Spencer Dinwiddie Tribute Post: When things get tough, Brooklyn Nets rely on their rock

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesToo often, Nets fans have taken Spencer Dinwiddie for granted, both now and when he was on his first tour with Brooklyn. The 6’6” combo guard has filled so many roles since joining the team in 2016, whether a development piece his first two years, a great fill-in during Kyrie Irving’s first, injury-filled season in 2019-20 or now as the guy who carries the team in often overlooked ways while teammates recover from all sorts of maladies. You can even make the argument that if he didn’t go down with a knee injury after three games in 2020-21, the Nets trophy case might have been fuller by now.

Smart, hard-working and with the wisdom that comes from a varied…