What About Signing Free Agent Spencer Dinwiddie?
“I’d love to go to Rockets,” Dinwiddie said, appearing on Buckets Don’t Stop Podcast. “I’d love to go to Rockets. One of my best NBA friends, Dorian Finney-Smith, is on the Rockets. And I think the VanVleet injury really hurt them. I think they have all the makings of having that championship-type team. “They have young talent in Smith Jr. and Thompson. They got a great post-up threat and creator in Sengun. I think [I’m] a guard that can go in there, catch and shoot off of Sengun and KD, set the table in terms of just taking some of the thought process of, setting the table in terms of KD and Sengun just letting them score.”
Dinwiddie is an 11-year NBA veteran who last played for Dallas in 2024-25, where he played fairly well. The 32-year-old signed with German club Bayern Munich in October after being waived by the Charlotte Hornets in training camp. He averaged 12.1 points, 1.7 threes, and 3.1 assists in 17 games across all competitions for Bayern before leaving the team earlier this month. But he struggled with his shooting and turnovers in EuroLeague play.
Dinwiddie theoretically is the perfect fit for the Rockets. Dinwiddie, a low-maintenance player with tons of experience, is a capable game manager who has spent most of his career coming off the bench. Throughout his career, Dinwiddie has been very good at drawing fouls while not turning the ball over and improving as a three-point shooter.
