Dorian Finney-Smith signs with Rockets and D’Angelo Russell signs with Mavs
Dorian Finny Smith has left the Lakers and has signed with the Houston Rockets on a 4-year $53 million deal. And after trading Dylan Brooks to the Suns in that Kevin Durant trade, this is a nice replacement for the Rockets. A 3 and D wing that slots into the starting lineup. But that’s not all the Rockets have done this off season. They’ve resigned free agents Fred Vanvle, Jawan Tate, Aaron Holiday, and Jeff Green. Gave Jabari Smith Jr. a five-year 122 million extension. gave Steven Adams and Ema Udoka an extension and obviously the trade for Kevin Durant. As I said, they’ve got the balance of the veteran leadership along with the young talent. How deep do you think this Houston Rockets team could go in the next season? Let me know down below. I am liking the way this team is building out, but we’ve got some crazy reports from Anthony Irwin, which I’m not sure how reliable of a source he is, but he reported that Rob Pelinka went to other teams talking about Dorian Finny Smith’s ankle to try and tank his free agency value and that got back to Finny Smith in his camp, resulting in him leaving the Lakers, who should really be trying to make Luca Donic happy. Reports are he’s looking to sign an extension with the Lakers soon, but they are still extremely desperate to get a center. And with DeAndre Aton recently being bought out by the Portland Trailblazers, he seems to be a getable target. But in other free agency news, D’Angelo Russell is signing with the Dallas Mavericks on a 2-year, $13 million deal. He reunites with Anthony Davis again. And obviously, Kyrie Irving will be sidelined to begin the season. He’s expected to return around the All-Star break. So D’Angelo Russell slots straight in to the starting lineup. You would only assume he or he even adds just that point guard depth. We know he can shoot the ball. He can be a floor general. He can facilitate. You don’t really need much offense when you’ve got Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flag, Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson, names like that. But just to have another ball handler to take some pressure off of those players really helps. And the two teams that I strongly believe will be high up in the Western Conference, and I know other people will think the same, the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks, adding some depth to the team. Dorian Finny Smith to the Houston Rockets, and D’Angelo Russell to the Dallas Mavericks. Let me know what you think in the comment section.
Dorian Finney-Smith signs with Houston Rockets and D’Angelo Russell signs with Dallas Mavericks
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48 Comments
Texas going crazy rn
“Defense Wins Championships” -Nico Harrison
You’re such a soft soul, it’s really touching to see.
0:45 lmao he tried to manipulate other GMs like he did nico, but unlucky for him not everyone is as stupid
Is DFS gonna even start?
Dont forget number 2 seed 1st round exits to the warriors again 😂
Everybody leaving cali for Texas😂🤷🏾♂️
Rockets deserves a chip as a knicks fan 😤
rockets going to the finals.
Mavs got a good team tbh
If rockets don’t at least reach WCF next year, it’s completely a failure
Funny Rockets! Nice try
The Rockets aren’t playing around, they know they need a strong supporting cast around KD during his last years.
MAVS GET DLO????
Oh shi- Russell, Irving, Klay, Cooper, Davis
Got damn
1. Mavs 2. Rockets 3. Nuggets 4. Thunder 5. Knicks 6. Cavs 7. T-Wolves 8. Warriors 9. Clippers 10. Atlanta 11. San Antonio 12. Heat
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Rockets gonna win 3 games in the first round
Durant and lebron to cavs. 💪🏻💪🏻
idk about dfs
So in the picture you put out you got Amen in the bench?……yeah Ok😂
watched so many vids but this one hits
DLO bouncing around the league so bad 😂😂
And Capela goes to Rockets. The boss went crazy 😀😀
Is nico Harrison trying to recruit every other laker to mavericks? 😂 Ad, d'lo, lebron is "contemplating" and as we know if he comes he will come with son 😂
Welp we know Lebron won’t be going the the Mavs forsure 😅
If Luka is smart he will go somewhere else
Rockets, mavs and okc man, west is stacked.
Gsw and lakers gotta make some moves.
Memphis, nuggets and wolves are fucked
Warriors fans be like: C'mon do something…
As a mav, I like that. I expected CP3 to sign but I like dlo. A bit inconsistent but you cant go wrong with that
Dangello really played with kobe ,lebron n curry now with kyrie
Lakers are cooked
Amen Thompson is definitely starting over Finney-Smith
The NBA season is looking well, and the Rockets could go far.
DFS did not sign with the Rockets; he agreed to terms. Teams can’t actually sign until July 7. Same is true for every other free agent who agreed in principle to terms today. Just trying to help you.
warriors really scare them 😂
Lakers is done now. lets see Luka will leave later. It's seem like the AD and No.1 pick to trade away Luka becomes A+ now
DFS, KD and shengn?? so hard to penetrate on paint.
Lakers is finished now. Let's see if Luka departs later. It appears that Luka, who was traded away by the AD and the top selection, is now an A+.
Rob Perlinka is an idiot
Bro get rid of Pelinka! Plz for the love of god
Hell no keep mr no energy d'lo away from the mavs
I can’t believe the Lakers let Dorian go!!! Are you serious???
That’s a huge Loss for the Lakers…
I hate that my Mavs are just getting a bunch of old Lakers.
Ok the Mavs might actually be a problem if they stay healthy
If the Spurs got Giannis the teams in Texas would be stackeddddddddd lol teams woulds be dreading taking that trip to Texas
Lakers lost a real asset, DFS is quality