Free agent point guard Spencer Dinwiddie has agreed to sign a one-year contract with the Hornets, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
Charania’s report doesn’t include any salary details, but I’d expect it’ll be a veteran’s minimum deal for Dinwiddie, who played for the minimum last season as well, as a member of the Mavericks.
Dinwiddie, 32, played a more significant role than expected in Dallas due to the Luka Doncic trade and a series of injuries affecting guards like Kyrie Irving and Dante Exum. He was one of the only Mavs players who made it through the season without dealing with any major health issues.
In 79 games (30 starts), Dinwiddie averaged 11.0 points, 4.4 assists, and 2.4 rebounds in 27.0 minutes per night, with a shooting line of .416/.334/.802. All of those numbers were in the ballpark of his career rates.
Charlotte entered the offseason with LaMelo Ball as the only point guard on a guaranteed contract for next season and didn’t address this position in last week’s draft, but have been busy adding backcourt depth since then. The Hornets made a trade for combo guard Collin Sexton and agreed to re-sign point guard Tre Mann before also agreeing to terms with Dinwiddie.
A report over the weekend indicated that the Hornets were considering making a run at Chris Paul, a North Carolina native, as they sought a veteran point guard. However, the 12-time All-Star wants to play as close to his home in Los Angeles as possible, prompting Charlotte to pivot to other targets and ultimately land on Dinwiddie.
Acquired Mann, Dinwiddie, and Sexton the last few days. Are they gearing up to trade Lamelo?
I live in Charlotte and this fan base needs a jolt of energy. I say trade the guy and build around Brandon Miller
They really are putting together a good team, time to move on from LeMelo for sure.
I was thinking they would trade LaMelo at the deadline last season, and it may be time to move on and get a nice package of picks in return
If they can get picks, a nice package back, why not…LaMelo not worth the max contract with his injury history…
Hard to see any team trading for Ball with his injury history. That is a huge gamble for any team to take on. Ball will need to prove he can play healthy and if he does Hornets probably will not trade him unless they get back something worth it in good lottery draft picks.
Could do some frame work of:
LaMelo for Sabonis
LaMelo for Zion
LaMelo for Scottie Barnes
Obviously there would have to be picks going in either directions. But I like the potential
LaMelo for Randle aswell maybe?
HORNETS going all in on guards.
Another guard for the Hornets and they get back Plumme for back up center weird choice.🤔
Dinwiddie back up centre lol