<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nets-news-is-dorian-finney-smith-playing-heat-latest-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith playing vs. Heat? 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Latest injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T19:34:32-08:00">December 22nd, 7:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T19:42:21-08:00">December 22nd, 7:42pm</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-gets-injury-update-for-nets-game-after-25-point-collapse">Brooklyn Nets will visit the Miami Heat</a> on Monday night. Dorian Finney-Smith <a href="https://x.com/erikslater_/status/1870925915422904341" rel="noopener">is on the team’s injury report</a> entering the matchup. The veteran wing is listed as questionable due to a left calf contusion.</p><p>Here’s everything we know about Finney-Smith’s injury and playing status against Miami.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2>Dorian Finney-Smith injury status vs. Heat</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Dorian-Finney-Smith.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Finney-Smith was a late scratch ahead of Saturday’s 105-94 home loss to the Utah Jazz. Before his left calf ailment cropped up, the 31-year-old had battled a left ankle injury that caused him to miss nine games early this season.</p><p>A questionable tag inspires some optimism that Finney-Smith will be able to suit up in Miami after three days of rest. However, Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez has emphasized that the team will be cautious with injuries, saying the team wants all players “to be 200 percent” before they return to the floor.</p><p>Despite his lower leg injuries, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-dorian-finney-smith-sends-warning-nba-amid-surprise-start">Finney-Smith has had a career-best start</a> with the Nets this season. The nine-year veteran has averaged 10.8 points while shooting 45.2 percent from three on 5.5 attempts per game, all career-highs. He’s continued to be a versatile weapon defensively, switching onto guards on the perimeter and guarding up against centers down low.</p><p>Finney-Smith has posted a +17.8 net rating, the third-highest among all NBA players to play over 200 minutes, per CleaningTheGlass.</p><p>The Nets have struggled to get their offense on track since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-nets-warriors-dennis-schroder-trade">trading veteran point guard Dennis Schroder</a> to the Golden State Warriors. In three games following the trade, they ranked 29th in offensive rating, averaging 98.7 points on 26.5 percent shooting from three. Brooklyn shot 7-of-40 (17.5 percent) from deep during Saturday’s loss to the Jazz.</p><p>Finney-Smith returning would significantly boost the team’s floor spacing around starting point guard Ben Simmons.</p><p>Cam Thomas, Trendon Watford and Ziaire Williams will be sidelined for the Nets during the Heat matchup. 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Is Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith playing vs. Heat? Latest injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nets-news-dorian-finney-smith-sends-warning-nba-amid-surprise-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dorian Finney-Smith sends warning to NBA amid Nets’ surprise start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Andrew-Whitworth-1-on-1-interview-on-Tee-Higgins-and-NFL-trade-deadline.jpg"></figure><h1>Dorian Finney-Smith sends warning to NBA amid Nets’ surprise start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-05T06:22:09-08:00">November 5th, 6:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-05T06:48:15-08:00">November 5th, 6:48am</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets were projected to be the NBA’s worst team this season. Eight games in, they have the Eastern Conference’s third-best record at 4-4, and their veterans have played a crucial role.</p><p>Dorian Finney-Smith, Cam Johnson and Dennis Schroder gained more notoriety as trade candidates than impact players for Brooklyn entering this season. Yet, the trio led the Nets to another surprise victory on Monday, defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 106-104 while shorthanded on the second night of a back-to-back.</p><p>Finney-Smith broke out of an early offensive slump, scoring 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting from three, <a href="https://x.com/BrooklynNets/status/1853634985212723648" rel="noopener">including a go-ahead triple</a> with one minute remaining. Following the win, Brooklyn’s fourth in its last six games, the <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1853654755425280106" rel="noopener">nine-year veteran sent a stern message</a> to the rest of the league.</p><p>“We’re competitors,” Finney-Smith said of the Nets’ veterans. “Schroder, CJ, they’ve been a part of winning teams. CJ’s been to the finals. Schroder has been close… It’s just us in this locker room. We don’t care about other people’s expectations. We know what we expect from ourselves. We’re going to compete. And if you want to play against us and you think it’s gonna be easy, then you’re in for a rude awakening.”</p><p>The victory marked Brooklyn’s second over Memphis in the last week.</p><h2>Nets veterans leading team during surprise start</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Dennis-Schroder_6bb697.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After scoring 33 points during the Nets’ last win over the Grizzlies, Schroder turned in another high-level performance on Monday. The veteran floor general posted 20 points and six assists on 7-of-15 shooting. Defensively, he held Ja Morant to 1-of-6 shooting in the fourth quarter and poked the ball away on the game’s final play to secure the victory.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/doefinney_10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@doefinney_10</a> had to shoutout <a href="https://twitter.com/DS17_FG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DS17_FG</a> one time <a href="https://t.co/LrpkbqH7dh">pic.twitter.com/LrpkbqH7dh</a></p><p>— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrooklynNets/status/1853653450996732256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Schroder has been among the NBA’s top point guards to start the season, averaging 19.9 points and 7.3 assists on 51/49/86 shooting splits.</p><p>“It starts with the point guard, I think, on every team,” he said after Monday’s win. “I think when somebody [sees] the point guard picking up full court, and they see you in the backcourt hustling, it feeds over to them making sure they’re pressuring, and they are in the right spots. And that’s what Coach wants from me, and I’m gonna do it every single night.</p><p>“I’ve done it my whole career. If you’ve followed my career, that’s how I’ve gotten my playing time in the league. And luckily, we got a coach who loves that 94 feet pressure, and everybody’s buying into it. So it’s been great.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/DS17_FG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DS17_FG</a> took it right out of his hands and turned it into a layup!🤯 <a href="https://t.co/4ZKLyWjnIF">pic.twitter.com/4ZKLyWjnIF</a></p><p>— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrooklynNets/status/1853627806703288814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Johnson also continued a hot start on Monday, scoring 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 from distance. Over Brooklyn’s last five games, the 6-foot-8 forward has averaged 18.8 points on 44 percent shooting from three, the NBA’s sixth-best mark among 27 players attempting eight or more per game.</p><p>Brooklyn’s latest win will pique the interest of playoff teams in search of point guard or wing help. Despite their early success, the Nets are expected to field offers for Finney-Smith, Johnson and Schroder ahead of the deadline. After transparent conversations with general manager Sean Marks this summer, all three players have acknowledged their uncertain futures early this season.</p><p>But for now, the trio is making things difficult for the rest of the NBA with Brooklyn.</p><p>“I said it before, even in training camp, we don’t really care what people think or what they say,” Schroder said of the Nets’ low expectations. “We believe in this group, and everybody wants to make the playoffs. And I think it starts with the veterans… We just want to come out every single game, you know, take every game and go out and compete, you know, out-compete the other team and, yeah, win some games.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dorian Finney-Smith sends warning to NBA amid Nets’ surprise start

