Lakers and Mavericks to pursue Spencer Dinwiddie in free agency

Lakers guard Spencer Dinwiddie is suing a “bespoke” luxury car seller and its reality-star general manager, claiming that the company reneged on a crucial promise made related to his purchase of a Ferrari that cost more than $1 million. Dinwiddie — a veteran guard who signed a $1.55-million contract with the Lakers in February after he was waived by the Toronto Raptors — filed the suit Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the company Wires Only and its general manager at the time, Chadwick Hopkins. -via Los Angeles Times / June 10, 2024

Magic Johnson: For the Lakers to have any chance to beat the Nuggets this time around, the guards have to bring their A-game. Last year, the Nuggets’ guard trio of Bruce Brown, KCP, and Jamal Murray were dominant! The Lakers’ key to win will be DLO, Reaves, Vincent, and Dinwiddie outperforming -via Twitter @MagicJohnson / April 19, 2024

Although his time with the franchise has been short, Dinwiddie admitted he’s having more fun back home in Los Angeles than he did with Brooklyn. Having grown up in L.A. and played in Brooklyn, Dinwiddie compared the Lakers and L.A. Clippers dynamic to the New York Knicks and Nets. “Hell yeah,” Dinwiddie said. “You got to remember, man, not to beat a dead horse, but as an L.A. kid, every other kid grows up a Lakers fan. If they say they grew up a Clippers fan, they’re lying. It don’t exist. It’s kind of the same way with Knicks-Nets type thing. Just the history and everything. Even when the Clippers are good, like they’re really good this year, but it’s a Lakers town. It is what it is. -via Lakers Nation / April 12, 2024