Pistons’ trade rumors: The Pros and cons of Spencer Dinwiddie

Detroit Pistons: Trading for Spencer Dinwiddie would be a positive and negative

The Detroit Pistons are rebuilding so every move has to be made with a thought of how it might affect their young guys. There are pros and cons to getting Spencer Dinwiddie in terms of their young guards.

Pro: The Pistons’ young guards Dennis Smith Jr. and Saben Lee have played well which has been a pleasant surprise but let’s be real here, neither of them are guaranteed to be a part of this team’s future.

The Detroit Pistons can’t turn down players because of what Smith Jr. and Lee might become, as they have not shown enough to warrant making moves around them. Same with rookie Killian Hayes, who might not return from injury at 100 percent right away and is still very young anyway.

Dinwiddie would give the Pistons another guard talent to compete for a spot and competition is always a good thing. If one of the young guys beat him out, great, if not they can learn from him, as Dinwiddie is a smart player with a lot of good attributes.

Con: The downside would be that Dinwiddie, fresh off injury, comes in and is immediately the Pistons’ best guard, putting Hayes on the bench and Smith Jr. in the G-league or on another team. The Pistons aren’t likely going anywhere next season (though in the terrible East you never know) so Dinwiddie would really just be taking developmental minutes from young players who probably have a bigger future with the team.

I’d say the positives would outweigh the negatives at this point, as the Detroit Pistons lack talent and don’t have anyone at guard who has definitely solidified themselves as part of the future.

But what about the overall roster construction and assets?