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He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets general manager <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-gm-sean-marks-reveals-why-took-knicks-mikal-bridges-trade-offer">Sean Marks revealed an honest goal for the organization</a> entering year one of a rebuild.</p><p>“We’re looking at it as, ‘Who are the next Nets?’ Who do we look at and say, ‘Ok, this person can be part of this rebuild, and this person is on the team for the next two, three years,'” the GM said. “Development is going to be, if not the 1A [priority], certainly 1B, in terms of some of the young guys we have and the young guys we’ll be bringing in.”</p><p>Youth, development and upside will be buzzwords for the Nets, who have the NBA’s lowest win/loss projection this season at 19.5 games. But what about the players who don’t fit those descriptors? After all, the team has several veterans, such as Cam Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Dennis Schroder and Bojan Bogdanović, who could be of value to contenders.</p><p>All four players are still on the roster at the start of training camp. However, it would be shocking if one or more were not traded before this year’s deadline. Trade negotiations typically heat up after Jan. 15, when teams can trade free agents they signed during the prior offseason.</p><h2>How are Nets veterans dealing with trade speculation?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nets-Sean-Marks.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Of the group, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/best-cam-johnson-trade-destinations-if-nets-continue-roster-blowup">Johnson should have the most trade value</a>. While he has struggled to stay healthy with Brooklyn, the 6-foot-8 forward has shot 41 percent from three on 6.0 attempts per game over his last three seasons. With his name frequently involved in trade rumors, Johnson and Marks have had an open line of communication.</p><p>“The conversations have been just letting him know that I understand the business,” Johnson said at Nets Media Day. “I just said there’s never a hard feeling about anything that happens. I like Sean a lot, and I appreciate Sean a lot. That won’t change if I was traded two months ago, that won’t change if I’m traded two months from now, that won’t change if I remain a Net for the rest of my career.”</p><p>“So I let him know that. And then after that, it’s just, ‘Let me know what’s going on.’ I’d like to be in the loop of what can happen, of what he’s thinking, of what the team’s thinking,” Johnson continued. “He was very good to have that conversation with. And he gave me a lot of good feedback as well.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cam Johnson on his conversations with Sean Marks amid trade rumors:</p><p>“I like Sean a lot, and I appreciate Sean a lot. That won’t change if I was traded two months ago or two months from now… It’s just, 'Let me know what’s going on.' I’d like to be in the loop of what can happen… <a href="https://t.co/Ympke8wt3C">pic.twitter.com/Ympke8wt3C</a></p><p>— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1840805793505165669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Johnson played in 58 games last season while battling a slew of injuries. A hot start to the season could ease the minds of front offices across the league and grow his value. The veteran sharpshooter is under contract for two years, $45 million after this season, a deal that could look favorable with the salary cap expected to rise due to a $76 billion media rights deal.</p><p>Several teams have been linked to Johnson, including the Sacramento Kings, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-nets-unlikely-first-round-picks-dorian-finney-smith">Finney-Smith is another three-and-D wing who would offer a seamless fit</a> on several contenders. While he is not the same caliber shooter as Johnson, the <a href="https://x.com/NBA/status/1523439003760005120" rel="noopener">31-year-old has risen to the occasion in the playoffs</a>, shooting 41.7 percent from deep on 5.5 attempts per game over 35 career appearances. His hard-nosed defense should pique the interest of several contenders.</p><p>Finney-Smith is under contract for $14.9 million before a $15.4 million player option next season, allowing teams to match his contract far easier than Johnson’s. While the veteran wing said he is focused on competing with Brooklyn, he is grateful for Marks’ open-door policy amid trade speculation.</p><p>“I spoke to Sean, spoke to the coaches. They’ve been really open, and I appreciate that,” Finney-Smith said. “A lot of times in this league, coaches won’t say anything to you, and they’ll just try to sweep it under the rug like your name ain’t all over the internet. We got families, so we don’t want to hear that. But that’s what comes with the business.</p><p>“But I appreciate them just letting me know that they hear it and it’s a lot going on. Coach said that just means that a lot of teams want you. It could be the other way around, where you’re trying to find a spot. So there are always a lot of positives in everything.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dorian Finney-Smith on his conversations with Sean Marks and Nets coaches amid trade speculation:</p><p>"They've been really open, and I appreciate that. A lot of times in this league, coaches won't say anything to you, and they'll just try to sweep it under the rug like your name… <a href="https://t.co/XPHob6jUPS">pic.twitter.com/XPHob6jUPS</a></p><p>— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1840838688672006237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Nets open training camp on Tuesday and will kick off the preseason on Oct. 8 against the Los Angeles Clippers. While their names should continue to be a fixture in trade rumors during the first half of this season, Marks feels Brooklyn’s veterans still have an important role on the new-look roster.</p><p>“I think it’s really important for everybody to not necessarily read into what everyone else’s opinions may be,” he said. “If you look at every rebuild and every team around the league, it’s paramount and important to have veterans on your roster and guys that are going to buy in, help lead, and help be a voice for our coaching staff. They have to be sending the right message to the young guys.</p><p>“I get that their timelines may not look quite the same as what the organization’s looks like, and that’s why I think it’s very important to have transparent conversations with them. We’ve had those conversations. I think they know what’s expected of them. We know what’s expected of us and vice versa. So, for us it’s just to keep the door open. If they need to come in and have a conversation with [head coach] Jordi [Fernandez] or myself, the door is always open and we’ll be clear and honest with them. We expect the same thing on their front.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets’ Cam Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith reveal conversations with Sean Marks amid trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-nets-unlikely-first-round-picks-dorian-finney-smith');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Nets unlikely to get first round picks for Dorian Finney-Smith');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nets-unlikely-to-get-first-round-picks-for-Dorian-Finney-Smith.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Nets unlikely to get first round picks for Dorian Finney-Smith</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-11T20:51:46-07:00">September 11th, 8:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-11T20:54:30-07:00">September 11th, 8:54pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-stunning-mikal-bridges-nets-rockets-trade">Brooklyn Nets trading Mikal Bridges</a> to cross-town rival New York Knicks signaled the rebuild for a team looking to reset after the implosion of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kevin-durant-kyrie-irving-james-harden-the-worst-big-3-experiment-in-nba-history">Big Three</a> of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden. While Ben Simmons hasn’t played meaningful minutes with them, they tried putting their cards on Bridges, but they realized they were simply treading water. Additionally, the Nets explored a trade for Dorian Finney-Smith, but their asking price for two first-round picks was too high for contenders.