Previous Net After leaving Brooklyn, Spencer Dinwiddie signed with the Lakers after being released.
After the Raptors released him, Spence said the Lakers were his new team. Spencer Dinwiddie, the former point guard for the Brooklyn Nets, has moved.
Dinwiddie chose to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers for the rest of the current season, over 48 hours after being bought out by the Toronto Raptors, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. On Sunday, the collaboration was formally established.
Spencer gets to play for his hometown team, realizing a boyhood ambition.
Dinwiddie served as one of the Nets’ trade chips dealt in last Thursday’s trade deadline in which he was shipped to the Toronto Raptors for Dennis Schroder and Thaddeus Young.
Just in: Spencer Dinwiddie plans to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers after he clears waivers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/XJCQZnW1Dc
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 10, 2024
But after a few hours upon the completion of the transaction, the Raps decided to waive Dinwiddie, guaranteeing the full payment of his expiring $20M this season. He then appeared in attendance for both the Lakers and Dallas Mavericks’ recent games, in which both teams were identified as primary suitors of his service.
Eventually, the free agent guard chose to represent his hometown team, the Lakers, inking a $1.5M contract as L.A. used the rest of their mid-level exception left this year.
“Spencer is returning to his roots and the city where his journey began… His play-making and aggressiveness from the guard position provides us valuable depth as we continue our strong push toward the back-half of the season.” -Rob Pelinka pic.twitter.com/p6NMD4Ox46
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 11, 2024
A solid signing for L.A.
Spencer is expected to bring his reliable play and steady floor general skill set to Los Angeles’ proven and battle-tested pedigree. For 48 games played this season with Brooklyn, he averaged 12.6 points on 39.1% shooting (32% from 3) and 6.0 assists.
In the purple and gold team, the 30-year-old will also rejoin D’Angelo Russell, a former Nets standout. Together, the two players spent two seasons (2017–2019) playing in Brooklyn.
