on december 8, 2016, dinwiddie signed with the brooklyn nets. on february 15, 2017, he scored 15 of his season-high 19 points in the fourth quarter of the nets' 129–125 loss to the milwaukee bucks. on april 8, 2017, in a 107–106 win over the chicago bulls, dinwiddie made four free throws in the final 13.6 seconds and finished with 19 points.