SUMMARY
- Reports reveal that Spencer Dinwiddie plans to join the Los Angeles Lakers
- Lakers fans remain unconvinced about Dinwiddie helping their team contend for a title.
Los Angeles Lakers fans do not appear to be convinced that adding Spencer Dinwiddie to their roster is going to change much for the team. The basketball community is aware that the NBA trade deadline came to an end a few days ago. One of the biggest names involved has been Dinwiddie. The Brooklyn Nets traded him to the Raptors who plan to waive him.
That makes him a free agent and allows any team across the league to make him a significantly lower offer when compared to his current contract and bring him onto their roster. Since Spencer was born in Los Angeles, several reports were indicating that he could return home to help LeBron James and Anthony Davis contend for an NBA title. However, some fans do not think that this is a very good idea.
Spencer Dinwiddie reveals his plans to join the Los Angeles Lakers
Although the Toronto Raptors are yet to finish the process of waiving Spencer Dinwiddie and buying out his contract, he has already shown interest in playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania was the first to break this story and revealed that a source close to Spencer believed he would join the Lakers as soon as his waivers were cleared.
Spencer Dinwiddie plans to sign with the Lakers after he clears waivers, per @ShamsCharania pic.twitter.com/UMd23sB6tJ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 10, 2024
Upon hearing that his future as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers was almost confirmed, several fans opined that this would be a waste of the limited salary space that the Lakers have at the moment, “More over valued talent to play on a team that won’t make it to the final. Lmao what a waste of money.”
More over valued talent to play on a team that won’t make it to the final. Lmao what a waste of money.
— Les Vegetables (@OPRfan) February 10, 2024
Enjoy his 30 mins, 7 pts., 1 rebound, 2 assists games LUL
— Byrd (@Byrdman778) February 10, 2024
Other Laker fans who believed this change would improve their chances of winning an NBA title were also clowned by the rest of the basketball community. This leads one to question if acquiring Spencer would improve the Lakers’ current situation.
Will adding Dinwiddie to the roster change anything for the Lakers?
It is quite unfair to ascertain the value of a player on a team even before he has played a single game for them. Nonetheless, it would be safe to say that adding Dinwiddie to their roster will not change much for the Lakers. At the moment, D’Angelo Russell has been playing at a high level for the team.
Although adding more talent to the roster should give them depth at the very least, Laker fans should think twice before urging their franchise to sign Spencer Dinwiddie onto another contract. After all, they will have even less salary space and flexibility to make moves in the future if his acquisition does not help the team.