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).
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