns will likely annoy Durant, given his mentality as an elite competitor. To have a label that refers to them being bad or mediocre would rub the Suns star the wrong way, and rightfully so.</p><p>In the meantime, Durant is recovering from an ankle sprain he suffered on March 30. Before the injury, he was averaging 26.6 points, six rebounds and 4.2 assists per game after 62 appearances. He has shooting splits of 52.7% from the field, including 43% from beyond the arc.</p><p>The team looks for him to return within the next week as they need him to compete for a play-in spot throughout the remaining regular-season games. Anymore losses will damage their hopes of postseason action.</p><p>The Suns have been unlucky throughout the 2024-25 campaign. Despite boasting an offense with Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal, their defense has been a major weakness as opponents continue to exploit them there. They are 22nd in scoring defense (116.6) and 28th in defensive rating (119) so far this season.</p><p>Phoenix has a 35-41 record so far, holding the 11th spot in the Western Conference standings. They are one game behind the Sacramento Kings and 2.5 games behind the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>Following <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/suns-vs-celtics-prediction-odds-pick-spread-4-4-2025">Friday’s game against the Boston Celtics</a>, the Suns will prepare for their next road matchup. They face the New York Knicks on April 6 at 7 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Durant will hate Spencer Dinwiddie’s NSFW truth bomb on Suns

