Hornets waive veteran guard. What it means for Charlotte’s opening night roster
Spencer Dinwiddie’s stint in Charlotte was a short one.
The Hornets waived Dinwiddie on Thursday just months after bringing the veteran guard on board. He inked a one-year deal for the veteran’s minimum of $3.6 million in July and cited his relationship with Hornets president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson as one of the reasons he elected to join the organization.
He even made it clear the Hornets were a team to be reckoned with when he spoke for the first time wearing Charlotte gear on media day.
“I would put our talent up against most teams in the league that don’t have a definitive the guy, you know what I mean?” Dinwiddie said Sept. 29. “I don’t see us as having subpar or bottom-third type talent in the league.”
Dinwiddie was buried on the Hornets’ loaded depth chart at guard, but could be seen lending his voice to the younger players. During one timeout in Charlotte’s preseason win over the Memphis Grizzlies at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro on Wednesday night, Dinwiddie engaged in a conversation with star LaMelo Ball, giving him pointers and strategic guidelines on what he saw, looking to impart some knowledge.
Now, that job will be up to someone else, such as Collin Sexton.
Dinwiddie’s departure leaves the Hornets’ roster at 19 and essentially cements things leading into their regular-season opener against the Brooklyn Nets on Oct. 22. They still have to make one more move to get down to 18, and that should happen when they waive Eric Dixon. Villanova men’s basketball’s all-time leading scorer joined the Hornets after being waived by the Los Angeles Lakers on Sept. 27, reuniting with his former head coach Kyle Neptune, who Hornets coach Charles Lee officially added to his staff in September.
This story was originally published October 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM.
