Mavericks trade proposal brings $55 million fan favorite back to Dallas

The Dallas Mavericks could bring backmost a acquainted look to cogwheel up for a imaginable heavy playoff run.

Forward Dorian Finney-Smith of the Brooklyn Nets was precocious suggested arsenic a imaginable option by Fadeaway World.

Potential commercialized bundle to the Nets: Maxi Kleber, Dante Exum, 2025 First-Round Pick.

Finney-Smith was dealt to Brooklyn in a deal that sent Kyrie Irving to bluish Texas successful February 2023. According to Evan Sidery of Forbes, the Nets are lone looking for 1 first-round draught prime for the 6-foot-7 forward, making a reunion betwixt the 2 parties overmuch much feasible.

Their asking terms indispensable person gone down significantly, arsenic Brian Lewis of the New York Post reported that the Nets rejected 2 first-round draught picks for Finney-Smith erstwhile they acquired him successful the Irving trade, hoping helium could lend to a heavy playoff run.

The Florida merchandise could assistance bolster the Mavs' defence fixed his size, length, and familiarity with the Mavs' system. Finney-Smith held Jayson Tatum to 3-of-9 shooting portion guarding him for implicit six minutes of crippled action successful his lone matchup against the Boston Celtics.

Dallas had its just stock of struggles stopping Tatum and Jaylen Brown successful the NBA Finals past season, truthful adding different defensive-minded helping who tin besides sound down the three-pointer volition lone assistance the squad seal the woody this season.

However, the Mavericks won't beryllium the lone squad funny successful DFS's services. The Los Angeles Lakers person "checked in" connected the Nets forward's availability, per ClutchPoints.

During the playoffs, it's ne'er a atrocious thought to person a clump of wings who tin instrumentality connected the situation of defending immoderate of the apical players successful the world. Teams request to person respective defenders who tin reliably get stops successful the astir important moments of each postseason game. That's however championships are won.

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