Through the years, the Philadelphia 76ers have developed a handful of second-round picks or undrafted gamers who’ve continued to hold across the league. Amongst them was guard Shake Milton. Now with the Brooklyn Nets, the veteran guard sees himself on his strategy to the Western Convention.
For the reason that begin of the NBA business season, the Brooklyn Nets have been probably the most energetic workforce within the league. First they traded Dennis Schroder to the Golden State Warriors, and now they’ve moved on from extra veteran expertise. Stories emerged Sunday afternoon that the LA Lakers had acquired Milton and Dorian Finney-Smith in change for D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and several other second-round picks.
BREAKING: The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a commerce sending D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton, sources inform ESPN. pic.twitter.com/V175zGtmKW
– Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 29, 2024
Milton posted stable numbers for the Nets in a reserve function, averaging 7.4 PPG and a couple of.4 APG whereas capturing 39% from past the arc. He is been on a sizzling streak recently, placing up 16 factors and 12 assists in his final outing. Now, Milton finds himself taking part in alongside two celebrity skills: LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
This commerce is a blow to the Sixers, as Finney-Smith was a participant cited by many as being a pleasant improve for them earlier than the deadline. The veteran ahead remains to be an above-average defender and had among the finest three-point capturing seasons of his profession. Finney-Smith is somebody who might have simply slotted in subsequent to Philly’s trio of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George.
Milton spent 5 years with the Sixers earlier than leaving in 2023. Over 254 whole video games, he averaged 9.3 PPG, 2.4 RPG, and a couple of.7 APG.
