Spencer Gray Dinwiddie (born April 6, 1993) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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and earned first-team all-conference honors in the

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as a sophomore in 2013. He missed most of his junior year after injuring his

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(ACL). Dinwiddie recovered and was selected by the

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in the second round of the

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. After two seasons with the Pistons, he joined the

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in December 2016 and played with them until being traded to the

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in 2021. In February 2022, Dinwiddie was traded to the

and in 2023, he was traded back to the Brooklyn Nets and was traded to the

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the following year in February 2024 before being immediately waived by Toronto. He signed with the

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for the remainder of the season in a bench role.

High school career

At William Howard Taft High School, Dinwiddie was recognized as one of the greatest standout athletes since

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. He averaged 5.9 points and 4.1 assists as the starting

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alongside a fellow 2014 draftee in DeAndre Daniels at the conclusion of his junior season. Dinwiddie maximized his game as he began his final year representing the school, averaging 11.2 points and 7.7 assists. He was one of the most skilled passers in school history, and became the John R. Wooden California High School Player of the Year in 2011. However,

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's Ryan Anderson was named

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. Dinwiddie became just one of seven players that won the prestigious award as a senior. The powerful duo of Daniels and Dinwiddie won the city championship this season as well. This final season at Taft helped Dinwiddie gain the attention of colleges around the country. He chose to attend

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rather than

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, Santa Clara, or

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. Considered a three-star recruit by

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, Dinwiddie was listed as the No. 25-point guard and the No. 146 player in the nation in 2011.

College career

Freshman season (2011–2012)

In the first regular season game for

, Dinwiddie made his collegiate debut in a 32-point victory over

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with seven points and seven rebounds. He shot just 2-for-9 from the

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. Dinwiddie reached double figures in his sixth appearance, which was against

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. This was the first time he had shot over .500 on field goals up till then. The

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native led the team to this win and made three key free throws in the final seconds. Dinwiddie teamed with fellow freshman

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, forming another duo on his new team. They combined for 677 points, making school history by scoring over 250 points each. At the conclusion of the season, they were the only Buffaloes to do so. Dinwiddie became a member of the Pac-12 Conference Tournament Championship Team. He led Colorado in free throw percentage and ranked third among freshmen in that category. By the end of the regular season, Dinwiddie had helped the team earn its first

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berth since the 2002–03 season. Shooting three -pointers at a .438 clip, Dinwiddie was named to the

All-Freshman Team with

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. He was the only Pac-12 freshman to have a field-goal percentage of over .400 total.

Sophomore season (2012–2013)

The departures of

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and Nate Tomlinson were instrumental in Dinwiddie's breakout sophomore season, when he earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors. Leading the team in assists, they reached the

for the second consecutive season, in which they reached the second round. It was the first time the team had reached back-to-back tournaments since the 1963 season. The Buffaloes won the 2012

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, in which Dinwiddie took the role as starting

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in the final three rounds. He was just one of two players – the other being Askia Booker – to start all 33 games. By the end of the season, Booker and Dinwiddie became the highest sophomore scoring tandem in school history. Dinwiddie led the team in assists 20 times and was the top scorer on 15 different occasions. He recorded 29 points in a home win over

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, which marked his own career-high scoring record. On February 10, 2012, Dinwiddie recorded a perfect game against

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. He shot 6-for-6 from the field, 4-for-4 from beyond the arc, and 8-for-8 on free throws. This set the school record for most points scored without missing a single shot. He made the remark, "I see over people and I shoot over people... for the smaller point guards, they don't really get to contest me." The Taft graduate stood by the end of the season.

Junior season (2013–2014)

Dinwiddie continued to act as the leader of the

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team through the beginning of his junior year. He helped the team win 14 of their first 16 regular season games, which made them one of the most successful underdogs in the country, most notably toppling the

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due to a game-winner from

. Dinwiddie was considered the catalyst for the unanticipated run from his team, however. On November 21, 2012, he shot a career-best 14-for-15 from the

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against Santa Barbara. Colorado won each game in which their top scorer scored 20 or more points total. On January 12, 2014, Dinwiddie suffered a career-threatening

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against

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, forcing him to sit out for the remainder of the season. As his junior season was cut short, the team finished the year just 23–12; their record was 14–2 while Dinwiddie was healthy. Dinwiddie reportedly made contact with Russ Paine, who helped

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recover from his ACL injury and become the 2012

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. On April 24, 2014, Dinwiddie declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.