</p><p>However, Tim McMahon of ESPN aid that the Nets won’t find that deal in this market, and they should settle for less if they want to offload the 3-and-D wing.</p><p>“If you’re looking for 3-and-D wings, you’re calling Sean Marks,” McMahon said in a recent episode of The Hoop Collective. “There’s no reason Dorian Finney-Smith should be in Brooklyn past the trade deadline. Now, last year, the Nets were telling teams they wanted two first round picks for him. That’s not going to happen, but he is the epitome of a 3-and-D wing.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><h2><b>The Nets go on a fire sale</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Dorian-Finney-Smith-making-a-move.jpg"><figcaption>© Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Among teams scoping the Nets’ <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/nets/news/assessing-the-state-of-the-brooklyn-nets-rebuild" rel="noopener">fire sale</a>, the Los Angeles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lakers-among-teams-could-profit-nets-fire-sale">Lakers have discussed acquiring Dorian Finney-Smith</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lakers-still-among-teams-linked-cam-johnson-trade">Cam Johnson, as GM Rob Pelinka</a> even expressed willingness to include their tradable first-round picks in 2029 and 2031. However, the Nets may hold the upper hand here, since they know the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-104-million-contract-free-agency">Lakers have little time left with LeBron James</a>, who is entering year 22 at 39 years old.</p><p>Likewise, his on-court partner Anthony Davis is approaching the downslope of his prime. However, the Nets themselves are running out of time to get as much value from a Dorian Finney-Smith trade.</p><p>Finney-Smith is already 30 years old, and he can pick up a $15.4-million player option in 2025-26. As an unrestricted free agent, he can walk away for nothing if the Nets fail to trade him, after rejecting substantial offers on the last two trade deadlines.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Nets unlikely to get first round picks for Dorian Finney-Smith

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nets-news-dorian-finney-smith-reaction-being-with-mikal-bridges-knicks-trade-broke');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith reveals reaction to being with Mikal Bridges when Knicks trade broke');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Nets-Dorian-Finney-Smith-reveals-reaction-to-being-with-Mikal-Bridges-when-Knicks-trade-broke.jpg"></figure><h1>Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith reveals reaction to being with Mikal Bridges when Knicks trade broke</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-15T18:42:49-07:00">July 15th, 6:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-15T18:42:49-07:00">July 15th, 6:42pm</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Mikal Bridges was in Dallas with Brooklyn Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith when he learned he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-blockbuster-mikal-bridges-trade-involving-nets-knicks-rockets">was being traded</a> to the New York Knicks. In a matter of seconds, the pair of veterans went from teammates working out to crosstown rivals.</p><p>“He came out there to get some work in with me,” Finney-Smith said. “We still ended up working together, but we started talking trash to each other a little bit because now we gonna be playing against each other. But that’s my guy. We built some lifelong connections. Good luck to him.”</p><p>Brooklyn shocked the NBA with its decision to send its best player across the river. The deal elevated New York to contender status while reuniting Bridges with Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo. However, a return of five first-round picks, one first-round pick swap, and a second-round pick softened the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cooper-flagg-headlines-2025-nba-draft-prospects-nets-tank-for">blow for the Nets</a>, who will enter a rebuild in hopes of landing a top pick in a loaded 2025 draft.</p><p>Finney-Smith said the tone of his workouts with Bridges changed after news of the deal broke.</p><p>“We still kept training together that whole the next two days after the trade happened,” he said. “So we went from [asking], ‘What we’re gonna do next year?’ to, ‘We’re about to kick y’all a**!’ You know I’m gonna talk s**t. We got to break that Villanova s**t up.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dorian Finney-Smith was training with Mikal Bridges when news of the trade broke. He said the vibes of their workouts changed the rest of the week:</p><p>"We went from, 'What we gonna do next year?’ to ‘We bout to kick y'all ass… We gotta break that Villanova shit up."</p><p>😂😂😂😂 <a href="https://t.co/O1yzQgDgwa">pic.twitter.com/O1yzQgDgwa</a></p><p>— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1812597553495777624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2>How are Nets veterans dealing with team’s roster uncertainty?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Dorian-Finney-Smith-.jpg"><figcaption>Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>With the Nets resetting their timeline, Finney-Smith joins Cam Johnson, Bojan Bogdanović and Dennis Schroder as veterans who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lakers-among-teams-could-profit-nets-fire-sale">could be on the move</a>. The 30-year-old forward’s hard-nosed defense and three-point shooting make him a fit for virtually any contender.</p><p>Finney-Smith is under contract for $14.9 million next season. He then has a $15.4 million player option in 2025-26, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent next summer. After rejecting offers for him at the last two trade deadlines, Brooklyn is running out of time to cash in on his value. Unlike Johnson, who said trade rumors do not affect him, Finney-Smith admitted he <a href="https://x.com/erikslater_/status/1812600483254788176" rel="noopener">hears the noise</a>.</p><p>“I mean, I’m human. So, of course [I hear about trade rumors],” he said. “I’ve got family and stuff always asking me what’s going on and s**t like that. But you know, I’m just honest. I’m human, so I’m going to pay attention a little bit.”</p><p>“I still get to do what I love. I could be in a tougher situation where I’m looking for a job. I know I’m gonna be good regardless. If I’m here, I’m here. If I’m not, I’m not. I just try to be wherever my feet are at. So I’m a Brooklyn Net right now, and I’m looking forward to competing.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith reveals reaction to being with Mikal Bridges when Knicks trade broke

