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Former Net Spencer Dinwiddie signs with Lakers upon being waived after Brooklyn exit
Former Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie has found a new home.
Nearly 48 hours after he got bought out by the Toronto Raptors, Dinwiddie opted to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers for the remainder of this season, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. The partnership became official this Sunday.
Spencer fulfills his childhood dream to represent his hometown team
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.
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.
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.
The 30-year-old will also reunite with former Nets star D'Angelo Russell in the purple and gold squad. Both players played in Brooklyn together for two seasons (2017-2019).
