Spencer Dinwiddie may try to return from ACL surgery sooner than the average individual, but the Nets are going to be without him for a long time either way. There are players on the roster who can help make up for his absence, but Brooklyn will likely have the option to apply for a Disabled Player Exception if Dinwiddie is, in fact, done for 2020-21 — and two former Nets stars already know who they want their old team to add.
“I think if Jamal is in the physical shape to play 15-20 minutes at a high level, why not give him a chance,” Stephon Marbury told Brandon “Scoop B Robinson of Heavy.com. “He’s perfect for the system in how they play. Run him through a high-level NBA workout for three to five days to see how his body recovers and let that be the tester.”
Now, if the Nets were to apply for a Disabled Player Exception, they’d need to cut someone from the current roster.
Still, Vince Carter also mentioned Crawford as someone the Nets should add when discussing Caris LeVert’s role with Dinwiddie out.
“Let [LeVert] have the second unit as the feature guy,” Carter said. “And, of course, sometimes you can play the three of them together. But I think, keep it this way, go get somebody who can get you a bucket or a ball-handler — like a Jamal Crawford or someone who can score, get buckets and be a ball-handler.”
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