Professional career

Detroit Pistons (2014–2016)

Dinwiddie was selected with the 38th overall pick by the

in the

. He appeared in 34 games for the Pistons as a rookie, making one start and receiving two assignments to the

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, the Pistons'

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affiliate. His lone start came on February 20, 2015, after a pair of trades left the Pistons short-handed. He had career highs of 12 points and nine assists in a 100–91 win over the

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. Eight days later, he scored a season-best 20 points to go with eight assists in 25 minutes off the bench in a 99–95 loss to the

. The 2015–16 season saw Dinwiddie appear in just 12 regular-season games for the Pistons, after spending the majority of the season in the D-League with the Grand Rapids Drive. After back-up

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opened the season in a shooting slump, Dinwiddie received his first opportunity of the season in the tenth game, scoring 17 points on November 15 in a 97–85 loss to the

. However, after struggling in the next four games, he fell out of the rotation, compounded by Blake's form improvement and

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returning from injury. Dinwiddie played a season-high 29 minutes in the Pistons' regular-season finale on April 13, scoring 12 points in a 112–110 overtime win over the

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. He then appeared in game two of the Pistons' 4–0 first-round playoff series loss to the Cavaliers.

Windy City Bulls (2016)

On June 17, 2016, Dinwiddie was traded to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for

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. He was waived by the Bulls on July 7, re-signed on July 28, and waived again on October 21 after appearing in five preseason games. He then spent the start of the 2016–17 season with Chicago's D-League affiliate team, the

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, averaging 19.4 points, 8.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds over 37.4 minutes in nine games.

Brooklyn Nets (2016–2021)

On December 8, 2016, Dinwiddie signed with the

. On February 15, 2017, he scored 15 of his season-high 19 points in the fourth quarter of the Nets' 129–125 loss to the

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. On April 8, 2017, in a 107–106 win over the

, Dinwiddie made four free throws in the final 13.6 seconds and finished with 19 points. Dinwiddie Nets 2018

On October 25, 2017, Dinwiddie scored a career-high 22 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 43 seconds left to lift the Nets to a 112–107 win over the

. On October 29, he tied his career high with 22 points in a 124–111 loss to the

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. On November 17, he set a new career high with 25 points in a 118–107 win over the

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. On December 14, he had 26 points in a 111–104 loss to the

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. On December 23, he tied his career high with 26 points in a 123–119 overtime loss to the

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. On January 3, 2018, he made the go-ahead jumper with 10.1 seconds left and tied his career high with 26 points, leading Brooklyn to a 98–97 victory over the

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. On January 8, he set a new career high with 31 points in a 114–113 overtime loss to the

. On January 12, he recorded a near triple-double with 20 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in a 110–105 win over the

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. On January 17, he had a career-high 13 assists in a 100–95 loss to the

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. On February 17, Dinwiddie won the Skills Challenge at All-Star Weekend. On November 25, 2018, Dinwiddie scored 31 points in a 127–125 loss to the

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. On December 12, he scored a career-high 39 points in a 127–124 win over the 76ers. On December 13, he signed a reported three-year, $34 million contract extension with the Nets. On December 26, he had 37 points and 11 assists off the bench in a 134–132 double-overtime win over the

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. It was his third 30-point game off the bench, matching the franchise record set by Clifford T. Robinson in 1980–81. On January 16, 2019, he scored 25 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and overtime of the Nets' 145–142 win over the

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. On January 23, he scored a game-high 29 points in a 114–110 win over the

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, thus scoring at least 25 points off the bench in 10 games, matching a franchise single-season record— Bubbles Hawkins set the mark during the Nets' inaugural NBA season in 1976–77. Two days later, it was revealed that a right thumb injury that he had originally hurt roughly two months earlier and had gotten progressively worse would require surgery, having suffered torn ligaments. He underwent surgery on January 28. He returned to action on March 1 after missing 14 games, scoring 15 points off the bench in a 123–112 loss to the Hornets. With 28 points against the Cavaliers on March 6, Dinwiddie had his 14th 20-point game off the bench to set a Nets single-season record—

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and

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all had 13. With 23 points against the Hawks on March 9, Dinwiddie surpassed

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in 1993–94 with the most single-season points in a reserve role. During the

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, Dinwiddie began the season as a reserve until

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injured his shoulder. On January 28, 2020, Dinwiddie switched his jersey number from 8 to 26 after the approval of the NBA, in honor of the late

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. On June 29, 2020, Dinwiddie announced that he had tested positive for

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. On December 27, 2020, Dinwiddie left a game between the Nets and the

with a suspected right knee strain, which was later revealed to be a season-ending partial ACL tear.

