There were a number of surprising deals on the trade deadline, including the Lone Ranger and wizards, who sent Kristaps Porzingis and the second round pick in exchange for wizards Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans. Bo Shen came to the Lone Ranger for four years, during which he helped the team to play in the playoffs 2 times, but bo Shen's performance in the playoffs was not satisfactory, did not play a huge role in Doncic's side, and even in the playoffs because of the problem of his own defensive habits, he has been targeted by opponents, which also announced that the cooperation between Doncic and Bo Shen ultimately failed. Although Bo Shen did not play the Knicks during the Lone Ranger period, the deal was still a lot of losses overall, especially the Lone Ranger was willing to take a draft pick, it seems that the Lone Ranger seems to be helping the Wizards, and this deal is a bit confusing.
The contracts traded for both Dinwiddie and Bertans are long-term big contracts, and their contracts are premium contracts in terms of their current performance, after Bertans shot a career-high 200 three-pointers in 54 games in 2019-20, after which Bertans and the Wizards reached a five-year, $80 million extension, but his performance was short-lived, and he has not reached such a level since. This season, Bertans averaged only 14.7 minutes per game, averaged 5.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game, shot 35.1% from the field, shot 31.9% from three-point range, and now has fallen out of the regular rotation of the Wizards, and now Bertans has 3 years left on his contract, and the player option of 16 million in the last year will be executed, and Bertans knows better than anyone that this is the biggest contract he can get in his career.
And Dinwiddie's contract problem is also tricky, Dinwiddie just signed a 3-year 54 million big contract this summer, but this year Dinwiddie's performance is also unsatisfactory, this season in the Wizards got 44 starts, averaging 30 minutes per game but only 12.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.8 assists, shooting 37.6% from the field, 31% from three-point range, such a performance is obviously not in line with his contract, although Dinwiddie has averaged 20+ per game at the Nets. But after the big injury, Dinwiddie is really difficult to get back to the same state he was. And in the Wizards Dinwiddie also sent some bad signals, it is reported that the Wizards were previously eager to get rid of Dinwiddie's contract, it is said that he bored many teammates in his short Wizards career, it seems that the Wizards Dinwiddie became a locker room bomb, not just a news, before the outbreak of many players are dissatisfied with the Wizards' team environment, it seems likely that Dinwiddie is the biggest destabilizing factor.
Dinwiddie's current performance is likely to be due to the mismatch with Bill, both All-Star guards need to hold the ball, Dinwiddie has not been an efficient three-point shooter since the Nets, so it is difficult for him to play his own characteristics with Beal. Dinwiddie performed well when Bill was absent, when Dinwiddie was still a trustworthy scorer, but coming to the lone ranger Dinwiddie has one more player than the All-Star Bill who needs the ball more, the Lone Ranger will certainly not deprive Doncic of the ball to divide the ball to Dinwiddie, it is likely that Dinwiddie will play more than the Wizards in the Lone Ranger, and if the Lone Ranger's own status is reduced again, will it make Dinwiddie a time bomb in the dressing room, After all, there is already news that Dinwiddie is not very pleasing to his teammates, and now it seems that the Lone Ranger is going to lose to his grandmother's family, unless the Lone Ranger will have a follow-up after this deal.
Dinwiddie once received a three-point shooting rate of 37% at the Nets, perhaps the Lone Ranger also looked at this, Dinwiddie can be a fixed-point shooter of the possibility, after all, Doncic is the engine of the entire team, and pitchers outside the three-point line will make Doncic play the most powerful, and in the offseason Lone Ranger also did this, they introduced Bullock, renewed Hardaway, they are very aware of the need for more pitchers around Doncic, and Dinwiddie and Bertans have the hope of playing such a role, Although Dinwiddie's three-point shooting rate this season has dropped below the average of 34%, but in general he has had an efficient performance, the Lone Ranger seems willing to gamble on him, not to mention Bertans, he has always been a good shooter, compared to Boshin, Bertans's role is more pure and more stable, after all, his career three-point shooting rate remains 40%, of course, it depends on whether he can restore a good shooting feel.
The purpose of this deal is only to install more fixed-point pitchers around Doncic, Boshin did not bring substantial progress to the team in four years of the Lone Ranger, and the glass attribute of Boshin is a problem that makes the team more headache, no matter how capable the most important thing is to be able to play, but Boshin is now difficult to guarantee attendance, rather than continue to look forward to Boshin's outbreak, it is better to find another healthier player. Secondly, the Lone Ranger is facing the problem of Brunson's contract renewal this year, according to previous reports, Brunson has rejected the Lone Ranger's offer of 4 years and 56 million, which is already the largest contract that the Lone Ranger can offer him, but Brunson wants to find a contract with an annual salary of 18 million, once Brunson leaves the team, then Dinwiddie will be another substitute for the team, and in the current situation of Brunson, it is difficult for the Lone Ranger to keep him in the offseason, and there are teams willing to provide a contract with an annual salary of 20 million, It looks like Dinwiddie will be the most important part of the team's future.
But the deal in general the Wizards still have a better prospect, Bo Shen's performance this season is not bad, especially on the defensive end, which is also the main lineup used by the Lone Rangers this season, not to mention that Bo Shen is only 26 years old this year, the Wizards still have the opportunity to continue to scratch the lottery, once Bo Shen returns to 80% of the Knicks level, the Wizards can laugh out loud, which is almost equivalent to a puzzle picked up, the only thing to worry about is Bo Shen's health problems. And Dinwiddie and Bertans will be a big gamble for the Lone Rangers this season, if they return to the same feel at the three-point line, then Doncic will lead the team further, instead of lacking the protection of Boshin's interior line, and now become a worse defensive Bertans, the Lone Ranger's interior line is very worrying, with the Wizards' locker room discord problem, once Dinwiddie also has a seizure in the Lone Ranger, then this deal will be one of the worst deals.