{"id":353665,"date":"2025-10-20T12:31:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T12:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/353665\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T12:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T12:31:49","slug":"charlotte-waives-spencer-dinwiddie-3-months-after-signing-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/353665\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte waives Spencer Dinwiddie 3 months after signing him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/charlotte-hornets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1978868549541101936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">waiving veteran guard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/players\/a45e08d7\/spencer-dinwiddie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spencer Dinwiddie<\/a> just three months after signing him in free agency, according to ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania. The move was made Thursday as the team prepares to finalize its roster ahead of the 2025\u201326 NBA season opener next week.<\/p>\n<p>Dinwiddie, an 11-year NBA veteran, <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/charlotte-hornets\/hornets-news-spencer-dinwiddie-joins-charlotte-free-agency\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signed a one-year deal with Charlotte<\/a> in July. His release clears a guaranteed salary from the books as the Hornets approach the league\u2019s roster compliance deadline before the regular season begins. Charlotte is set to host the Brooklyn Nets in their season opener on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Dinwiddie appeared in two preseason games for the Hornets, including a performance in last Saturday\u2019s 120\u2013116 win over the Dallas Mavericks. He tallied six points, four assists, and three rebounds in 19 minutes while shooting 2-for-3 from the field. Despite a solid showing in limited action, the team ultimately chose to move in a different direction with its backcourt rotation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Charlotte Hornets are waiving guard Spencer Dinwiddie, sources tell ESPN. Dinwiddie, an 11-year NBA veteran, signed a one-year deal with the Hornets in July free agency. Charlotte had to release a guaranteed salary ahead of season opener next week. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qbrz24a9rs\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/qbrz24a9rs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1978868549541101936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hornets waive Spencer Dinwiddie ahead of season opener<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3563186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Spencer-Dinwiddie-drives-past-Dallas-Mavericks-guard-Klay-Thompson-in-the-first-half.jpg\" alt=\"Charlotte Hornets guard Spencer Dinwiddie (26) drives past Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson (31) in the first half of a game at American Airlines Center.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"  \/>Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets brought Dinwiddie in following his 2024 campaign with the Mavericks, where he averaged 11 points, 4.4 assists, and 2.6 rebounds per game across 79 appearances. He shot 41.6% from the field and 33.4% from beyond the arc while averaging 27 minutes per game.<\/p>\n<p>At 32 years old, Dinwiddie was expected to provide veteran leadership and ball-handling depth for a Charlotte team in transition. His brief stint with the Hornets adds to a career that includes <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/celebrity\/hornets-spencer-dinwiddie-lists-7m-mansion-after-securing-new-deal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stops with the Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards<\/a>, and Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets are coming off a 145\u2013116 preseason victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday and will close out their exhibition slate Friday against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>With Dinwiddie\u2019s departure, Charlotte opens up roster and financial flexibility ahead of the regular season. The team continues to evaluate its lineup around rising young talent and returning veterans under head coach Charles Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Dinwiddie now enters the free-agent market days before the season begins, adding an experienced option for teams seeking guard depth. It remains unclear if another franchise will sign him ahead of Opening Night.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Charlotte Hornets are waiving veteran guard Spencer Dinwiddie just three months after signing him in free agency,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353666,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3777],"tags":[7,684,473,3878,685,6,5990],"class_list":{"0":"post-353665","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-charlotte-hornets","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-charlotte","10":"tag-charlotte-hornets","11":"tag-charlottehornets","12":"tag-hornets","13":"tag-nba","14":"tag-spencer-dinwiddie"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115406513673711559","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}