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He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — Spencer Dinwiddie had 10 assists in the Dallas Mavericks’ win against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. He’s recorded impressive assist numbers plenty of times this season. Playing the role of point guard comes with more responsibility than simply finding the open man, however.</p><p>Of course, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving were Dallas’ lead guards early in the campaign. As you may have heard, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-mavericks-luka-doncic-anthony-davis-trade">Luka Doncic was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers</a> in February. In early March, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-out-injury-torn-acl">Kyrie Irving suffered a season-ending ACL injury</a>. The roster has dealt with no shortage of other injury concerns as well.</p><p>With all of the changes on the roster, setting up the offense has been no easy task. Dinwiddie is now starting at point guard for the Mavs. Following Wednesday’s game, he <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1907646104293830919" rel="noopener">acknowledged the challenges of the situation</a>.</p><p>“Hey bro… I thought last year was the hardest year of my career for, like, things outside of my control,” Dinwiddie said. “This has been a difficult year from the standpoint of, like, just every game is different. It’s an adjustment on the fly. My task changes game-to-game, sometimes within the game because sometimes a guy goes down within the game… With that being said, it’s been rewarding, though, too, to be around great people. To be able to compete to be in the playoffs.</p><p>“No two days have been the same. Usually, no two years are the same, but no two days have been the same this year. Yeah, it’s been rewarding.”</p><p>The changes have often been Mavericks players going down with injuries this season. Over the past few weeks, though, the changes have been positive with players such as Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively II returning from injuries. Their returns still represented an adjustment for the offense, however.</p><p>Dinwiddie has enjoyed some quality games in the 2024-25 season. His play-making, as mentioned, has been important. The Mavericks need a reliable lead guard, and Dinwiddie has done a respectable job of handling the responsibility. He has been able to set up the offense, which has been especially important this year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spencer Dinwiddie reveals harsh reality of Mavericks’ injury-plagued season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-spencer-dinwiddie-defends-trading-away-luka-doncic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spencer Dinwiddie defends Mavericks trading away Luka Doncic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mavericks-news-Spencer-Dinwiddie-defends-Mavericks-trading-away-Luka-Doncic.jpg"></figure><h1>Spencer Dinwiddie defends Mavericks trading away Luka Doncic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-27T13:33:22-07:00">March 27th, 1:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-27T13:33:22-07:00">March 27th, 1:33pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/nba-rumors-why-mavericks-were-over-luka-doncic">Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis</a>, it set the basketball world ablaze. However, Spencer Dinwiddie didn’t see much of an issue with it.</p><p>That’s not to say that Dinwiddie supported the trade entirely. Despite any justification, Dinwiddie is getting tired of the disrespect surrounding Davis.</p><p>The latter is one of the top two-way players and one of the best big men in the NBA. As a result, it made Dinwiddie eager to play with him.</p><p>On the Club 520 Podcast, the Mavericks guard wants people to <a href="https://youtu.be/_CrdB84HVT4?t=2126" rel="noopener">stop hating</a> on the trade.</p><p>They are both my friends and L to me is probably the best offensive player in the NBA right now,” Dinwiddie said. “But AD might be the best two-way player. Probably him and Giannis (Antetokounmpo). So it’s a tough position to be in like I said.</p><p>“The only thing that sucks is they’re acting like AD is a bum, that’s the crazy part. You could feel how you feel about the trade. Win, lose, better for now, better for the future, whatever it may be. We’ve got to stop acting like AD isn’t AD bro. We got to stop.”</p><h2><b>Spencer Dinwiddie sees Anthony Davis as elite for the Mavericks</b></h2><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-anthony-davis-playing-tonight-dallas-magic-injury-report">Davis is finally recovering from injury</a>, Dinwiddie makes an intriguing point. He is one of the best defensive players in the league. Not to mention, his inside-out game is a nightmare for opponents to defend.</p><p>He’s too quick for center but too strong for forwards. It’s the perfect mix for the Mavericks. On a team with guys like Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively II, they have plenty of size.</p><p>Interestingly enough, that versatility was a big component of their defense in the playoffs. Although they lost in five games to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, they had a nice lineup.</p><p>Inserting Davis for Doncic is tough but it cleans up a ton of work defensively. Being healthy is the main concern at this point. Not to mention, Davis <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/anthony-davis-injury-history" rel="noopener">missed 18 games</a> before returning against the Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>Still, the Mavericks would be out of the play-in tournament if the season were to end today. However, if they have the same record as the Phoenix Suns, they would also be out.</p><p>Regardless of whether or not the trade was a win or loss for the Mavericks, people will continue to be discontent. If they reach the playoffs though, it might eliminate some of those temporary frustrations.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spencer Dinwiddie defends Mavericks trading away Luka Doncic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-spencer-dinwiddie-confident-pistons');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Spencer Dinwiddie drops confident truth bomb after defeating Pistons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mavericks-news-Spencer-Dinwiddie-issues-confident-warning-to-critics.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Spencer Dinwiddie drops confident truth bomb after defeating Pistons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-22T07:57:15-07:00">March 22nd, 7:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-22T07:57:15-07:00">March 22nd, 7:57am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — Spencer Dinwiddie led the Dallas Mavericks to a 123-117 victory against the Detroit Pistons on Friday. The Mavs guard scored 31 points and recorded seven assists, three rebounds and two steals. Following the game, Dinwiddie <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1903307161301655638" rel="noopener">shared an honest message</a> on dealing with people who doubt his game.</p><p>“When you’re younger it’s very motivating. When you’re older, you’re like… ‘what the h*ll?.’ So it’s a little bit different,” Dinwiddie told reporters. “It’s a different feeling because it don’t make no sense to you, but you understand, like, that’s the business sometimes. Narratives fly and people run with it… My agent sent me something, I’m still a top 15 ISO player even with all the crazy stuff that happened this year… You don’t do that by accident.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-spencer-dinwiddie-blunt-admission-injury-roster">Dinwiddie has helped the Mavs remain in postseason contention despite all of the injuries</a>. Dallas is hoping to clinch a postseason spot. It will be a difficult journey since they will likely end up in the NBA Play-In Tournament if they do earn a postseason position, but the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-pj-washington-response-dallas-suns-play-in-tournament">Mavericks are not giving up</a>.</p><h2><b>Spencer Dinwiddie’s 2024-25 season with Mavericks</b></h2><p>Dinwiddie has endured an up and down season. He has enjoyed some big games, but the veteran guard has also had some lackluster performances. Either way, the Mavs will need Dinwiddie to play well as the season winds down.</p><p>Overall, Dinwiddie is averaging 11 points per game while shooting 42 percent from the field and 33.6 percent from beyond the arc. He is also recording per game averages of 4.0 assists and 2.4 rebounds per outing. Dinwiddie has appeared in 69 total games in the 2024-25 campaign, earning 22 starts.</p><p>The Mavericks’ chances of clinching a play-in tournament spot will increase if Dinwiddie can consistently play well moving forward. He will have another opportunity to lead the Mavs to a win on Monday against the Brooklyn Nets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
11.0	2.6	4.4	0.2	0.9

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
11.0	2.6	4.4	0.2	0.9

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