The east mountain is not bright, the west mountain is bright, there is always a party out of the sun! This phrase could not be more aptly applied to Dinwiddie.
Who would have thought that Dinwiddie, who was originally treated as a cancer by the Wizards, could actually play an All-Star level in the Lone Ranger, and who would have thought that the lone ranger's two players who had exchanged Porzingis for a deal that had not been favored by the public were actually such an ending.
Porzingis's glass physique is the key to the Lone Ranger trading him, but role players like Dinwiddie and Bertans trade it for a quasi-All-Star like Porzingis, and it's clear that the Lone Ranger has lost a lot. Let's talk about the performance of the two of them in the Wizards, Dinwiddie averaged 12.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, it looks like the data is very comprehensive, but the efficiency is not too high, shooting 37.6%, three-point shooting rate is only 31%, the offensive efficiency is low, the defensive efficiency is also not high, when he is on the court, the Wizards can only get 108.2 points per 100 rounds, and vice versa, can get 113.4 points. As for Bertans, not to mention, since the big contract "cheated" in hand, the shooting rate has plummeted, and this season's three-point shooting rate has fallen to 32%, which is no longer a qualified shooter.
But who would have thought that in the dozen or so games after the trade, the Lone Ranger rose directly from seventh in the West to fifth in the West with its outstanding record in recent times, so the question is, what did Dinwiddie bring to the Lone Ranger?
The first is the defensive pressure, the pressure we are talking about here is the defensive pressure of the whole team, because of Doncic's pulling power, making Dinwiddie's shot more relaxed, just like the butterfly effect, Dinwiddie's excellent state helped Doncic relieve the pressure, these two people attacked to find the state, others followed the benefit, and finally had the excellent record of the current Lone Ranger.
In fact, Dinwiddie has always been a good player, in the Nets he has proved his worth, when Durant and Irving were absent at the same time, it was Dinwiddie who took the Nets to the playoffs, and he became the most important part of the Nets' roster with an average of 20.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game. The reason why the Wizards did not play the performance they should have, Xiao Feng felt that it was largely because of the role of the system, when Dinwiddie took the Nets to the playoffs, the team's tactical core was Dinwiddie, which is actually very in line with Dinwiddie's style of play, but in the Wizards he did not have such treatment, so it is understandable that Dinwiddie's performance is sluggish.
But the Lone Ranger and the Wizards have a fundamental difference, the Lone Ranger is a lineup with Doncic as the core, Dinwiddie's joining can seamlessly dock with such a lineup, Dinwiddie can bring role players on the bench, and the key moments can also help Doncic relieve the pressure on the offense, for the Lone Ranger, this is the best of both worlds.
In the Lone Ranger's 13 games, Dinwiddie can average 17.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, both shooting rates as high as 48.7% and 40.3%, both career highs, according to statistics, when Dinwiddie was on the floor, the Lone Ranger can score 118.9 points per 100 rounds, as a comparison, Doncic only 113.4 points, of course, we are not saying that Dinwiddie is stronger than Doncic, but that in Doncic's side, Dinwiddie got better performance opportunities.
For Doncic, he needs such a helper, Doncic's starting point after joining the NBA is very high, fans have become accustomed to Doncic's highlight performance, although this season's data is good, but fans will always have visual fatigue, coupled with two consecutive seasons in the playoffs by the Clippers eliminated, fans' attention to Doncic is declining, in fact, this season's All-Star Game ranking is the best proof. But with the arrival of Dinwiddie, Doncic's performance has been improved again, and most importantly, the Lone Ranger has also entered the public eye because of such an excellent record, perhaps the current Lone Ranger is not the most perfect lineup, but Dinwiddie's joining can be said to be Doncic's best teammate at the moment.
Towards the end of the regular season, the Lone Rangers are fifth in the West with a record of 43 wins and 28 losses, they are only 1.5 wins behind the fourth-place Jazz, if they continue to maintain the momentum of winning streak, it is even possible to surpass the Warriors and directly reach the top three in the West, such a Lone Ranger is the fans' favorite team, so Doncic and Dinwiddie can be called the best partner.
Today's topic is here, the above views are only Xiao Feng's personal views, please forgive me for the deficiencies.