The Nets have agreed to commerce Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton to the Los Angeles Lakers for D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks.
The Nets traded Dennis Schröder and a 2025 second-round decide to the Golden State Warriors earlier this month for De’Anthony Melton, Reece Beekman and three unprotected second spherical draft picks.
The return for Finney-Smith and Milton provides Brooklyn a stabilizing presence at level guard in Russell, one other intriguing younger prospect in Lewis, and 31 complete draft picks over the following seven years — 15 first-round picks and 16 second-round picks.
The Lakers are sending out their very own second-round picks in 2027, 2030 and 2031 within the deal, in line with ESPN.
Finney-Smith, one of many Nets’ extra versatile defenders, averaged 10.4 factors, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists whereas capturing 45.9% from the sphere and 43.5% from 3-point vary. Nonetheless, the 31-year-old had been restricted to twenty video games in 2024-25 due to accidents. He’ll earn $14.9 million this season and has a $15.3 million participant possibility in 2025-26.
Milton, who had 16 factors and 12 assists off the bench in Friday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs at Barclays Heart, averaged 7.4 factors and a couple of.4 assists whereas capturing 38.9% from deep this season.
Russell was an All-Star with the Nets in 2019. He’s on an $18.7 million expiring contract and will probably be an unrestricted free agent this summer season. The 28-year-old is averaging12.4 factors, 2.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 26.3 minutes per recreation this season.
Lewis, chosen by the Denver Nuggets within the second spherical of the 2023 NBA Draft and later traded to the Lakers, has appeared in seven video games this season and 41 complete since coming into the league. The 22-year-old ahead performed faculty basketball at Pepperdine.
Initially Printed: December 29, 2024 at 1:12 PM EST
