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Brooklyn Nets: This Spencer Dinwiddie trade with Lakers could actually work

ByJerry Trotta|
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 08: Spencer Dinwiddie #26 of the Brooklyn Nets handles the ball on offense against the Chicago Bulls in the first half at Barclays Center on March 08, 2020 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 08: Spencer Dinwiddie #26 of the Brooklyn Nets handles the ball on offense against the Chicago Bulls in the first half at Barclays Center on March 08, 2020 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)

The Nets could ship guard Spencer Dinwiddie to the Lakers for this specific package.

The Brooklyn Nets are going to look like a completely different team compared to last season when they take the court for the first time in 2020-21.

For starters, GM Sean Marks completely overhauled the coaching staff and superstars Kevin Durant (achilles) and Kyrie Irving (shoulder) will share the floor together for the first time since they inked max contracts with the organization last offseason.

On top of that, the Nets have assembled one of the deepest backcourts in the NBA following the re-signing of sharpshooter Joe Harris, trades for promising third-year guards Bruce Brown and Landry Shamet, and signing of bubble standout Tyler Johnson.

This could result in Spencer Dinwiddie becoming the odd man out, and he recently took to social media in cryptic fashion to seemingly indicate…something. Would he like to be traded? This wouldn’t be the first hint at such things.

Who knows what that means, but Nets fans know that Dinwiddie is no stranger to cryptic social media posts, and past reports have claimed he’s been “sending subliminal messages about not wanting to be in Brooklyn.”

We’ve grown fond of the former second-round pick over the years, but it’s growing increasingly likely that he’s played his last game for the Nets. To avoid the inevitable headache of keeping him around, Marks should no doubt look to exploit the Lakers’ palpable aggressiveness this offseason and get a respectable haul in return for him.

When you consider that Dinwiddie averaged career-highs across the board last season — 20.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game on 42% shooting — Brooklyn should demand nothing less than a young asset (like Kyle Kuzma) and a first-round pick.

Acquiring a player like Kuzma, who often found himself in the crosshairs of Lakers fans, probably won’t resonate with fans in Brooklyn, but he’ll bring elite slashing ability and some needed height and length off the bench. He’s too inconsistent to be tasked with a prominent role, but the Nets are equipped with the requisite depth to ensure that doesn’t happen.

If you asked us if Brooklyn could unload a redundant asset like Dinwiddie in exchange for a proven bench player on an expiring contract AND a first-round pick, which could be flipped in another trade, we’d sign up for that in a heartbeat.

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