Nine-year NBA veteran Dorian Finney-Smith will sign a four-year contract with the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports on Monday. The deal is reported to be valued at $53 million for the defensive standout.
It is the Rockets’ second acquisition of the offseason following a blockbuster trade for two-time champion Kevin Durant from Phoenix Suns, which was first reported on June 22.
Finney-Smith averaged 7.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game while shooting nearly 40 percent from 3-point range in 43 games for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. He played 34 minutes per game in the playoffs.
The 32-year-old arrived in Los Angeles after a trade from the Brooklyn Nets in December. He spent the 2023-24 season and the first half of this year’s campaign in Brooklyn after seven seasons with the Dallas Mavericks.
The 6-foot-7 wing declined his player option with the Lakers and elected free agency. It was also reported that Houston re-signed center Clint Capela to a three-year contract, valued at $21.5 million.
31-year-old Capela played the first six years of his career in Houston before playing for Atlanta from 2020-25. The 6-foot-10 Capela averages a double-double for his career with 12.0 points and 10.5 rebounds in 664 NBA games (587 starts).
– Field Level Media