The Charlotte Hornets inked veteran guard Spencer Dinwiddie to a one-year, $3.6 million contract in the summer, but they will be entering the 2025-26 NBA season without him on the roster. Dinwiddie was released by Charlotte less than a week before the start of the new NBA campaign, as the team needed to shed a player to get inside the 15-standard contract limit.

But why Dinwiddie?

It appears that the Hornets decided to part ways with Dinwiddie because they didn't want another veteran in forward Pat Connaughton to be the one they'd waive for at least two reasons , according to NBA insider Marc Stein.

For one, Connaughton is said to have cultivated a great persona in the young Hornets locker room.

“The 32-year-old is already a popular locker room presence in Charlotte, ranks as the

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