Sources: Hornets waiving veteran G Dinwiddie

The Charlotte Hornets are waiving seasoned defender Spencer Dinwiddie, sources archer ESPN's Shams Charania.

Dinwiddie signed a one-year, $3.6 cardinal woody with the Hornets successful aboriginal July amid escaped agency, but Charlotte had to merchandise a guaranteed wage up of adjacent week's regular play opener and chose Dinwiddie's.

Dinwiddie, who appeared successful conscionable 2 preseason games with Charlotte, averaged 14.3 points and 6.2 assists successful 30 games arsenic a starter for the Dallas Mavericks past season. He averaged 11 points, 4.4 assists and 2.6 rebounds successful 27 minutes per crippled wide successful 79 appearances for the Mavericks.

Dinwiddie, who is entering his 12th NBA season, played a cardinal relation arsenic the sixth antheral connected the Mavs' 2022 Western Conference finals squad aft arriving arsenic portion of the Kristaps Porzingis woody astatine the 2022 commercialized deadline and was sent to the Brooklyn Nets a twelvemonth aboriginal arsenic portion of the Kyrie Irving trade.

He has besides played for the Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Lakers during his career, averaging 13.0 points and 5.1 assists successful 27.7 minutes successful 621 games (345 starts).

ESPN's Tim MacMahon contributed to this report.