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-76ers-exploring-dorian-finney-smith-trade-nets');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: 76ers exploring Dorian Finney-Smith trade with Nets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NBA-rumors-76ers-exploring-Dorian-Finney-Smith-trade-with-Nets.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: 76ers exploring Dorian Finney-Smith trade with Nets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-02T12:40:16-07:00">July 2nd, 12:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-02T12:40:16-07:00">July 2nd, 12:40pm</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson is ClutchPoints' Portland Trail Blazers reporter and also serves as an Associate Editor. He has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers have had a busy free agency period, having already agreed to terms with Paul George, Kelly Oubre, Andre Drummond, and Eric Gordon – as well as extending star Tyrese Maxey.</p><p>But the 76ers are still hunting for deals and <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rumors-lauri-markkanen-trade-talks-demar-derozan-kyle-kuzma-lakers-knicks-76ers/" rel="noopener">have interest</a> in prying Dorian Finney-Smith away from the Brooklyn Nets, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype:</p><p>“Philadelphia is scouring the free agent market and potential trade options to land another forward, with Paul Reed expected to be waived or used in a trade, league sources told HoopsHype.</p><p>The 76ers have exploratory interest in trading for Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith, league sources told HoopsHype, but nothing is considered imminent there.”</p><p>Finney-Smith <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/early-76ers-trade-targets-2024-nba-offseason">theoretically slides in nicely</a> as a 3-and-D option for the 76ers. He would give them the size and physicality they need at the four next to Embiid. At 6-foot-7 with a 6-foot-11 wingspan, he’s a versatile defender who always fights to stick with the play and can disrupt shots.</p><p>One major question with Finney-Smith is whether his shooting from deep will come back around. He was a 40-percent 3-point shooter next to Luka Doncic but wasn’t nearly as efficient with the creator-starved Nets. With Embiid Maxey, and Paul George commanding so much attention, the 76ers seem like a situation that could help Finney-Smith get his percentages back up. He shoots from all over the arc and has also been a solid offensive rebounder in the past.</p><h2><b>76ers are Eastern Conference contenders with Paul George</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Paul-George-Joel-Embiid.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>After months rumors and speculation, Paul George signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.</p><p>Will the pairing of George, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey ultimately work? Only time will tell, but considering just how much talent is on the roster right now and how much optionality Morey still has to prove the product, it’s safe to say, this has the potential to be an incredibly successful season in Philadelphia.</p><p>There are some questions about what George’s optimal role is in 2024 and how he could “age well” over the course of his four-year contract.</p><p>After initially beginning his career as a true first option – leading an Indiana Pacers team to punch well above their weight class against LeBron James and company – Paul has never been more than a 1B since taking his talents to Oklahoma City, splitting time on-ball and off, depending on who his teammates were at the time.</p><p>In Los Angeles, George was very active on-ball, routinely hitting usage ratings above 30 and ranking either first or second on the team in terms of points scored. When Kawhi Leonard was out, George would pick up the slack, and when PG-13 needed help, he could routinely turn to Leonard for a bucket or two. While that strategy didn’t lead to a championship, it did keep the team competitive – even if they were seemingly always searching for an upgrade at point guard.</p><p>In Philadelphia, George doesn’t need to be the first option, a 1b, or even a two in order to have a fantastic, All-Star-caliber season. All he needs to do is average a little over 20 points per game on good efficiency numbers, and success will naturally follow.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: 76ers exploring Dorian Finney-Smith trade with Nets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nets-news-dorian-finney-smith-heartfelt-reaction-dad-seeing-him-play');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith has heartfelt reaction to his dad seeing him play for first time');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/X-Nets-to-blame-for-Game-2-collapse-vs.-Sixers.jpeg"></figure><h1>Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith has heartfelt reaction to his dad seeing him play for first time</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-06T17:35:53-07:00">April 6th, 5:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-06T17:36:28-07:00">April 6th, 5:36pm</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Many will view Saturday’s Brooklyn Nets-Detroit Pistons matchup as meaningless. However, for Dorian Finney-Smith, it will be unlike any other game he has played in his lifetime.</p><p>After receiving parole in July following a 28-year prison sentence, Finney-Smith’s father, Elbert Smith, will be in attendance to watch him play for the first time. Following months of communication with Virginia Department of Corrections officials, Smith was granted permission to leave the state and travel to New York.</p><p>Finney-Smith said he’s had the game circled in anticipation.</p><p>“I ain’t gonna lie to you. For about two weeks I’ve been telling Dennis [Smith Jr.] the days he’s gonna come and stuff like that. So definitely, definitely important. I knew it was coming,” he said. “I try not to make it more than what it is, but it’s definitely important. I’m human, so I can’t say I ain’t gonna think about it… Obviously, I know he was watching when he was watching in prison, but ain’t nothing like being there. I’m just happy he’s here.”</p><h2><b>Dorian Finney-Smith receives help to reunite with father</b></h2><p>In 1995, Smith and his partner Diefen McGann went to a Virginia Beach auto shop to collect a debt from Willie Anderson, each bringing a handgun with them, <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2023/07/27/how-mavericks-helped-dorian-finney-smith-secure-fathers-parole-after-29-years-in-prison/" rel="noopener">according to court documents</a> obtained by Brad Towsend of the Dallas Morning News. After a fight broke out, Anderson attempted to secure McGann’s gun. Smith told police that he lunged toward Anderson with a knife, forcing him to let go of the gun. McGann then fired three shots at Anderson, killing him.</p><p>Both Smith and McGann were charged with first-degree murder, but McGann pleaded down to voluntary manslaughter and served five years in prison. However, Smith rejected the same plea deal at the recommendation of his lawyer since he did not fire the shots. The case went to trial, where Smith was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder and sentenced to 44 years in prison.</p><p>After nearly three decades, Finney-Smith’s former team, the Dallas Mavericks, stepped in over the last three years to help secure his father’s freedom. Mavericks governor Mark Cuban and his company’s chief of staff, Jason Lutin, were tasked with helping Finney-Smith explore legal avenues in his father’s case. They turned to Jerry Kilgore, a former Virginia attorney and the state’s 2005 Republican nominee for governor.</p><p>In July, the Virginia Parole Board voted 3-0 to grant Smith’s conditional freedom. Cuban and other Mavs franchise leaders provided written testimonials for the hearing, all vouching for Finney-Smith’s character. Former Mavs and current Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle also joined the meeting virtually.</p><p>“I’m just happy we could help,” Cuban told Townsend. “We are indescribably appreciative to Mr. Kilgore and glad for Doe Doe [Finney-Smith’s nickname] and his dad. Doe is a special guy. He deserves this.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-dorian-finney-smith-is-keeping-nets-afloat-with-nic-claxton-cam-johnson-sidelined">Nets granted Finney-Smith</a> a one-day leave to travel to Virginia before Christmas. He made the trip and reunited with his father for the first time since he was a baby.</p><p>They’ll now check another box off their bucket list when Smith watches him play at Barclays Center on Saturday.</p><p>“I know it’s gonna be significant for him and he’s gonna handle it like a pro,” interim head coach Kevin Ollie said. “He’s gonna compartmentalize and he’s going out there and do his job, but I imagine that he’ll have some special joy inside for his dad to watch him finally play. So, hopefully, he can go out there and do his thing… I know he will. He’s an ultimate pro when it comes to things like this, so I don’t expect anything different from him.