Spencer Dinwiddie will sign with
the Los Angeles Lakers after clearing waivers, according to
The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Dinwiddie and his agent, Jason
Glushon, attended last night’s Lakers game and sat with general
manager Rob Pelinka, sparking rumors that the 6-foot-5 guard was
close to joining Los Angeles.
LA native Spencer Dinwiddie watching the
LAL-NOP game with Lakers vice president of basketball ops & GM Rob
Pelinka👀Dinwiddie is a free agent after being waived by the Raptors. He
also met with Mavs’ Mark Cuban yesterday. pic.twitter.com/e1jt7Tr05b— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews)
February 10, 2024
Dinwiddie, 30, was recently
traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the Toronto Raptors for Dennis
Schroder but was subsequently waived. He’s currently averaging 12.6
points and 6 assists in 48 games for the Nets.
His free-agency decision came
down to the Lakers and Dallas Mavericks.
Signing Dinwiddie makes sense
for the Lakers, who are looking for additional guard play with
reserve point guard Gabe Vincent still out. Dinwiddie’s playmaking
and secondary scoring will help Los Angeles as they look to make a
playoff push.
