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.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

Via Lakers Nation: “Being here has been amazing,” he said in ... especially me. Happy to be back with my dawg. Just mad right now that our season ended.” Finney-Smith had been sent by ...

My brother would still be here if he had a male ... they really [like] me,’” he said. “Mose just kept checking in and asking, ‘Did you say something yet?’” Finney-Smith finally ...

“He guards 1 through 5 for us night in and night out. And we just need guys like that ... they’ve still been telling me to shoot the ball every time I’m open,” Finney-Smith said.

Exactly two weeks into NBA trade season, and just past the 30-game mark they referenced before the start of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers made a splash by acquiring a 3-and-D wing. On Sunday ...