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dorian Finney-Smith on his father seeing him play in person tonight for the first time ever:</p><p>“I try not to make it more than what it is, but it's definitely important. I'm human, so I can't say I ain't gonna think about it. But it's gonna be fun… My momma talks a lot of… <a href="https://t.co/WWIfVO4UtX">pic.twitter.com/WWIfVO4UtX</a></p><p>— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1776742336313098402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Smith arrived in New York on Friday with Finney-Smith’s mother, Desiree. His son said he’s been taking in the scenes, comparing the Brooklyn landscape to the last time he was there in 1994.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Nothing compares to this moment." – <a href="https://twitter.com/doefinney_10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@doefinney_10</a> on his father Elbert watching him play for the first time. <a href="https://t.co/F2uzGrObSf">pic.twitter.com/F2uzGrObSf</a></p><p>— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrooklynNets/status/1776763217261306054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I feel like he doesn’t care what happens; he’s just happy to be smiling since he got off the plane,” Dorian Finney-Smith said. “It’s gonna be fun. I know my momma talk a lot of trash,” he said. “So I ain’t got to worry about him, because my momma gonna do all the talking… Right now, he’d be saying I got the skill from my momma and the toughness from him.”</p><p>“He ain’t really too athletic, but he’s big, so he just says we get our toughness and roughness from him. So, shout out to him, he says we need to go out here and play like some gorillas, not no chimpanzees. So that’s what we’re gonna do.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith has heartfelt reaction to his dad seeing him play for first time

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His hobbies include running, reading and playing in recreational leagues. Back when he was a kid, Brian stumbled upon an old Larry Bird documentary among his family's collection of movies, which made him a lifelong Celtics fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks recently made headlines when they hired Doc Rivers as head coach. While the team is currently adjusting under a new system, this hasn’t stopped the management from scouring the waters of the trade market.</p><p>Rumor has it that the Bucks have <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/my-tuesday-latest-from-nba-trade?utm_campaign=email-post&amp;r=39f60&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">shown a level of interest</a> in Brooklyn Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith, per NBA insider Marc Stein. At the moment, Smith is averaging 9.1 points and 4.8 rebounds for the Nets.</p><p>The athletic forward provides a defensive boost to teams he plays for, but presently, it looks like the Bucks have little to no chance of availing Finney-Smith’s services before the upcoming deadline. Brooklyn is reportedly asking for a first-round pick in exchange for Smith, which is something Milwaukee can’t offer right now.</p><p>Additionally, the Nets are making it clear that they’re willing to wait beyond the deadline until their demands for Finney-Smith are met by suitors.</p><p>With the deadline just two days away, it might be best that the Bucks turn their focus on the team’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-malik-beasleys-scary-take-on-doc-rivers-new-defense-should-put-rest-of-nba-on-notice" rel="noopener">adjustment under Rivers</a>. In four games with Milwaukee, Rivers has lost three, which makes the team 5-5 overall in their last 10 outings. And as it stands, the Bucks are set to face a tough opponent in the form of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-vs-suns-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-2-6-2024" rel="noopener">the Phoenix Suns</a> this Tuesday night.</p><p>The team’s recent showing has put them in third place in the East, being overtaken by a hot streaking Cleveland Cavaliers just a day ago. Still, the playoffs are a little over two months away, so the Bucks and Rivers have a bit more time for adjustment and a potential turnaround.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bucks eyeing Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith before trade deadline, but there’s a catch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-mavericks-dorian-finney-smith-trade-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Mavericks-Dorian Finney-Smith trade link gets eye-opening update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nba-rumors-mavericks-dorian-finney-smith-trade-link-gets-eye-opening-update.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Mavericks-Dorian Finney-Smith trade link gets eye-opening update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-02T13:32:05-08:00">February 2nd, 1:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-02T15:48:51-08:00">February 2nd, 3:48pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks will be one of the most intriguing teams to follow ahead of the NBA trade deadline. Dallas has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving-dereck-lively-ii-bucks-injury" rel="noopener">dealt with an injury-plagued season</a>, yet they are still within distance of making a legitimate run in the Western Conference. The Mavs have been linked to forwards <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-mavericks-kyle-kuzma-trade-twist" rel="noopener">such as Kyle Kuzma</a> and Andrew Wiggins, but most recently rumors have heated up about a potential trade for Brooklyn Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith.</p><p>“Dallas has been in contact with the Brooklyn Nets in attempts to bring two-way forward Dorian Finney-Smith back, sources said. A coveted wing on the trade block, the Mavs are willing to give up multiple draft assets for the veteran,” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-how-grizzlies-rockets-steven-adams-trade-impacts-2024-nba-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">reports</a> Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.</p><p>Siegel also reported that rookie center Dereck Lively II, and of course superstars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, will be unavailable in trade talks. He added that all other “options are on the table” as the trade deadline draws near.</p><h2><b>Will the Mavericks make a trade?</b></h2><p>Now Dallas hasn’t seen much of their full roster in action at once due to the aforementioned injury trouble. So it remains to be seen how aggressive the Mavs will be in trade talks.</p><p>When Doncic, Irving, and Lively are all playing together, Dallas features the potential to perform at a high level. Players like Tim Hardaway Jr., Dante Exum, Jaden Hardy, and Josh Green have all <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-tim-hardaway-jr-clutch-game-magic" rel="noopener">had impressive performances</a> at times this season as well.</p><p>That isn’t to say that a trade is off the table. The Mavericks are reportedly willing to make a deal if it helps to upgrade the roster.</p><p>But making a trade isn’t guaranteed to happen. Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-jason-kidd-dallas-2023-24-season-injury" rel="noopener">believes in the team</a>, but admitted that injuries have played far too common of a role this season.</p><p>“I think with all the injuries it’s unclear… It’s not fair to judge this group yet with all the injuries,” Kidd said in mid-January. “I think we’re setting a franchise record here this afternoon with a different starting lineup. But we can’t complain, every team is going to go through it. But I think the character of this group, you can judge. We’ve always bounced back after a tough game.</p><p>“When you look at Kai and Luka, their availability, you look at Lively’s availability… We’ve had quite a few guys that have been out not just for one game or two games. We have kept the ship afloat. Again, give credit to the guys in that locker room… The next step is slowly get healthy and go from there.”</p><p>Finney-Smith, and Kuzma and Wiggins for that matter, are all expected to draw trade interest from various teams around the league. If Dallas is serious about pursuing any of these players, they may need to be aggressive in trade talks. This next week will be a busy time around the NBA, and it will be intriguing to see if the Mavericks make a deal come to fruition.