Lakers acquire Dorian Finney-Smith, trade D’Angelo Russell to Nets
For the second time in his career, the Lakers are trading D’Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets.
The Lakers on Sunday agreed with the Nets on a trade that’ll send Russell, along with second-year wing Maxwell Lewis, to Brooklyn for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton.
The Lakers will also send the Nets three of their own second-round draft picks (2027, 2030 and 2031) as part of the trade, which was first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Finney-Smith is a player the Lakers have long-coveted, being in trade rumors involving the Lakers going back to last year.
The nine-year NBA veteran averaged 10.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in 20 games with the Nets this season.
Finney-Smith, 31, is shooting a career-high 43.5% on 3-pointers (5.4 attempts), including a career-best 43.3% on catch-and-shoot 3s, the 14th-best mark among the 64 players to average at least four catch-and-shoot 3s per game.
After struggling with his shot to start his career with the Dallas Mavericks as an undrafted player out of Florida in 2016, Finney-Smith has developed a reputation as a formidable 3-and-D forward.
He’s shot 37.5% on 3s (five attempts per game) since the 2019-20 season, including 37.9% on catch-and-shoot 3s (633 of 1,668).
More to come on this story.