November 17 – December 21, 1962

The Four Seasons

Big Girls Don’t Cry

November 17 – December 21, 1962

The Four Seasons

Big Girls Don’t Cry

Spencer Dinwiddie did not find a lot of success with the Detroit Pistons (the team that drafted him in 2014) but after they released him the Brooklyn Nets signed him where he has elevated his game in the two seasons he has played there.  Starting 58 of 80 Games in 2017/18, the Point Guard would average 12.8 Points per Game, but in more of a bench role in 2018-19 he actually increased his production to 16.8 PPG. 

Dinwiddie saw Kyrie Irving with the Nets, meaning that his playing time would be reduced, but Kyrie's injuries saw Dinwiddie hit career-highs in PPG (20.6).  Even with Kyrie and the talent improved Nets, Dinwiddie was expected to have significant minutes for Brooklyn, but after four Games, a torn ACL ended that. 

Dinwiddie would be traded to Washinginton in the 2021 off-season, ending what turned out to be his first run in Brooklyn.  He came back as part of the trade that sent Irving to Dallas late in the 2022/23 Season, though was traded to the Toronto Rapotrs, and was waived so that he could sign with the Los Angeles Lakers for their playoff run.

Mike O’Koren studied basketball collegiately under Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina and the New Jersey Nets would draft him 6^th overall in the 1980 Draft.  The Small Forward would average over 11 Points per Game in his first two seasons and would settle in as a reserve player over the next four years until he was traded to Washington.  He would play 392 Games for the Nets averaging 8.5 Points per Game.