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Mavericks-Dorian Finney-Smith trade link gets eye-opening update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-nic-claxton-dorian-finney-smith-highlight-nets-trade-candidates-at-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Nic Claxton, Dorian Finney-Smith highlight Nets trade candidates at deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NBA-rumors-Nic-Claxton-Dorian-Finney-Smith-highlight-Nets-trade-candidates-at-deadline.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Nic Claxton, Dorian Finney-Smith highlight Nets trade candidates at deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-01T20:54:44-08:00">February 1st, 8:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-01T21:17:50-08:00">February 1st, 9:17pm</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets are expected to be among the NBA’s most active teams ahead of the February 8th <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/nba-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">trade deadline</a>. Mired in a 6-18 stretch that has dropped them to 11th in the Eastern Conference, general manager Sean Marks faces decisions on several key players.</p><p>At the front of that list are veterans Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie and Royce O’Neale, who are expected to garner interest from several contenders. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-trio-nets-players-emerging-lakers-trade-targets-amid-dejounte-murray-interest" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Lakers have emerged</a> as a suitor for all three players, according to Shams Charania.</p><p>“[The Nets] have a few players, Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie, Royce O’Neale, that will get interest around the league,” Charania said. “I think they’re gonna get offers leading up to the deadline next Thursday. The Lakers are one of the teams that has interest in all three. If you’re the Lakers, if you can bring in three role players, it’s similar to what you did last year when you re-shuffled the decks, you brought in a bunch of role players to surround Anthony Davis and LeBron James.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"[Nets] have a few players, Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie, Royce O'Neale, that will get interest around the league."<a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShamsCharania</a> updates on the Nets coming up on the trade deadline. </p><p>📺: <a href="https://t.co/wdT8I0ST8g">https://t.co/wdT8I0ST8g</a> <a href="https://t.co/u9B97R2w3H">pic.twitter.com/u9B97R2w3H</a></p><p>— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV/status/1753075351495078323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Nets, Lakers poised to play trade deadline partners</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nba-rumors-lakers-still-hold-trade-interest-in-two-key-nets-1.webp"></figure><p>Finney-Smith’s three-and-D play has caught the eye of several playoff teams, including the Lakers, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings and Milwaukee Bucks. The 30-year-old is shooting 38.3 percent from three on a career-high 5.5 attempts per game while guarding across multiple positions.</p><p>Brooklyn is seeking the equivalent of two first-round picks for Finney-Smith. O’Neale and Dinwiddie, both on expiring contracts, will also garner interest but at a lesser price.</p><p>Los Angeles has D’Angelo Russell and Rui Hachimura to use as salary-matchers in a trade. They could also include their 2029 first-round pick and/or a young prospect such as Jalen Hood-Schifino or Max Christie.</p><p>The Nets and Lakers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-dejounte-murray-trade-brooklyn-hawks">both have interest</a> in Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray. However, Atlanta does not want to bring back salary past this season in a deal, making Russell’s inclusion a sticking point in negotiations with Los Angeles. This opens the door for Brooklyn to step in as a third team, swapping Russell for Dinwiddie to facilitate a deal without giving up any draft capital.</p><p>The Nets could instead choose to make an aggressive offer for Murray. However, they’ve been unwilling to meet the Hawks’ asking price of two first-round picks thus far.</p><h2><b>What about Nic Claxton and Mikal Bridges?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Nets-news-Spencer-Dinwiddies-big-time-Nic-Claxton-prediction-will-fire-up-Brooklyn.jpg"></figure><p>Nic Claxton was floated as a Nets trade candidate early this season ahead of his impending unrestricted free agency. The 24-year-old is averaging 12.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game and could command a long-term contract worth more than $20 million annually.</p><p>While signals have pointed to the Nets re-signing Claxton this summer, the fifth-year center <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-latest-from-nba-trade-season-616">could be more available than previously advertised</a> ahead of the deadline, according to Marc Stein.</p><p>“I’ve heard more than once this week not to discount the idea that Brooklyn big man Nic Claxton could be more available over the next seven days than previously advertised,” Stein said. “There are mixed signals in circulation about the Nets’ plans with Claxton as unrestricted free agency looms this summer.”</p><p>The Nets have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-nets-not-taking-trade-calls-mikal-bridges-despite-enticing-rockets-offer" rel="noopener">maintained that Mikal Bridges is not available</a> despite the Houston Rockets’ willingness to return several of Brooklyn’s draft picks from the James Harden trade. Stein reported the Nets won’t budge on that stance even if Houston made Jalen Green part of the package.</p><p>Marks’ commitment to Bridges signals a desire to remain competitive rather than enter a rebuild, at least for the immediate future. Bridges is under contract for the next two seasons at $24 million annually, opening the door for the Nets to revisit trade interest in the coming year if they cannot find a star to pair with the 27-year-old forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Nic Claxton, Dorian Finney-Smith highlight Nets trade candidates at deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nets-news-dorian-finney-smith-dayron-sharpe-status-update-injury-absences');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith, Day’Ron Sharpe receive status updates amid injury absences');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Nets_news__Dorian_Finney-Smith_Day_Ron_Sharpe_receive_status_updates_amid_injury_absences.webp"></figure><h1>Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith, Day’Ron Sharpe receive status updates amid injury absences</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-29T17:07:13-08:00">January 29th, 5:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-29T17:07:13-08:00">January 29th, 5:07pm</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brooklyn Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith, who was ruled out vs. the Utah Jazz on Monday, will also miss Wednesday’s matchup with the Phoenix Suns. The multi-game absence comes after the veteran wing sprained his ankle during Saturday’s win over the Houston Rockets.</p><p>Finney-Smith snapped out of extended offensive struggles vs. Houston, posting 19 points, seven rebounds and three assists on 4-of-8 shooting from three. The 30-year-old was a team-best plus-20 for the night before injuring his ankle on a block in the third quarter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">My goodness, what a block this was by Dorian Finney-Smith on Cam Whitmore.</p><p>DFS is having himself a night. <a href="https://t.co/VsAKzhyLcs">pic.twitter.com/VsAKzhyLcs</a></p><p>— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1751406988473307150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Finney-Smith, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-trade-targets-early-in-2023-24-nba-season" rel="noopener">who has been a fixture</a> in trade rumors with the deadline approaching, has averaged 9.1 points and 4.8 rebounds this season while shooting 38.3 percent from three on a career-high 5.5 attempts per game.</p><p>The veteran wing’s injury presents a significant blow to the Nets’ frontcourt rotation amid breakout center Day’Ron Sharpe’s extended absence. