So much has been written about Spencer Dinwiddie’s past —the career-threatening knee injury that pushed him into the second round back in 2014, his time on the bench in Detroit, he relegation to the Bulls G League affiliate, then his resurrection in Brooklyn.
In fact, it was four years ago Wednesday that the Pistons, still in need of point guard, traded him to the Bulls for Cameron Bairstow, who never played in the NBA again. Now, of course, he’s a top NBA point guard who’s proven that he can fill whatever role given him.