The Nets 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 information was first reported by ESPN and confirmed by the Day by day Information. Full particulars of the commerce haven’t been launched.
The Nets traded Dennis Schröder and a 2025 second-round choose to the Golden State Warriors earlier this month for De’Anthony Melton, Reece Beekman and three unprotected second-round picks.
The return of Finney-Smith and Milton provides Brooklyn a stabilizing presence at level guard in Russell, one other intriguing younger prospect in Lewis and 31 general draft picks over the following seven years – 15 first-round picks and 16 picks second spherical.
The Lakers are sending their very own second-round picks in 2027, 2030 and 2031 as a part of the deal, in accordance with ESPN.
Finney-Smith, one of many Nets’ most versatile defenders, averaged 10.4 factors, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists whereas taking pictures 45.9 p.c from the sphere and 43.5 % at 3 factors. Nonetheless, the 31-year-old had been restricted to twenty video games in 2024-25 resulting from accidents. He’ll make $14.9 million this season and has a $15.3 million participant choice in 2025-26.
Milton, who had 16 factors and 12 assists coming off the bench in Friday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs on the Barclays Middle, averaged 7.4 factors and a pair of.4 assists whereas taking pictures 38, 9% deep this season.
Russell was an All-Star with the Nets in 2019. He has an expiring $18.7 million contract and might be an unrestricted free agent this summer season. The 28-year-old is averaging 12.4 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 performed in seven video games this season and 41 general since coming into the league. The 22-year-old ahead performed school basketball at Pepperdine.
