NBA Rumors: Nets ‘Explored’ Spencer Dinwiddie-Kelly Oubre Commerce with Warriors

The Brooklyn Nets reportedly “explored” a deal that can perchance absorb sent Spencer Dinwiddie to the Golden Issue Warriors for Kelly Oubre Jr., in accordance with Marc Stein of the Aloof York Times.

Per Stein, the Warriors weren’t prepared to catch the transfer because they quiet must catch the postseason, and Dinwiddie, who had ACL surgical treatment in January and is done for the twelve months, is rarely always actually any individual who can straight abet them catch there.   

For what or no longer it is price, Dinwiddie would no longer necessarily agree with Golden Issue’s evaluation since he believes he can quiet return this season. 

Dinwiddie averaged 20.6 points and 6.8 assists thru 64 appearances for the Nets closing season. In three video games off the bench sooner than his damage in 2020-21, he averaged 6.7 points and 4.3 rebounds, offering treasured depth in the wait on of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant sooner than the personnel got James Harden in January. 

The Nets absorb carried on appropriate comely with out him, conserving the 2d seed in the Japanese Convention at 32-15, and they’ve now bulked up the personnel even extra with Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge joining the squad following buyouts. 

Oubre, who may be a free agent this offseason, instructed journalists he is calling to be venerable as bigger than a sixth man in his next contract. He’s averaging 15.2 points and 6.0 rebounds thru 45 begins for Golden Issue this season.

“I’m increasing. I’m honing in on my talents in this league, and I will be able to provide lots bigger than coming off the bench,” he said Thursday, per Wes Goldberg of the Bay Position Knowledge Community. 

The Warriors are 23-24 and stopping for a playoff location, at show cloak in possession of the 10th seed in the Western Convention.