One day after the Lakers didn’t make a deal at the NBA’s trade deadline, the Lakers hosted one of the top available free agents in the hopes of adding him to their roster.
Guard Spencer Dinwiddie sat a few rows off the court with Lakers vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka to watch the Lakers beat New Orleans 139-122 Friday night
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Lakers host Spencer Dinwiddie in hopes of signing the free-agent guard
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka talks to free agent Spencer Dinwiddie at Crypto.com Arena.
Lakers vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka, left, talks to free agent Spencer Dinwiddie during the Lakers’ win over the New Orleans Pelicans at Crypto.com Arena on Friday night. (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)
BY DAN WOIKE
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FEB. 10, 2024 12:23 AM PT
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One day after the Lakers didn’t make a deal at the NBA’s trade deadline, the Lakers hosted one of the top available free agents in the hopes of adding him to their roster.
Guard Spencer Dinwiddie sat a few rows off the court with Lakers vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka to watch the Lakers beat New Orleans 139-122 Friday night.
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Dinwiddie, who was traded to Toronto from Brooklyn and waived, met with his former organization, Dallas, Thursday in New York City.
His decision, one that could come as soon as Saturday, is between Dallas and the Lakers, according to people with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly. Dinwiddie, 30, is from Los Angeles and his meeting with the Lakers left the team encouraged about the prospect of signing him.
In addition to Pelinka, Dinwiddie and his representatives sat with Joey and Jesse Buss in the bunker suite seats across from the Lakers’ bench.
This season for Brooklyn, Dinwiddie averaged 12.6 points and 6.0 assists while shooting 39.1% from the field and 32% from three-point range. In two seasons with Dallas (before being traded for Kyrie Irving), he shot 40.4% from three and averaged 17.1 points per game.
