Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka announced today that the Los Angeles Lakers had signed free agent guard Spencer Dinwiddie.
After playing in 48 games (all starts) for the Brooklyn Nets this season, where he averaged 12.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 6.0 assists in 30.7 minutes, Dinwiddie (6’5”, 212) has joined the Lakers. With five seasons in the NBA, including nine plus with Brooklyn (2022–24, 2016–21), Dallas (2022–23), Washington (2021–22), and Detroit (2014–16), the 30-year-old has averaged 13.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 5.3 assists in 28.0 minutes while playing in 514 games (311 starts). With the Nets (2023, 2019), Mavericks (2022), and Pistons (2016), Dinwiddie has participated in 28 NBA Playoff games (seven starts), averaging 14.1 points and 2.5 rebounds.
Pelinka stated, “Spencer is going back to his roots and the city where his journey began.” “We are happy to have him return to Los Angeles, his hometown. We are overjoyed that he will don the recognisable Lakers uniform in front of his loved ones. His competitiveness and ability to make plays at the guard position give us important depth as we continue to push hard in the second half of the season. Spencer brings a plethora of knowledge and a track record of success in the postseason to our team. Spencer, welcome home.
Dinwiddie played three collegiate seasons (2011–14) at the University of Colorado before being picked by the Detroit Pistons with the 38th overall choice in the 2014 NBA Draft. Dinwiddie, a 2011 John R. Wooden California High School Player of the Year, graduated from William Howard Taft High School in Los Angeles.
