Dorian Finney-Smith is the newest member of the Los Angeles Lakers. After years of rumors connecting him to L.A., general manager Rob Pelinka finally pulled the trigger on the deal over the weekend, sending D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets for Finney-Smith and Shake Milton.
Finney-Smith has been among the league’s most underrated 3-and-D wings over the last half-decade. He is 31 and in his ninth NBA season, and has been a part of a regular rotation for either the Nets or Dallas Mavericks since his breakout 2019-20 season.
He was dealt to the Nets from the Mavericks in the Kyrie Irving trade, and has spent the last 2.