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welcome back to Los Angeles Lakers news today before we dive into today’s exclusive news don’t forget to subscribe to our Channel and hit the notification Bell so you never miss an update big trade proposal Lakers and Nets Brooklyn Nets are still open for business as they look to continue collecting assets following the M Bridges trade the Nets have two prime assets left in the form of forwards Cameron Johnson and dor and Finny Smith many teams have been linked to these coveted wings and over at Bleacher Report Zack Buckley came came up with an intriguing trade proposal involving the Los Angeles Lakers proposed trade the proposed trade sees the Nets swapping 31-year-old Dorian finny Smith straight up or 21-year-old guard Jaylen hood chaffino on the surface acquiring a player 10 years younger makes a lot of sense but let’s dive deeper to see if this makes sense for both side with the Lakers with the Lakers this trade is a no-brainer they’re all in with assumed to be 40-year-old LeBron James leading the way and are in need of comp El two-way players finny Smith is one of the better three in D Wings in the league with the strength to play against power forwards and occasionally centers on the defensive end his presence would bolster the Lakers defense and provide a reliable shooting option for the Nets but the Nets things are a bit more complex finy Smith is one of the few remaining trade chips of value they have left they need to maximize his return the Nets have a treasure Trove of future draft Pi so taking back a second-year player after not having a draft pick in the 2024 draft makes sense enter Hood chaffino the number 17 overall pick in the 2023 draft the recently turned 21-year-old was an afterthought for the Lakers last year appearing in just 21 games and playing mostly in garbage time with just 5.2 minutes per game average in that extremely limited sample size he looked unimpressive though it’s not fair to judge a player off sporadic garbage time minutes he lit up the G League however showing real Promise by averaging 22 points per game 4.8 rebounds per game and 5.5 assists per game while shooting an impressive 47.3% overall and 43.2% from three on a healthy 5.4 attempts per game at 65 and 215 lbs he’s a bigger guard with some defensive upside that would play nicely alongside the smaller guards in the Brooklyn rotation Brooklyn’s needs Brooklyn needs guards with only cam Thomas as a Young Piece moving forward Ward Ben Simmons regardless of recent reports regarding his health can’t be counted on Dennis schroer is a nice veteran presence but doesn’t have a future with the team Shake Milton has spent the last couple of years falling out of rotations since his initial run with the Philadelphia 76ers Hood chaffino isn’t a natural point guard which would be preferable to pair next to cam Thomas however he has enough playmaking chops to serve as an occasional lead ball handler more importantly his age and draft pedigree should be attractive as the Nets look to develop the core of their next contending Squad they have the time and and patience the Lakers do not have to see if Hood chahino can reach his full potential why a straightup swap doesn’t work while in theory a straightup swap would be approximately equal value it doesn’t work in real world terms the Lakers and Nets are both over the cap with finny Smith making1 14.9 million and Hood chafino only making 3.9 million the Nets would need to take back another contract even if that contract isn’t expiring they have enough cap space to absorb future salary that will come at a price the Lakers must pay however if the Lakers add guard Gabe Vincent and his $1 million salary to the deal the math adds up to make the trade go through Vincent is signed through this year and next and is of no value to the Nets a knee injury kept him out of most of the regular season and when he did play he struggled to crack the rotation averaging just three .1 points per game and shooting 30.6% from the field taking on Vincent’s contract should allow the Nets to get some draft Capital back from Los Angeles the Lakers don’t have a tradable first round pick until 2029 they would need to include either a protected first in 2029 or 2030 or two second round picks in order to entice the Nets to take on Vincent and his cap hit which goes up to 11.5 million in 2025 202 6 the potential impact the Nets have the cap space in 2025 2026 to take on that contract without it tangibly affecting their ability to build next off season in that case trading finny Smith for a promising young player at a position of need and getting draft Capital back for just the cost of taking on Gabe Vincent’s contract would be a massive win for general manager Shawn marks and the franchise what do you think Lakers fans what are your thoughts on this potential trade do you think Dorian finny Smith would be a good fit alongside LeBron and AD how do you feel about parting ways with a young Prospect like Jaylen 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