One NBA writer is proposing that the Dallas Mavericks reunite with Dorian Finney-Smith. Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets:
Dallas Mavericks receive: Dorian Finney-Smith
Brooklyn Nets receive: Jaden Hardy, Richaun Holmes and 2026 first-round pick (top-five protected)
The Mavericks traded Finney-Smith to the Nets last season in the Kyrie Irving trade. Buckley thinks Dallas should reunite with the swingman since the team is 19th in the NBA defensive efficiency.
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“That’s why a reunion with Finney-Smith—one of the primary pieces in that Irving exchange—could be in the works,” Buckley wrote in his NBA trade column. “He is an all-purpose stopper with the kind of low-maintenance, catch-and-shoot-heavy offensive game that would fit perfectly with Dallas’ high-scoring guards.”
Finney-Smith is averaging 15.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the Nets this season while shooting 54.8% from the field, 48.9% from beyond the arc and 33.3% from the free-throw line.
Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic remains close friends with Finney-Smith. Dallas could start Doncic, Irving, Finney Smith, Grant Williams and Dereck Lively II if Mavericks owner Mark Cuban figured out a way to acquire Finney-Smith from the Nets.
The 30-year-old Finney-Smith has career NBA averages of 8.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists with the Mavericks and Nets. It will be very fascinating to see if Finney-Smith is traded again this season. The Florida product was adored by his Mavericks teammates when he played in Dallas.
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At 5-1, the Mavericks don’t necessarily need to make a trade. However, since their defense has been so poor, the Mavericks would be wise to explore a Finney-Smith trade.
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