Dallas Mavericks fans are not too pleased with the most recent addition to their roster. The majority of the NBA world will know that the Mavs were quite successful last season. Led by Luka Doncic’s elite play, Dallas managed to make it all the way to the 2024 NBA Finals. However, they ended up losing to the Boston Celtics within 5 games.
Since the Mavs appear to be one of the top teams in the Western Conference and fell a little short of winning a title, the team has been quite active this offseason and has already added Warriors veteran Klay Thompson to their roster. Their most recent move after adding Klay was adding Spence Dinwiddie to their roster. However, this news has not been received well by fans.
NBA fans criticize the Dallas Mavericks for adding Spencer Dinwiddie to their roster
There is no getting around the fact that the Dallas Mavericks had made some peculiar changes to their roster. As fans know, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are their backcourt and will undoubtedly be starters on the team. Both of them will occupy the guard position. Although the Mavs could have also made upgrades in other positions, adding Klay and Dinwiddie means that they have stacked up heavily at the guard position.
Free agent guard Spencer Dinwiddie has agreed on a one-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Dinwiddie reunites with Mavs as an ideal backcourt fit. He averaged 17.4 points in parts of two Dallas seasons and was key on 2022 West Finals team. pic.twitter.com/WPxs6ol73L
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 22, 2024
Moreover, none of the 4 guards are particularly known or acknowledged for their defensive abilities. Therefore, fans claimed that the Mavs would be a bad defensive team next season after news broke out that they had also added Dinwiddie to their roster, “Mavs got zero defense lord have mercy.”
Mavs got zero defense lord have mercy..
— 30🅿️roblemz (@30problemz) July 22, 2024
No one is moved by Spencer Dinwiddie in 2024 😭😭😭
— Ben (@HowUBenFeller) July 22, 2024
Spencer is an average defender
And we were the best defensive team after the deadline
— CurseMuse 🇦🇺 (@CurseMuse) July 22, 2024
Since Spencer Dinwiddie was unable to help the Los Angeles Lakers get past the first round of the playoffs, one can understand why fans feel this way. Be that as it may, it is also important to keep in mind that Dinwiddie has seen a fair amount of success with the Mavs in the past.
Dinwiddie was a part of the Mavs’ 2022 Western Conference run
The landscape of the NBA has changed quite drastically in the past 2 years. During the Golden State Warriors’ 2022 NBA championship run, Dinwiddie helped Luka and the Dallas Mavericks make it all the way to the Western Conference Finals and to help Luka win his first-ever postseason series. Some may even remember that Jalen Brunson was a part of this squad.
Since Dinwiddie has already experienced some success with the Mavericks, he is expected to fit into their system better. Although defense is still an issue that this team will need to address next season, the Dallas Mavericks have made moves to ensure that they are still one of the top teams in the West.