Spencer Dinwiddie has partial ACL Tear

[Nike D'Antoni]

Confirmed: Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie suffers season-ending injury (http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=24850)

[Nike D'Antoni]

yes its true, I see it on shams tweet now

@ShamsCharania
Dinwiddie is expected to make full recovery before next season. Tough loss for Nets; Dinwiddie emerged as a starter alongside Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. With $12.3M player option in offseason, Dinwiddie has multiple choices being among the top free agents on the market.


@ShamsCharania
Brooklyn Nets starter Spencer Dinwiddie has suffered a partially torn ACL in his right knee, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. It was suffered on contact, and there is no other structural damage in the knee.

[bison]

Shams is reporting that he is basically done for the season. Will be a sought after free agent this summer. Sucks tho about the injury.

[rawimpact]

That whole team is injury prone now. When healthy I believe it's the best lineup in the league.

[StrongLurk]

Oh damn that's a big loss. Strange how it's taking so long for it to be reported.

[imdaman99]

Have no fear, Levert will step into his role and lead the 2nd team.

[red1]

this is their achilles heel. they can handle losing dinwiddie but they need to be careful. kyrie moreso than kd.



kyrie is FRAGILE. he's gone down in the finals before.

[Kiddlovesnets]

Damn this blows, we will aim for an ECF spot this year then...
:(

[GrayGoat]

Huge loss. Nets fans were celebrating way to early

[Jay-B]

Damn that’s a huge loss he was a starter? Do they put Levert there now

[HylianNightmare]

the first injury

[LoneyROY7]

Damn, title hopes resting in the hands of Chris Chiozza.

[ArbitraryWater]

Funny, whenever a team is absurdly stacked, often these injuries happen which tone it back down again and level the playing field, in a way... that those players dont have to work less and can rely on teammates more in ways others cant.

Happened last year with Bogdanovic on Utah, Cousins on GS (and KD in 3rd year), Malone in '04, just happens a lot..

[Manny98]

Huge loss. Nets fans were celebrating way to early
Losing Dinwiddie doesn't change anything, we're still winning the East regardless

[HBK_Kliq_2]

That's their 3rd best player, they are done. Clippers or Lakers would kick their ass I can almost guarantee it.

[DoctorP]

Meh. They are going as far as kyrie and kevin d take em

[Ca$H]

If the Nets don't plan on re-signing him then how about Oubre for Dinwiddie and the Nets top 20 protected 2021 1st round pick. Maybe then the Warriors can flip Dinwiddie to the Celtics for their TPE and their top 20 protected 2021 1st round pick. The Celtics might consider this deal in order to get Dinwiddie's bird rights. Oubre is struggling now but I think he will eventually reach last season's level of play especially playing with multiple floor spacers like KD, Kyrie, and Harris.

[imdaman99]

If the Nets don't plan on re-signing him then how about Oubre for Dinwiddie and the Nets top 20 protected 2021 1st round pick. Maybe then the Warriors can flip Dinwiddie to the Celtics for their TPE and their top 20 protected 2021 1st round pick. The Celtics might consider this deal in order to get Dinwiddie's bird rights. Oubre is struggling now but I think he will eventually reach last season's level of play especially playing with multiple floor spacers like KD, Kyrie, and Harris.

https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/021/464/14608107_1180665285312703_1558693314_n.jpg

[Manny98]

That's their 3rd best player, they are done. Clippers or Lakers would kick their ass I can almost guarantee it.
KD > Kawhi

Kyrie > PG

LeVert & Jarrett Allen > everyone else on the Clippers

[k0kakw0rld]

Losing Dinwiddie doesn't change anything, we're still winning the East regardless
Lmaoooo basketball GODS ain't been on your side for decades now. How about you humble yourself and shut the fk up once in a while? :confusedshrug:

[Manny98]

Lmaoooo basketball GODS ain't been on your side for decades now. How about you humble yourself and shut the fk up once in a while? :confusedshrug:
At least my team has won a basketball game this season :oldlol:

[It's A VC3!!!]

Really deflating to lose a starter of his caliber in just the 3rd game of the season. Obviously you never want to lose a key player due to injury but it's very tough because the team hasn't even built cohesion yet. The Nets went from being very deep to now being a notch or two below that. Aside from championship odds I think this makes it tough for us to even reach the ECF. Can't just lose a 20 PPG scorer like that..

[GrayGoat]

Manny seems to be shook

[Kiddlovesnets]

Really deflating to lose a starter of his caliber in just the 3rd game of the season. Obviously you never want to lose a key player due to injury but it's very tough because the team hasn't even built cohesion yet. The Nets went from being very deep to now being a notch or two below that. Aside from championship odds I think this makes it tough for us to even reach the ECF. Can't just lose a 20 PPG scorer like that..

Yeah I think we should set the goal to be ECSF as acceptable, and aim for as much as a possible trip for ECF. Durant and Irving are injury prone, Levert and Dinwiddie are important to the depth as well as serving as insurance Incase one of them need to miss a few weeks of games. On the other hand, Dinwiddie is a valuable trade asset that we can flip before the trade deadline for what the team is lacking, especially at the forward position.

With Spencer going down, we lose more than just the 4th best player on our team. We get a 6M injury exception but I don’t see how it’s useful, We will have to lower expectation for the season. Props to Nash and the coaching staff to rest KD and KI for tonight, we can’t afford any more injuries to the rosters now.

[Manny98]

You guys forget we have the deepest team on the NBA by far

Chris Chiozza
Bruce Brown
Tyler Johnson

3 quality players that can fill in for Dinwiddie

[Mask the Embiid]

Losing Dinwiddie doesn't change anything, we're still winning the East regardless

you lost your glue guy...its over, you can no longer beat the lakers....deal with it


Lakers in 6

[Manny98]

you lost your glue guy...its over, you can no longer beat the lakers....deal with it


Lakers in 6

I'm aware that we're not likely going to beat the Lakers in the finals but we're still winning the East

[Kiddlovesnets]

Yeah we are deepest team only with Dinwiddie, without him we cant even beat this shit Grizzlies team without Ja Morant.

[Axe]

They're going to use his injury as an excuse if they fail to live up to expectations

[Kiddlovesnets]

Can we flip Dinwiddie and next year's draft pick to OKC for George Hill? The Thunder needs to tank, and they love picks. If Spencer opts in his contract next year, they can use him next season too.

[k0kakw0rld]

At least my team has won a basketball game this season :oldlol:
2-2 Bruhh

Nets ain't winning sh!t because of you.

[k0kakw0rld]

I'm aware that we're not likely going to beat the Lakers in the finals but we're still winning the East

NOPE Kyrie isn't enough I am sorry.

[pandiani17]

This is the worst part of sports. Injuries can change the landscape for a team in one second.

[bluechox2]

kd and kyires punani got hurt hearing the news so they decide not to play...what pus sies