Spencer Dinwiddie’s meteoric rise includes an hourglass. It contains a time limit.
No matter how well he plays — and he has been exceptional recently in leading the Nets to six wins in nine games, going from the bench to a starring role — Dinwiddie knows he can’t forget the plan.
He will most likely reprise his role as the Nets’ sixth man, back to a supporting piece, once Kyrie Irving (shoulder impingement) and Caris LeVert (thumb surgery) return from injury. Perhaps most importantly, he understands that. It won’t surprise him, even if coach Kenny Atkinson left open the possibility he could start Dinwiddie with Irving in the backcourt until LeVert is back.