Lakers Swoop in to Outbid Another NBA Team in Dorian Finney-Smith Trade
The Los Angeles Lakers landed Dorian Finney-Smith in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, however they needed to slip around another Western Conference group to get the offer done. The Lakers sent out D'Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and 3 second-round choices (2027, '30, '31) in exchange for Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. They were not the only celebration thinking about Finney-Smith. According to NBA expert Marc Stein, the Lakers stroked in to beat the Memphis Grizzlies' deal for the veteran forward. Stein declares Memphis' deal focused around John Konchard and Luke Kennard plus a heavily-protected first-round choice. The Nets chosen LA's deal of 3 second-rounders. The Lakers have actually stroked in to leading Memphis' trade deal for Dorian Finney-Smith ... with the Nets selecting ...