Los Angeles made a significant leap on defense after acquiring Finney-Smith in 2024-25. Unfortunately, losing him to the Houston Rockets has sent the Lakers back to the drawing board—and ESPN has ...

There are several candidates to step in alongside Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson and Fred VanVleet.

The Los Angeles Lakers were the clear-cut winners of the NBA trade deadline after acquiring Luka Doncic, but they should also get a ton of credit for swinging a deal for Dorian Finney-Smith last ...

Smith’s value as a defensive communicator: “It really elevates not just his own play, but the play of his teammates.” ...

Rafael Stone is excited about the team’s major offseason addition by bringing in one of the league’s top defenders.