Lakers Welcome Spencer Dinwiddie By Revisiting Decade-Old Tweet
The Los Angeles Lakers signing veteran guard Spencer Dinwiddie was written in the stars all along—or, more aptly, written by Dinwiddie himself many years ago.
On Saturday, Dinwiddie was traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the Toronto Raptors, who ended up waiving him. After clearing waivers, the 30-year-old chose to join the Lakers as a free agent.
As part of his team initiation, the Lakers dug up one of Dinwiddie’s old tweets from 2013 and suggested that the former Nets star was destined to come to Los Angeles.
Meant to be https://t.co/x2jatUFQSJ
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 11, 2024
The Lakers did, in fact, stay patient for 11 years until they finally seized upon the opportunity to sign the well-established shooter this year.
For better or worse, the Lakers stood pat at the NBA trade deadline but did have an open roster spot available, allowing the team to sign Dinwiddie without moving any players.
Dinwiddie, who is averaging 12.6 points and 6.0 assists per game this season, will return to his hometown where he can hopefully help the ninth-seeded Lakers gain some steam for a late-season push and playoff run.
"Playmaking, another ball handler, another shot-maker," LeBron James said of Dinwiddie. "Another guy, another veteran. Anytime you can add a veteran with that ability, it helps. So we'll see what happens."