Monday is a day of celebration for one player Brooklyn Nets fans hold near and dear. It’s Spencer Dinwiddie’s birthday.
Now 27 years old, the point guard has experienced a lot since April 6, 2019. He and his 2018-19 Nets teammates made it to the 2019 NBA Playoffs. Then, Dinwiddie saw a lot of those teammates head elsewhere as Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and several others came to Brooklyn.
Dinwiddie was also busy off the court, as he had to communicate with the NBA a significant amount in order to get his new business started. And as the 2019-20 season took shape, Dinwiddie became the Nets’ leader on the floor as Irving joined Durant on the sideline due to injury.
It’s been quite that ride for Dinwiddie — and that’s without even mentioning all the plays he made this season, like his game-winner against the Pacers:
SPENCER DINWIDDIE GAME-WINNER.@MaimonidesMC PLAY OF THE GAME 🎥 pic.twitter.com/qOmuM9Ltoo
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 11, 2020
There’s also this crazy layup Dinwiddie finished in his first game wearing his new number, 26.
New number, same Spencer 👀 pic.twitter.com/4hrw7KHSHF
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 30, 2020
And Dinwiddie knows how to get teammates involved as well as anyone:
SPENCER AND DJ DID ANOTHER HALFCOURT REVERSE ALLEY-OOP LIKE IT'S EASY OR SOMETHING 🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/idQCerQY08
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 5, 2020
Among the surprising play Nets point guard made this season was the time he put Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris on a poster:
SPENCER DINWIDDIE POSTER 😱😱😱 pic.twitter.com/DqNbbDSjAH
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) December 16, 2019
😤 SPENCER SLAM 😤@SDinwiddie_25 | #WeGoHard pic.twitter.com/DctRb5PG2z
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) March 8, 2020
Last but not least, there’s Dinwiddie’s performance in the Nets’ last game before the league’s hiatus. Not only did the point guard put up strong numbers, Dinwiddie also hit the game-winning shot against the team he grew up following, the Los Angeles Lakers.
📼 @SDinwiddie_25 showed out for his hometown last night
23 PTS | 7 AST | 4 REB pic.twitter.com/Ju24FrjD3U
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) March 11, 2020
Fans can interact with Dinwiddie on Monday at 4 p.m. as he does a Q&A via the NBA’s Twitter account.
Tip off your week with a Twitter Q&A from Spencer Dinwiddie!@SDinwiddie_25 of the @BrooklynNets celebrates his #NBABDAY by answering your questions and ours at 4pm/et. Submit using #NBATogether
— NBA (@NBA) April 6, 2020