Spencer Dinwiddie will allow fans to pick his next team in $38 million bitcoin gamble
Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie is obsessed with bitcoin, and is letting fans make a huge decision on his behalf if they pay up.
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Spencer Dinwiddie and bitcoin go together like peanut butter and jelly.
The Brooklyn Nets guard, who signed a three-year, $US34 million deal in 2019, and then subsequently went about trying to convert that into a “digital investment vehicle” is up to his crypto shenanigans again.
This time, Dinwiddie is auctioning off his next free agency move.
Dinwiddie, who was asked whether he’d delete his Twitter account for 100 bitcoin, said it would take 1000, before raising the stakes.
“I’ll double down,” Dinwiddie tweeted. “Y’all crowdfund 2625.8 btc I’ll sign a minimum contract for my next deal with the team that y’all vote for.
“I’ll give y’all a month to make it happen lol.”
I’ll double down. Y’all crowdfund 2625.8 btc I’ll sign a minimum contract for my next deal with the team that y’all vote for 🤣
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) May 14, 2020
I’ll give y’all a month to make it happen lol https://t.co/pV8vGyW0s8
According to Dinwiddie, who has a player option after the 2021 season, if fans can reach the $US24,632,630 ($AU38 million) target on GoFundMe, he’ll sign a one-year deal with the organisation of their choosing.
“I’m simply creating this GoFundMe as my commitment to my previous tweets,” he wrote on his personal fundraiser.
“As of now 2625.8 BTC is roughly equivalent to $24,632,630 USD. If we hit the target then I will allow the fan base to determine my next team decision and sign a one-year contract at that destination.
“If we do not hit the target goal then I will be donating 100% of this campaign to charity. Fan engagement comes in all shapes and sizes, let’s have fun folks!”
Dinwiddie also released a statement via The Athletic’s Shams Charania: “Shoe companies and endorsers influence team decisions all the time. My/our biggest endorsers will always be the fans, so I want to have some fun with this while we’re all under quarantine.
“I hope no owners/team personnel participate so there’s no impropriety on this one of a kind endorsement deal.”
Dinwiddie was averaging 20.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game before the 2019-20 NBA season was put on hold.
this cannot meet GoFundMe's guidelines at all https://t.co/GvqGf8KPgW
— Ryan Greene 📷 (@RyanCBS4) May 16, 2020
Not only is Spender Dinwiddie not a free agent — the season isn’t even over.
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) May 16, 2020
Again.
What.
Is.
Happening.
There’s absolutely no way Spencer Dinwiddie is not trolling us
— Sarah Todd (@NBASarah) May 16, 2020
So far Spencer’s GoFundMe has raised $167 in 40 minutes. That’s a respectable rate of $250.50 per hour, but it’ll take 98,203 hours to hit $24.6 million at that pace.
— Duncan Smith (@DuncanSmithNBA) May 16, 2020
Can he do it?!
Originally published as Spencer Dinwiddie will allow fans to pick his next team in $38 million bitcoin gamble