"I also had really great vets like Caron Butler and Joel Anthony and Greg Monroe, people who taught me about work ethic, how to take care of your body, be first in and last out," Dinwiddie said. "All that stuff you hear that sounds cliche, but when you actually see it in front of you on a daily basis from guys like Joel, who is 34 and on the outer edge of his career, you really take it to heart. You notice that's how he got there, so why not emulate that to have a long career as well."