On February 14, it was reported that in the just-concluded NBA regular season, the Lakers defeated the Pistons 125-111 at home. In this game, Lakers' new recruit Dinwiddie came off the bench and scored 6 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, which made many fans feel that the Lakers signed the "third giant"!
Dinwiddie previously signed a one-year, $1.55 million base salary contract with the Lakers, and originally he could get a $5.3 million contract if he joined the Mavericks, but in order to compete for the championship with James Mei, he chose his hometown of Los Angeles.
This season, Dinwiddie played in 48 games for the Nets, averaging 12.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 6 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocks in 30.7 minutes per game, shooting 39.1% from the field, 32% from three-point range and 78.1% from the free throw line. Dinwiddie's scoring and shooting percentage is the lowest in five seasons, and his three-point shooting percentage and free throw percentage are the second-lowest in the last five seasons. Therefore, there are also some doubts about whether he can adapt to the Lakers' system.
However, in the first game of joining the Lakers, Dinwiddie showed a plug-and-play function, he came off the bench for 31 minutes, shooting 2 of 6, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers, plus or minus +5.
Compared to the poor performance on the offensive end, Dinwiddie showed good defensive awareness on the defensive end.
Speaking about the performance of new signing Dinwiddie, Lakers head coach Darvin Ham said: "He's not a player who is difficult to fit into, he's very versatile and can find his place on the team. ”
And the team's boss James also praised Dinwiddie when talking about the last six games and five wins: "We have fewer turnovers, we share the ball on the offensive end, everyone is in good shape, we are united on the defensive end, we are playing well. Dinwiddie is still learning from our system on both ends of the floor, and I think his ability to break up the defense, his passing ability, his ability to get off the ball and his ability to have the ball has been great for us. ”
In this regard, netizens have said, "It's too modest to shoot, and it's normal to come just now"
"The Lakers' third giant!
"Ham may still be groping, Tintin should be the main control role, reduce the burden on James, see how Ham adjusts later"
"Dinwiddie and Rivers are on together, don't let Xiao Li control the ball, Xiao Li is also comfortable"
"The athleticism and breakthrough ability are much stronger than Larry's, the passing vision is also very good, there are several large area transfer balls, the projection is a little bit worse than Larry, but the key ball ability is good, dare to fight"
"Just came to the first game, it is estimated that after the transition period, Kosato's possession of the ball will gradually transition to the DVD Kozato to focus on scoring."