One NBA writer is proposing that the Cleveland Cavaliers trade for Brooklyn Nets small forward Dorian Finney-Smith in a bold deal. Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Nets and Cavaliers:
Trade idea: Cleveland Cavaliers trade Isaac Okoro, Dean Wade, 2025 second-round pick and 2025 second-round pick (via MIL) to Brooklyn Nets for Dorian Finney-Smith
“Despite Cleveland’s summer shopping spree, this club could still be in need of a wing upgrade,” Buckley wrote in his latest NBA trade column. “Finney-Smith could provide that jolt. He is a defensive menace with the quickness to keep in front of guards and the strength to bang with bigger forwards. Finney-Smith also has a track record of being a quality-plus-quantity option as a perimeter shooter, having averaged 1.9 triples with a 38.9 percent splash rate between the 2019-20 and 2021-22 seasons.”
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Dorian Finney-Smith, Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers Updates
Finney-Smith played for the Dallas Mavericks and Nets last season. The Mavericks traded the swingman to the Nets in the Kyrie Irving trade. Finney-Smith averaged 8.3 points, 4.8 boards and 1.5 assists in 66 games in 2022-23 while shooting 39.1% overall, 33.7% from 3 and 76.3% from the foul line.
The 30-year-old Finney-Smith has career NBA averages of 8.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists with the Mavericks and Nets. He is slated to make $13.4 million next season.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Dorian Finney-Smith, Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers Updates
The Cavaliers went 51-31 last season. They lost to the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2023 playoffs in five games. Cleveland added Max Strus and Georges Niang in free agency and drafted Emoni Bates in the 2023 NBA Draft.
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