The Los Angeles Lakers’ recent success on the court was enough for general manager Rob Pelinka to finally pull the trigger on a deal.
The Lakers agreed to send out D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second round picks to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Melton. Finney-Smith was a popular trade target because of his 3-and-D skillset and appeared to be going to the Memphis Grizzlies beforeL Los Angeles swooped in.
While Finney-Smith was the centerpiece of the package, Milton is an underrated addition because of his scoring and playmaking ability. With Russell gone, more players will need to step up to make up for his production and Milton is a solid replacement.