The guard offers the German side a much-needed boost given its injury problems
Bayern brings NBA veteran Spencer Dinwiddie aboard
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FC Bayern Munich has announced the signing of Spencer Dinwiddie, who has agreed a deal until the end of the 2025-26 season. Crucially, the contract does not include an opt-out clause.
Dinwiddie (1.96 meters, 32 years old) has 654 games of NBA experience to his name. This will be his first time playing in Europe and, in turn, the EuroLeague.
Last season, Dinwiddie's 11th in the NBA, he posted 11.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 0.9 steals per night across 79 games for the Dallas Mavericks. That was the eighth campaign in which he has averaged a double-digit number of points.
His best scoring season came during his successful era with the Brooklyn Nets as he averaged 20.6 points in 2019-20 in 64 regular-season appearances, the first and only time he averaged 20.0 points or more per night.
After being drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft, Dinwiddie remained with the franchise for the next two years before joining the Nets in 2016. He remained with the team until 2021, but did enjoy a starring role in guiding Brooklyn to the NBA Playoffs in 2019.
Dinwiddie was acquired by the Washington Wizards in a sign-and-trade deal that involved five teams in August 2021, but he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in February 2022. He made an instant impression in Dallas, averaging 17.7 points and 5.3 assists in 53 regular-season games and 14.2 points in 18 playoff appearances as the Mavs reached the Western Conference Finals.
In February 2023, Dinwiddie was traded back to the Nets, which saw him average a career-best 9.1 assists in 26 games. The following February, in 2024, he signed for the Los Angeles Lakers, then in the summer of '24 he re-signed with the Mavs.
Now, with Bayern having to deal with a lengthy injury list, Dinwiddie arrives in the EuroLeague with a chance to write a new legacy on this side of the Atlantic.