Finney-Smith, somewhat older at 31, is averaging 10.4 points and 4.6 rebounds for Jordi Fernandez’s team. He joined the Nets in the trade that sent Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks in February 2023.
Russell, who was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 Draft, is averaging 12.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 26.3 minutes per game this season. The 28-year-old will return to the Nets, where he played in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons. He was an All-Star in the latter season.
The Los Angeles Lakers have completed a trade with the Brooklyn Nets to send D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round draft picks to New York in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton, as reported by journalist Shams Charania.