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-dayron-sharpe-miss-at-least-two-weeks-left-knee-injury" rel="noopener">Sharpe has been sidelined</a> for three weeks after hyperextending his knee during a Jan. 7 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. The 22-year-old has averaged 7.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 16.0 minutes per game this season, all career-highs.</p><p>Head coach Jacque Vaughn said Sharpe worked through an individual workout Monday but has not progressed to on-court activity with other bodies around him.</p><p>Ben Simmons <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nets-simmons-injury-26969609a2d7c05228a2f87c363f2336" rel="noopener">will likely slide in</a> as a backup center option behind Nic Claxton. The three-time All-Star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-why-ben-simmons-is-confident-ahead-of-return-from-three-month-absence">is set to return</a> from a three-month absence Monday. Simmons played extended minutes as a small-ball five with Nic Claxton sidelined earlier this season, averaging 6.5 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 6.7 assists over six appearances.</p><p>He will come off the bench for the Nets vs. Utah while on a minutes restriction.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith, Day’Ron Sharpe receive status updates amid injury absences

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/how-dorian-finney-smith-is-keeping-nets-afloat-with-nic-claxton-cam-johnson-sidelined');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Dorian Finney-Smith is keeping Nets afloat with Nic Claxton, Cam Johnson sidelined');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Nets-news-How-Dorian-Finney-Smith-is-keeping-Brooklyn-afloat-with-Nic-Claxton-Cam-Johnson-sidelined.jpg"></figure><h1>How Dorian Finney-Smith is keeping Nets afloat with Nic Claxton, Cam Johnson sidelined</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-06T17:02:34-08:00">November 6th, 5:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-06T17:02:34-08:00">November 6th, 5:02pm</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets have fallen victim to the injury bug during each of their last three seasons. Less than one game into 2023-24, they appeared to be trending in a similar direction, with Nic Claxton and Cam Johnson exiting during the season opener. Claxton (6-foot-11) and Johnson’s (6-foot-8) injuries presented a significant blow to Brooklyn’s size, defensive versatility and floor-spacing, three focal points of their new-look identity.</p><p>However, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-nic-claxton-worrisome-ankle-injury-diagnosis-extended-absence" rel="noopener">Nets have found</a> a saving grace in the form of Dorian Finney-Smith. With Claxton and Johnson sidelined, head coach Jacque Vaughn has embraced a small-ball starting lineup, and Finney-Smith’s two-way play has allowed the group to thrive.</p><p>The 6-foot-7 forward is in the running for Brooklyn’s best player early this year while filling a small-ball center role alongside Ben Simmons in the frontcourt. The Nets <a href="https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/fastbreak-points-per-game">rank second in the league in fastbreak points</a> this season, with Simmons pushing the pace in the five-out offense and spraying to shooters. Finney-Smith has been his top recipient, shooting a blistering 49 percent from deep on 7.5 attempts per game.</p><p>The hot stretch<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-2022-23-player-grades-dorian-finney-smith" rel="noopener"> comes after Finney-Smith</a> shot 30.6 percent from three over 26 appearances after Brooklyn traded for him last season. He underwent surgery this offseason to correct a contracture on the pinky finger of his shooting hand and has promptly regained the stroke of his Dallas days.</p><p>Some of Finney-Smith’s threes have come while running the floor in transition, others have come as a pick-and-pop threat, but both share a common denominator: opposing centers are having trouble guarding him out to the perimeter. Even more surprising than his shooting is his improvement as a ball-handler, which is also giving opposing big men fits.</p><p>Finney-Smith beat Bulls center Nikola Vucevic to the rim on three separate occasions during Friday’s win at Chicago.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>The seven-year veteran has been highly effective when attacking closeouts, shooting 79 percent at the rim after converting at a 43 percent clip with Brooklyn last season, per Cleaning the Glass. While a small sample size, several of Finney-Smith’s drives have come at pivotal moments down the stretch of games.</p><p>“You see just the comfort level that Doe is playing with,” head coach Jacque Vaughn said Monday. “Offensively, you’ve seen him shoot the basketball. He took nine threes against Chicago the other night. But he’s also driving the ball, so he can start our drive and kick when fives are closing out. He’s done that and felt very comfortable doing it.”</p><p>Defensively, Finney-Smith has done an admirable job guarding up against opposing centers. Despite giving up over 40 pounds to Vucevic on Friday, he held him to 13 points on 6-of-13 shooting, including an emphatic block on this duck-in.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Doe Doe DENIAL ⛔️ <a href="https://t.co/TiO5Mfj7gD">pic.twitter.com/TiO5Mfj7gD</a></p><p>— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrooklynNets/status/1720598510125338945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Finney-Smith has also been better than expected playing drop coverage against the pick and roll, an adjustment the Nets have made to improve their rebounding. The Nets <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/opponent?DateFrom=10/26/2023&amp;DateTo=11/06/2023&amp;dir=A&amp;sort=OPP_OREB">have posted</a> the NBA’s ninth-best defensive rebounding percentage since losing Claxton after ranking 28th in 2022-23.</p><p>Finney-Smith’s strength, quickness and communication also continue to allow Brooklyn to switch high-ball screens. Over Brooklyn’s last five games, you’ll routinely find him challenging high-level ball-handlers on the perimeter or directing scram switches on rollers.</p><p>“How he’s communicating on the defensive end has really stood out,” Vaughn said. “He’s really fostering total defensive communication for us as that small-ball five.”</p><p>While they’ve largely gone under the radar, Finney-Smith’s contributions are keeping the Nets afloat while missing two starters. Mikal Bridges battled with Finney-Smith for years during their days in the Western Conference. Two weeks into the season, he said it’s a refreshing change of pace to be on the other end of his new teammate’s high-level two-way play.</p><p>“That’s just Doe. Ever since I’ve known him playing against him when he was on Dallas, he’s just that glue guy who does everything,” Bridges said of Finney-Smith’s move to playing small-ball center. “For him to play the five and be in the drop, he does it better than a lot of fives I’ve seen, and I watch a lot games. You just always want him on your team.”</p><p>“On offense, he puts a lot of pressure on the opposing team’s defense, because he can get to the rim too. When they got the bigs closing out he just goes right past them. So if he’s making shots, doing that, and creating, it’s gonna be tough to guard us.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Dorian Finney-Smith is keeping Nets afloat with Nic Claxton, Cam Johnson sidelined

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Graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University. Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum. Keeping you up to date on everything Nets. Follow on Twitter below.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2023 NBA draft could be one of the most active trade nights in recent memory. With two first-round picks (Nos. 21, 22) and several valued veterans, league sources expect the Brooklyn Nets to be at the center of the action.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-nets-2023-nba-draft-trade-plans-get-extremely-active-update" rel="noopener">The Nets are said</a> to be “extremely active” in trade conversations with their back-to-back picks. Brooklyn is also fielding offers for Dorian Finney-Smith and Royce O’Neale, hoping to move up the board.</p><p>The following Nets intel <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/2023-nba-draft-how-the-memphis-boston-washington-deal-shifted-the-trade-market-145359265.html">was reported</a> Thursday by Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fischer:</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith, Royce O’Neale trade asking price comes into focus

