Dinwiddie was a revelation during his rookie season, but just how good was he?
This time last year, most Piston fans anxiously awaited the draft lottery results to find out whether or not Detroit would retain its eighth overall pick or have to send it to Charlotte as part of the 2012 Ben Gordon trade. As the Cleveland Cavaliers jumped to the top spot, the Pistons dropped to ninth and saw any chance of securing a first round talent vanish before their eyes, but little did we know that a tall, lanky guard by the name of Spencer Dinwiddie out of the University of Colorado would slip out of the first round due to an ACL tear.