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Lakers’ Dorian Finney-Smith Reportedly Has Surgery on Left Ankle
- On Thursday, Lakers forward Dorian Finney-Smith, 31, had a procedure on his left ankle to resolve ongoing problems.
- The procedure follows Finney-Smith playing through a left ankle injury that caused him to miss eight games with the Lakers and 12 with the Nets.
- Finney-Smith became a member of the Lakers following a December 29 trade that sent D'Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and a trio of second-round draft selections to the Brooklyn Nets.
- Over the course of 43 games with Los Angeles, Finney-Smith scored an average of 7.9 points while shooting 44.2% from the field, contributed 3.6 rebounds, logged 28.8 minutes per contest, and maintained a plus/minus rating of plus-6.2.
- The surgery should allow Finney-Smith to play pain-free and prepare for training camp ahead of a contract decision due by June 29 on his $15.4 million player option.
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Lakers’ Dorian Finney-Smith reportedly has surgery on left ankle
Lakers forward Dorian Finney-Smith reportedly had surgery to address left ankle ailments, but is expected to participate when training camp starts in the fall. ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported on Thursday that Finney-Smith underwent the procedure that will allow Finney-Smith to play “pain-free” after having lingering left ankle ailments. Finney-Smith, 31, was initially on a minutes restriction after joining the Lakers because of the left ankle aft…
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Lakers Rumors: Dorian Finney-Smith Underwent Left Ankle Surgery
While the Los Angeles Lakers’ blockbuster trade for Luka Doncic stole all the headlines, they made another under-the-radar move this past season when they acquired Dorian Finney-Smith from the Brooklyn Nets. The Lakers have been looking for a quality 3-and-D wing for a while now and Finney-Smith fit that bill with L.A. only needing to send D’Angelo Russell and second-round picks back to Brooklyn. Despite not putting up big stats, Finney-Smith pl…
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