Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith Trade Price Too High for Mavs Reunion

The Dallas Mavericks would love to have Dorian Finney-Smith back into the fold, but the Brooklyn Nets’ current asking price for him on the trade market would prevent a reunion from happening.

Dalton Trigg | Jan 21, 2024

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As the Dallas Mavericks continue to search for frontcourt upgrades, former fan favorite and current Brooklyn Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith is a name that keeps popping up as an option ahead of the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 8.

Although Luka Doncic and the rest of the Mavs would love a reunion with Finney-Smith, the chances of that happening seem slim if the Nets’ reported asking price for him is true.

Dallas Mavericks, Dorian Finney-Smith, Luka Doncic, Dwight Powell — Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

According to Nets Daily, Brooklyn is seeking two first-round picks for the 30-year-old 3-and-D wing. Given that Dallas gave up its 2029 first-round pick along with Finney-Smith and Spencer Dinwiddie in a trade for Kyrie Irving with the Nets last season, it’s hard to imagine the Mavs coming off of more significant draft capital.

In the meantime, though, Finney-Smith isn’t worried about all the outside noise coming from trade rumors.

“It always gets weird around this time in the NBA,” Finney-Smith said ahead of the Nets’ win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. “Just can’t focus on the outside noise. That’s part of it. There’s nothing you can do about it.

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“We’ve all got social media, so you’re going to hear it. It ain’t real. It’s a whole bunch of chit-chatter until something officially happens. I’m a Brooklyn Net, and I want to win. That’s all that matters.”

Through 38 games, Finney-Smith is averaging 9.2 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 39.1 percent from deep. He was a key piece of the Mavs’ 2022 Western Conference Finals run, and he’d be welcomed back to Dallas with open arms if a deal ends up happening. If the Nets are firm on asking for two first-rounders, though, don’t hold your breath.

Published Jan 21, 2024

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.