Spencer Dinwiddie’s hard work has paid off, and he’s finally going to be paid for it. On Thursday, the former Colorado Buffaloes star signed a 3-year, $34 million extension with a player option in the third year.
As a second round pick and G League signee, Dinwiddie was severely underpaid relative to his performance. Now in his fifth year, he has made roughly $5 million total — total — in his career. His rookie contract with the Pistons was below $1 million annually, as was his first partially guaranteed contract with the Nets. His latest two-year contract paid him roughly $1.