It looks like Dorian Finney-Smith enjoyed his time with the Lakers this season after arriving in a late December trade.

He has infused the team with the type of tenacious perimeter defense it had been ... Finney-Smith said. “It feels good when guys like him and LeBron [James] are telling me to shoot.” ...

"While the Lakers hope to keep Finney-Smith long-term, the early expectation is he will decline ... "I got two open looks but like (Anthony Davis) been telling me, you going to get more of those ...

And he’s done it at a really high level.” As the NBA trade deadline approaches on Feb. 6, Finney-Smith’s impact on the Lakers has been ... me is like Dorian leading. His version of leading ...

Finney-Smith has certainly earned a big payday with his play for the Lakers too. While his averages of 7.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.1 blocks per game aren't too ...

they had been a bad defensive team, but afterward, they played stretches of outstanding defense. Finney-Smith has a player option for next season at nearly $15.4 million that he can turn down to ...

He fit in seamlessly as soon as he joined the team, thriving in the 3-and-D role that Los Angeles had been ... me. Happy to be back with my dawg. Just mad right now that our season ended ...

But how did he do in those opportunities? Let’s take a look at someone like ... Reddish had to take on the most difficult assignments on the opposing team. Now, however, Finney-Smith can play ...

LAS VEGAS — Dorian Finney-Smith was in Dallas, about to meet Mikal Bridges for a workout. Just before Bridges arrived, Finney-Smith saw the news that Bridges had been traded to the Knicks.

"When they do want me to play small, you got that option," Finney-Smith said ... the supersonic talent he possesses. Indiana didn't let a little thing like being down 14 with 2:51 to go in ...