Trade Odds: Mavs, Heat Top Destinations for Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith

The Dallas Mavericks are in need of another versatile forward, and old friend Dorian Finney-Smith making his way back to Big D via trade could be an option.

Dalton Trigg | Jan 30, 2024

Trade Odds: Mavs, Heat Top Destinations for Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith /

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The Dallas Mavericks have been linked to several versatile forwards ahead of the NBA trade deadline, which is nine days away, including Washington Wizards’ Kyle Kuzma, Portland Trail Blazers’ Jerami Grant, Charlotte Hornets’ P.J. Washington and Miles Bridges, and Brooklyn Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith.

Dorian Finney-Smith, Brooklyn Nets — Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Out of all of those players, Finney-Smith could end up being one of the more affordable options for Dallas. The Nets have reportedly been asking for two first-round picks for the former Mavs fan favorite, but the chances of a team forking out that kind of draft capital for a 30-year-old forward with offensive limitations seems unlikely in this economy.

Because of this, Gambling.com has the Mavs listed as having the second-best odds (+450) to land Finney-Smith in a trade if he doesn’t remain with the Nets. The Miami Heat (+200) have the top odds to land him if he doesn’t stay in Brooklyn. The Nets are still favored to keep Finney-Smith with +150 odds.

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In 42 games, Finney-Smith is averaging 9.1 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 38.3 percent from 3-point range. He has already proven to be a seamless fit next to Luka Doncic, as he helped spearhead the Mavs’ defense in their run to the Western Conference Finals in 2022.

Published Jan 30, 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.