Washington Wizards (2021–2022)

On August 6, 2021, Dinwiddie was acquired by the

via a

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involving five teams, sending

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to the

. Dinwiddie signed a three-year deal worth $54 million and a maximum of $60 million through incentives. He made his Wizards debut on October 20, logging 13 points, four rebounds and six assists in a 98–83 win over the

. On October 22, Dinwiddie scored 34 points, alongside six rebounds and nine assists, in a 135–134 overtime win over the

Dallas Mavericks (2022–2023)

On February 10, 2022, Dinwiddie was traded, along with

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, to the

in exchange for

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and a protected 2022 second-round pick. On March 5, Dinwiddie scored a season-high 36 points in a 114–113 win over the

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. On April 16, during Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs, he logged 22 points and eight assists in a 93–99 loss to the

. The Mavericks won the series in six games and faced the

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during the second round. On May 15, Dinwiddie recorded 30 points, three rebounds and two assists in a 123–90 Game 7 win over the top-seeded Suns. The Mavericks advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since

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and faced the

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. However, the Mavericks were eliminated by the Warriors in five games, despite a 26-point, four-assist and two-block performance by Dinwiddie in a 120–110 Game 5 loss. On November 10, 2022, Dinwiddie scored 33 points, alongside four rebounds and six assists, in a 113–105 loss to the

. On January 26, 2023, he scored a season-high 36 points, alongside six rebounds and nine assists, in a 99–95 win over the

. Two days later, Dinwiddie recorded 35 points, four rebounds and eight assists in a 108–100 loss to the

Return to Brooklyn (2023–2024)

On February 6, 2023, Dinwiddie was traded back to the

, along with

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, an unprotected 2029 first-round pick, and second-round picks in 2027 and 2029, in exchange for

and

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. On February 8, 2024, Dinwiddie was traded to the

, in exchange for

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and

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. Following the trade, he was waived by Toronto.

Los Angeles Lakers (2024)

On February 10, 2024, Dinwiddie signed with the

on a one-year deal worth the league minimum. On March 24, 2024, Dinwiddie scored a team high 26 points, alongside two rebounds and five assists, in a 150–145 win against the

Return to Dallas (2024–present)

On August 3, 2024, Dinwiddie returned to the

National team career

In 2013, Dinwiddie was named to the USA Basketball Men's World University Games Team for the

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. He was one of three players on Team USA to start all eight games. He averaged 7.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game and led Team USA with 44 assists (5.5 apg) and with 12 steals (1.5 spg). On April 19, 2020, Dinwiddie (whose father is from Nigeria) confirmed reports that he wanted to represent the Nigerian national team.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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Personal life

Dinwiddie is the son of Malcolm and Stephanie Dinwiddie, and has a younger brother, Taylor. Dinwiddie's girlfriend, Arielle Roberson – with whom he has a son – is the sister of former NBA player

André Roberson André Lee Roberson (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for ASVEL Basket, LDLC ASVEL of the LNB Élite (LNB) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball, Colorado ...

Signature Shoe and Independent Brand

In 2018, Spencer Dinwiddie launched his own independent sneaker brand, K8IROS (pronounced "Kairos"), making him one of the few active NBA players to create and wear a self-branded signature shoe on court. The brand name is derived from the Greek word for “opportune time,” reflecting Dinwiddie’s entrepreneurial mindset and desire to control his own brand identity. K8IROS sneakers were designed to be performance-ready while also offering players and fans an alternative to traditional sneaker endorsement deals. Dinwiddie wore K8IROS models throughout NBA games, using the shoes as a platform to express personal messages, support causes, and showcase custom artwork. His move toward independent sneaker development has been noted as part of a broader trend among athletes seeking more creative and financial autonomy within the sportswear industry. In 2021, Dinwiddie partnered with Chinese sportswear brand 361°, becoming one of its leading global basketball ambassadors. Under this collaboration, Dinwiddie continued to develop and wear signature sneakers, with some models incorporating design DNA from his K8IROS line. The partnership allowed him to maintain creative input while expanding the brand’s reach across international markets. The collaboration with 361° represented Dinwiddie’s continued commitment to athlete empowerment and brand ownership, positioning him as both a professional basketball player and an active participant in the business of sports apparel.https://hypebeast.com/2021/12/spencer-dinwiddie-361-deal-announcement

References

External links

Colorado Buffaloes bio
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