Coming into this season, Dorian Finney-Smith was an afterthought. An undrafted rookie who made a lackluster summer league appearance wasn’t supposed to make a splash on a team full of veterans hoping to make a playoff run with an aging superstar. Circumstances, however, changed all of that quickly. Now, Finney-Smith is a key member of the Dallas Mavericks as they slog through a season that unraveled.
Finney-Smith got his first chance to show his worth when Rick Carlisle inserted him into a game against the Milwaukee Bucks. He impacted the game almost instantly.