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5 NBA free-agent signings who have disappointed so far this season

By Desmond Novack

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5 NBA free agents who have disappointed so far this season: Spencer Dinwiddie, Washington Wizards

Spencer Dinwiddie signed a 3-year, $54M deal with the Washington Wizards during the 2021 offseason, and thus far, he has not really been worth the money.

In 28 games played this season, Spencer Dinwiddie has averaged 13.1 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 5.6 APG, on 39.2 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three. In terms of efficiency, this is nothing new for Dinwiddie, as in his last full season in 2019 he shot 41.5 percent from the field and 30 percent from 3 point range.

However, where things become disappointing is his lack of scoring with this efficiency. To shoot the same level of efficiency while taking fewer shots (16 in 2019 compared to about 11 in 2021) is not a good sign.

Spencer Dinwiddie has had many great moments this season, however, including the second game of the season where he dropped 34 points, 9 assists, and 6 rebounds against the Pacers.

An underrated aspect of Dinwiddie’s game this season has been his playmaking. While his numbers may not blow you away, Dinwiddie has averaged 5.6 assists to 1.7 turnovers.

This alone is very solid, but when you take into consideration that Dinwiddie has had 7 games in which he has had 9 or more assists, you begin to see how valuable his playmaking may be.

That being said, the number one reason why Dinwiddie has been a disappointment is his aforementioned scoring issues. When you take into consideration that he isn’t that great of a defender, it needs to be better.

There have been 9 games this season in which Dinwiddie has failed to score 10+ points to go alongside 15 games in which Dinwiddie failed to shoot above 40 percent from the field.

From what we have seen from Dinwiddie both this season and in the past, there is a very good chance he can fix these scoring issues. For example, in Dinwiddie’s last 3 games he has averaged 20.6 PPG, 9.6 APG, 5.6 RPG, on 48.8 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from deep.

These numbers are very promising for the struggling Dinwiddie, and if he can continue to play like this, his contract will quickly become worth it.