Spencer Dinwiddie has reportedly signed a three-year, $34.5 million contract extension with the Brooklyn Nets, with a player option in the third year. Dinwiddie could’ve signed a four-year deal worth an estimated $47.5 million but he took less money on a shorter deal instead.
Coming off 39-point game, Dinwiddie gets three years, $34.5M and player option in extension with Brooklyn. The Nets picked him up off free agency pool in December 2016 and watched him develop into a productive player. https://t.co/yCXnrntOX6
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 13, 2018
Following the emerging news on Dinwiddie’s contract extension, the Nets Twitter account released tweet, but did not officially specify the terms of the extension. Spencer Dinwiddie also released a tweet in response to the news:
BREAKING: We have reached an agreement in principle with Spencer Dinwiddie on a contract extension. pic.twitter.com/iYLvc8XTNC
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) December 13, 2018
The journey is just beginning. I’m thankful that @brooklynnets believe in me enough to give me a home.#AudienceOfOne @ Brooklyn, New York https://t.co/DPeA4rl7Tp
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) December 13, 2018
Currently, in the midst of his fifth NBA season, Dinwiddie is averaging a career-best 16.9 points per game in 29 games. Dinwiddie previously stated that he would “love” to sign a contract extension with the Nets, and it seems Brooklyn shared his opinion.
The news of Dinwiddie’s contract extension comes less than 24 hours after he scored a career-high 39 points off the bench in the Nets 127-124 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, the most by any Nets player this season.
RECAP: @SDinwiddie_25 drops a career and Nets season-high 39 points as Brooklyn wins its third in a row in Philly https://t.co/zE3yEtk2kZ
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) December 13, 2018
Since joining the Nets in December 2016, Dinwiddie won the 2018 NBA Skills Challenge during All-Star Weekend, and his improved quality of play led him to be nominated for the 2017-18 Most Improved Player Award, eventually won by the Indiana Pacers’ Victor Oladipo.
