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By Ricardo Sandoval
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The Charlotte Hornets have made a massive roster move ahead of the 2025-26 season.
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According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Hornets have cut ties with 11-year NBA veteran Spencer Dinwiddie.
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Dinwiddie signed a one-year contract with the Hornets in the summer as a free agent. However, he will now look for a new home with the start of the season less than a week away.
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The move transpired because the Hornets had to release a guaranteed salary ahead of the regular season opener and chose Dinwiddie. They did so in an effort to get the maximum of 15 standard contracts on the current roster.
In addition, guards Collin Sexton and Tre Mann put together strong training camps, which in part made it easier for the club to cut ties with Dinwiddie.
The veteran guard appeared in only two games as a Hornet this preseason. In those games, Dinwiddie totaled six points in 30 minutes of play.
The Los Angeles native will look for his sixth NBA team as he gears up for his 12th season in the league. The Detroit Pistons selected Dinwiddie with the No. 38 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.
In his NBA career, he has played in 621 games, averaging 13.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 27.7 minutes per contest. Dinwiddie has played for the Pistons, Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers in his lengthy career.
The 6-foot-5 guard's best season came in the 2019-20 season as a member of the Nets. In that season, Dinwiddie averaged a career-best 20.2 points per game, 6.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 0.6 steals while shooting 41.5 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from beyond the arc in 64 games and 31.2 minutes of action.
Last season, he played in his second stint as a Maverick after he returned to the club as a free agent last summer. Prior to that, the Lakers signed him for the second half of the 2023-24 season after the Nets bought him out.
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