Spencer Dinwiddie To Sign With Los Angeles Lakers, AP Source Says – News18

Spencer Dinwiddie plans to signal along with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, an individual with information of the main points instructed The Associated Press on Saturday.

The level guard was traded by the Brooklyn Nets to Toronto on Thursday after which was waived. He will grow to be a free agent and is eligible to signal a brand new contract as soon as he clears waivers.

He made up his thoughts earlier than then, the individual instructed The Associated Press. The individual spoke to the AP on situation of anonymity as a result of no contract may be signed but.

Dinwiddie’s plans have been first reported by The Athletic.

Dinwiddie began 48 video games this season for the Nets, averaging 12.6 factors and 6.0 assists. He had returned for his second stint in Brooklyn simply earlier than final 12 months’s commerce deadline, coming from Dallas as a part of the bundle for Kyrie Irving.

The Mavericks have been additionally believed to be all for a reunion with Dinwiddie, who attended their recreation in opposition to the Knicks in New York on Thursday evening.

But the 30-12 months-outdated Dinwiddie as an alternative is heading to town the place he was born and graduated from William Howard Taft High School. The Lakers weren’t in a position to improve their roster with any trades earlier than Thursday’s deadline however will rating shortly within the buyout market.

He figures to again up D’Angelo Russell, a former teammate in Brooklyn who scored 30 factors Friday in a 139-122 victory over New Orleans with Dinwiddie in attendance sitting subsequent to Lakers basic supervisor Rob Pelinka.

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(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – Associated Press)