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Graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University. Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum. Keeping you up to date on everything Nets. Follow on Twitter below.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets were not known for their wing depth throughout the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving era. However, following the trades of both stars at this year’s deadline, the team was suddenly left with a logjam at the position.</p><p>Dorian Finney-Smith was among the wings to join the Nets in the blockbuster deals. The 29-year-old’s stock had steadily risen within league circles in recent seasons due to his hard-nosed defense, three-point shooting and high-level playoff performances. While Finney-Smith appeared to be the 3-and-D wing Brooklyn had been missing in recent years, the team did not see immediate returns.</p><h2><b>Dorian Finney-Smith’s 2022-23 season with Nets</b></h2><p>In 26 games with the Nets, the Florida product averaged 7.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists. After shooting 35.5 percent from three with Dallas before the trade, Finney-Smith struggled to find his rhythm in Brooklyn, converting at a 30.6 percent clip. Some of those struggles may be attributed to a nagging injury to the pinky finger of his shooting hand.</p><p>Days after their first-round sweep against Philadelphia, the Nets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dorian-finney-smith-injury-timetable-revealed-amid-successful-finger-surgery" rel="noopener">announced</a> Finney-Smith underwent successful surgery to correct a contracture on the finger and is expected to resume workouts in mid-June. A contracture is defined as a “tightening of the muscles, tendons, skin, and nearby tissues that cause joints to shorten and become very stiff.”</p><p>While his shooting struggles were glaring, Finney-Smith did flash his 3-and-D capabilities in spurts following the trade. He drained five threes to go with nine rebounds and two blocks during a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-mikal-bridges-cam-johnson-sound-off-historic-28-point-comeback-vs-celtics" rel="noopener">28-point comeback</a> in Boston, tied for the largest in Nets franchise history.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shout-out to <a href="https://twitter.com/doefinney_10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@doefinney_10</a> 💪</p><p>17 PTS | 9 REB | 2 BLK | 5 3PM <a href="https://t.co/vZB7A39sLd">pic.twitter.com/vZB7A39sLd</a></p><p>— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrooklynNets/status/1632053360579805186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Despite his slow start with the injured finger, Finney-Smith improved in the playoffs, shooting 7-of-17 (41.2 percent) from beyond the arc.</p><p>Regardless of his offensive deficiencies amid the change in scenery, the veteran’s defense was as advertised. At 6-foot-7 with a seven-foot wing span, Finney-Smith effectively guards across positions in Brooklyn’s switch-heavy scheme. The Virginia native uses his length and quick feet to defend on the perimeter while utilizing his 220-pound frame to bang in the post.</p><p>With a 41.5-inch max vertical, he also turned in some highlight blocks off weakside rotations:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🛑 Dorian Finney-Smith with the REJECTION 🛑 <a href="https://t.co/pClftK1fdx">pic.twitter.com/pClftK1fdx</a></p><p>— YES Network (@YESNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/YESNetwork/status/1631834913656717312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>What does the future hold for Finney-Smith?</b></h2><p>Finney-Smith is under contract for $28 million over the next two seasons before a $15 million player option in 2025-26. With a wing rotation that already includes Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Royce O’Neale and Joe Harris, league executives believe the Nets could look to cash in on some of their depth this summer. Finney-Smith or Royce O’Neale are the logical candidates to be moved in that scenario.</p><p>Brooklyn <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/nets-intel-mikal-bridges-cam-johnson-trade-talks-free-agency-damian-lillard/" rel="noopener">turned down</a> two first-round picks for Finney-Smith at the trade deadline and could’ve landed one for O’Neale, according to HoopsHype. During his exit interview, the newly-acquired Net seemed to indicate Brooklyn could be in store for another roster shakeup in the coming months:</p><p>“Well, we got to see what’s going to happen this offseason, if we’re being honest,” Finney-Smith replied when asked how the team can gel this summer. “We know the pieces we have and you just never know in this league. So I guess we’re going to see after the draft. See what’s going on and go from there.”</p><h2><b>Finney-Smith’s 2022-23 player grade</b></h2><p>Overall, Finney-Smith’s shooting struggles were a problematic development for a Nets offense struggling to produce following Durant and Irving’s departures. However, his high-level defense remains a resounding positive. As long as his shooting can return to his career average, Finney-Smith should be a valuable role player to Brooklyn or whatever team decides to enter bidding for his services.</p><p><b>Dorian Finney-Smith’s 2022-23 grade with Nets: C</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets 2022-23 player grades: Dorian Finney-Smith

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Graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University. Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum. Keeping you up to date on everything Nets. Follow on Twitter below.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Nets announced Dorian Finney-Smith underwent <a href="https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1651361681409208320" rel="noopener">successful surgery</a> to correct a contracture on his right pinky finger and is expected to resume workouts in six weeks. A contracture is defined as a “tightening or the muscles, tendons, skin, and nearby tissues that cause joints to shorten and become very stiff.”</p><p>Finney-Smith joined the Nets along with Spencer Dinwiddie at the trade deadline in a deal that sent <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-offseason-plan-for-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving-after-2022-23-disaster-revealed" rel="noopener">Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks</a>. In 26 games with the Nets, the 29-year-old averaged 7.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists while bolstering Brooklyn’s defense.</p><p>After shooting 35.5 percent from three with Dallas before the trade, Finney-Smith struggled to find his rhythm in Brooklyn, converting on just 30.6 percent of his attempts. The veteran did regain his stroke in the first round of the playoffs, shooting 7-of-17 (41.2 percent) from beyond the arc in four games.</p><p>Finney-Smith is under contract with the Nets for $28 million over the next two seasons before a $15 million player option in 2025-26. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported that Brooklyn turned down an offer of two first-round picks for the forward at the trade deadline.</p><p>The Nets head into the offseason with a deep wing rotation that includes Finney-Smith, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson and Royce O’Neale. During his exit interview, Finney-Smith seemed to indicate Brooklyn could be in store for a roster shakeup in the coming months:</p><p>“Well, we got to see what’s going to happen this offseason, if we’re being honest,” he replied when asked how the team can gel this summer. “We know the pieces we have and you just never know in this league. So I guess we’re going to see after the draft. See what’s going on and go from there.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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