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Spencer Dinwiddie Chooses Lakers Over Mavs; Will Sign Contract After Clearing Waivers

The Dallas Mavericks hoped to land Spencer Dinwiddie on the buyout market, but they got beat out by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Dalton Trigg

Spencer Dinwiddie Chooses Lakers Over Mavs; Will Sign Contract After Clearing Waivers
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The Dallas Mavericks were hoping to land Spencer Dinwiddie on the buyout market to address their need for a third ball-handler off the bench, especially with Dante Exum being out due to several injuries. However, it appears that Dallas’ pitch couldn’t complete with what the Los Angeles Lakers had to offer him.

According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Dinwiddie will sign with the Lakers after he clears waivers on Saturday evening.

Spencer Dinwiddie, Brooklyn Nets
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Although Dallas probably represented the best fit for Dinwiddie, as he shot career-highs 46.6 percent from the field and 40.4 percent from deep in his only Mavs stint, the idea of going back home to Los Angeles where his family is at was too enticing for him to pass up.

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The Mavs still have an open roster spot, and there are some interesting names to keep an eye on, including Marcus Morris, who could be interested in joining his brother, Markieff, in Dallas. Marcus and Luka Doncic have had their history in the past when the Mavs and Clippers battled in the playoffs for two consecutive years, but Doncic would surely welcome the toughness he brings to the roster if a signing happens.

Stay tuned to DallasBasketball.com for updates.

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Dalton Trigg
DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.

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