Dinwiddie found out he was returning to Brooklyn the same way we all did.
The Dallas Mavericks made a stunning move on Sunday when they made the first big trade of the deadline, sending Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, and picks to the Brooklyn Nets for Kyrie Irving, who issued a trade request on Friday.
Irving’s acquisition will make the Mavs fascinating to watch, as they go all-in on building around a two-headed backcourt monster in Irving and Luka Doncic, with plenty of questions about how they’ll make things work defensively — although, there may be more moves made by Dallas this week to balance out their roster a bit more. While the majority of the focus will be on Dallas and what this does for a Mavs team that has been treading water despite Doncic posting outrageous stats, this is also an intriguing deal for Brooklyn.
