The Los Angeles Lakers have played five games with new additions Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. They are 2-3 since making those trades, but L.A. has seen positive things from Finney-Smith on both ends of the floor, especially in the last two games as he gets more comfortable within the system.
He has 24 points on 8-for-13 from the field over his last two games. And with lineups that feature Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Max Christie, Finney-Smith and virtually anyone else, L.A. finally has some defensive versatility that they have been desperate for.
Christie, the Lakers third-year guard that has really come in to his own in recent weeks, spoke about the Finney-Smith acquisition and what he likes about it for the Lakers, as seen on Spectrum SportsNet:
“Yeah, he’s great.