Who is the biggest winner of mid-season trading? Lone Ranger seems to be a popular candidate. After the introduction of Dinwiddie, the Lone Ranger's record soared. The player, who was abandoned by the Nets and Wizards in succession, became the key man in the Lone Ranger, repeatedly helping the team win. On March 17, Dinwiddie scored a deadly goal that made the Nets hate. The Lone Ranger created multiple league firsts after getting Dinwiddie.
After the Lone Ranger introduced Dinwiddie, the record was 10-2, ranking first in the league with a win rate of 83.3%, second with 78.6% for the Timberwolves, and third with 76.9% for the Nuggets. A notable feature of the Lone Ranger is that the ability to win at key moments has improved significantly, and since Dinwiddie began playing for the Lone Ranger on February 16, the team has played 9 games with key moments, with a record of 8 wins and 1 loss, ranking first in the league with a win rate of 88.9%.
The Lone Ranger's plus-minus at key moments during this time reached +50 and was also the first in the league, shooting 55.4% from the field was also the first in the league, shooting 10 three-pointers and ranking first in the league.
The Lone Rangers were not good at playing key moments at the beginning of the season, and opponents could focus on Doncic, and the Lone Rangers lacked key killers to share the pressure on Doncic.
After relying on Dinwiddie to beat the Nets on March 17, Kidd quipped that the Lone Ranger's poor performance at key moments at the beginning of the season was "pretending to be dead", and then he praised the introduction of Dinwiddie for changing this: "Doncic has always been prepared for this challenge, sometimes he can hit the key ball, sometimes he can't. But I think we've gotten stronger after we brought in a fearless player like Dinwiddie. ”
That's right, after the introduction of Dinwiddie, the Lone Ranger's performance in key moments during this period compared to the rest of the league. The Suns have a record of 5 wins and 3 losses in key moments during this time, the Bucks 6 wins and 2 losses, the Heat 4 wins and 3 losses, the Nets 3 wins and 4 losses, the Lakers 2 wins and 4 losses, and the Warriors only have 1 win and 5 losses. Only Philadelphia did well, 5-1, but also inferior to the Nets' 8-1.
During this time, Dinwiddie played a total of 19 minutes in key moments, shooting 6 of 7, plus free throws, and scored a total of 23 points. And when Dinwiddie was on the court, the Lone Ranger won 39 points at a crucial moment.
The Lone Ranger made a lot of money by bringing in Dinwiddie, and he became a perfect match for Doncic's side. Dinwiddie was abandoned by the Nets and abandoned by the Wizards, and Dinwiddie was once rumored to be one of the Lakers' reinforcements, but the Lakers did not bring him in. How many teams will regret watching Dinwiddie play well in the Lone Ranger?