The Los Angeles Lakers finally made their first trade of the 2024-25 season, swapping out D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second round picks for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton to give JJ Redick’s team some defensive toughness and 3-point shooting.
Finney-Smith was a hot commodity in the trade market, with the Memphis Grizzlies reportedly getting close to completing a deal before the Lakers offered enough to convince the Brooklyn Nets to send him to Los Angeles. The Nets apparently didn’t like the heavily-protected first the Grizzlies were offering and the Lakers’ future second round picks were deemed more valuable.