The Lakers have just officially announced that the team has signed Dinwiddie, who has gone through the clarification period, on a contract of 1.5 million (signed until the end of the season).
Dinwiddie is a native of Los Angeles, and Dinwiddie also said in an interview before that he wants to go home.
So, the Lakers' welcome message this time is: Welcome home!
This time, the Lakers are quite generous, although the contract given to Dinwiddie is only 1.5 million, but the Lakers will give almost 7 million in the luxury tax.
This is already a very big deal for Jenny Buss, who is not very rich (in terms of the wealth of the NBA owner, the Bath family is really not particularly rich).
In fact, yesterday, Dinwiddie, accompanied by Pelinka, the general manager of the Lakers, went to watch the Lakers vs Pelicans game.
Let's explain the clarification period a little bit!
The 48 hours after a player is bought out is known as the clarification period, during which any team can claim the player's contract, according to the original contract ** and the number of years. If a player is claimed within the clarification period, then the team that buys him does not need to pay his buyout fee. Therefore, the clarification period is also called the claim period.
In other words, this palace has watched the NBA for so many years, and it seems that he has not seen a player above the middle class, and he was claimed during the clarification period (I don't know if there is a mistake, welcome to correct).
Dinwiddie was sent to the Raptors by the Nets at the trade deadline in a trade that the Nets acquired Schroder and Thaddeus Young in that trade.
The Raptors quickly opted to buy out Dinwiddie after the deal was made.
Dinwiddie, that was also the boss of the team, in the 2019-20 season when Durant and Irving couldn't play, Dinwiddie was also a big killer for the Nets, averaging 20 per game6 points 35 plates 68 helps.
But there's a problem, Dinwiddie was particularly explosive that season.
Then Durant returned, and he was also injured for a season, and then he was quickly traded.
Going to the Wizards, to the Mavericks, and then back to the Nets, Dinwiddie hasn't been able to show his game-dominance in 2019-20 in the past few seasons.
Because except for the 19-20 season, no matter which team he was in, he didn't get the absolute tactical position and ball possession that he did in the 19-20 season.
Then, without exception, Dinwiddie is somewhat incompatible with the core of the team, otherwise he would not have been traded several times.
So you say that a player who has tactical conflicts with core players in the Wizards, the Mavericks, and the Nets today can really fit into the Lakers' team system well?
Hongu is a little worried!
Moreover, Dinwiddie 3 points are really average!
The best season was with the Mavericks, who shot 4 percent from 3-point range.
His career 3-point shooting percentage hovers more at 3 percent. At the top of the circle, at a 45-degree angle, Dinwiddie basically couldn't shoot much, and his 3 points were concentrated in the two bottom corners.
Counting Reddish, won't the bottom corner of the Lakers be too lively?!
In the Lakers' system, a guard who doesn't have the ability to shoot 3 points feels a bit of a chicken.
Oh, by the way, Dinwiddie's mid-range projection is basically close to 0, and his projection is basically concentrated under the basket.
And Dinwiddie doesn't defend, and it's no exaggeration to say that he's the type of player who really comes close to 0 defense.
Of course, if Dinwiddie's position is the core of the second team, it probably still has some use.
Now that the Lakers have reused the lineup where Rivers and Russell both started at the same time, then the second team still needs a person who holds the ball, and Dinwiddie has also been a temporary boss and has a certain ability to hold the ball and score.
After signing Dinwiddie, do you think the Lakers' strength has improved? How much?!