The Los Angeles Lakers have made a trade to shore up their rotation. Los Angeles is sending point guard D'Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and three second-round draft picks to the Nets. In exchange, the team is landing forward Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton.

The Los Angeles Lakers, at long last, acquired the rangy 3-and-D wing they have needed for quite some time on Sunday. They obtained forward Dorian Finney-Smith, as well as guard Shake Milton, from the Brooklyn Nets in a trade that sent out D'Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round draft picks.

Los Angeles Lakers sixth man small forward Dorian Finney-Smith has been ruled out for what would have been his first clash with his last team, the Brooklyn Nets

Will Anthony Davis and Dorian Finney-Smith play on Sunday versus the Clippers after they missed Friday's game against the Nets?

The Los Angeles Lakers made their first big move of the season when they traded for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. In that trade, the Lakers sent D'Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and three second-round picks to Brooklyn in exchange for Finney-Smith and Milton.

Dorian Finney-Smith missed the Lakers' win on Wednesday due to the birth of his first child, but will he return on Friday versus the Nets?

The Los Angeles Lakers managed to escape with a 102-101 win against the Brooklyn Nets, though it shouldn’t have been that close despite Anthony Davis not being active.

Smith's status is in doubt for the Lakers' first meeting with the Nets since acquiring him in a Dec. 29 trade.

Davis is grappling with left plantar fasciitis and James is managing a lingering left foot injury. As has been the case for months, bench big men Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood will wait at least another game to make their 2024-25 NBA season debuts,