The Wizards continue to work through their complicated sign-and-trade acquisition of Spencer Dinwiddie, according to multiple reports.
Quinton Mayo (Twitter link) has heard the Bulls and Thunder mentioned as teams that could end up getting involved in a multi-team trade involving Dinwiddie. Mayo also reports that the Nets asked the Wizards for Deni Avdija during those negotiations, which Kristian Winfield of The New York Daily News (twitter link) corroborates.
If and when the Wizards, Nets, and other potential trade partners figure out a deal, Dinwiddie is expected to get a three-year, $62MM deal from Washington, reports Winfield (Twitter link).
Here are a few more updates from around the East:
- Although Victor Oladipo‘s camp is optimistic that he’ll be able to return to action sometime between late December and early February, some Heat people believe March is a more realistic target, tweets Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. Oladipo, who underwent quad tendon surgery in May, agreed to a minimum-salary contract with Miami.
- Following up on an Ian Begley report that stated the final year in the Knicks‘ deals with Nerlens Noel, Alec Burks, Derrick Rose, and Evan Fournier aren’t guaranteed, ESPN’s Zach Lowe (Twitter link) clarifies that all four deals are expected to have standard team options in their last years. Noel, Burks, and Rose will have those options in year three, while Fournier’s will be in year four.
- Pacers big man Goga Bitadze wanted to play for the team in Summer League this month, but he missed Indiana’s first two SL practices due to back soreness and is now away from the club due to a personal matter, writes Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files.
lol. Any team other than Nets giving Dinwiddie $20M,yr is doomed
What name will you be using when the results come in?
If Nets can get Deni in the deal. That’s impressive to me. He can learn from KD and take his time growing as a player.
Because the best athletes make the best teachers. AmareS too. /s
That would be pretty impressive if the Nets could get the Wizards’ 2020 first round pick out of the S&T deal. The Nets’ player development assistant coach, Amar’e Stoudamire, knows Deni Avidja pretty well from playing with him in Israel a year or two ago.
WIZ are their own worst enemy in these situations, or their history is. BKN feels they can ask for Avidja because they have historical reasons to believe they might get him. Will they? Probably not, but, historically, the WIZ have no self-control in these spots (much like the Knicks have historically, though hopefully no more). PUT the kid off limits, and let BKN pull away from the table. Or kick the tires on DS or RJ. Risk of losing the deal? Of course, but without taking any you’ll never get a good deal or even an average one. SD at full UFA price is frothy as it is. Give the Nets a real asset, of your choosing.
I don’t even get how the Nets can ask for more at this point, but why not I guess. Doing so will make AmareS happy, for what that’s worth.
The shine of being a UFA over an RFA is all but out the window for Dennis now
Putting a 3/62 besides Dins does not bode well for team Schroeder right now
If they opt against Dins, and pivot to Schroeder, that also becomes a lot harder to pull of today than it would have been at the time of the Westy trade ~
Nets and Wiz probably find a middle in the end tho if Dins is indeed option 1,2,and 3 in their eyes
Nets gain a touch of leverage/value here in negotiations as Wiz seem to be the one left w/out a chair at the end of the song
I don’t get these assumptions, but WAS should pull out if BRK wants to pile on major adds to what was agreed on. Aggravating. Is this IRL? No, it is sports, and there is a commissioner.
Night and day between Schroder & Dins. I would rather pivot to Jackson, or a lesser light, or Monte Morris (since DEN found Compazzo and drafted 6-3 Hyland).
Doesn’t sound like very many teams are interested in signing Avery Bradley.