{"id":114825,"date":"2024-12-29T17:02:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T22:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=114825"},"modified":"2024-12-29T17:02:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T22:02:42","slug":"nba-rumors-grizzlies-offer-nets-lakers-dorian-finney-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/29\/nba-rumors-grizzlies-offer-nets-lakers-dorian-finney-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Rumors: Grizzlies Offer To Nets Revealed Amid Lakers Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Among the teams linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/f\/finnedo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dorian Finney-Smith<\/a>, the Memphis Grizzlies were considered one of the favorites to actually land the nine-year veteran.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Memphis was in the midst of a legitimate negotiation for Finney-Smith\u2019s services. So much so that specific players, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/konchjo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Konchar<\/a>, were rumored to be part of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/27\/nets-dorian-finney-smith-adding-trade-suitors\/\" target=\"_self\">their potential trade package<\/a>. However, the Brooklyn Nets <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/29\/brooklyn-nets-reunite-dangelo-russell-trade-los-angeles-lakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">opted to accept<\/a> the Los Angeles Lakers\u2019 proposal \u2014which was headlined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/russeda01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D\u2019Angelo Russell<\/a> and three first-round picks \u2014instead. As it so often happens when the dust settles, the Grizzlies full offer for Finney-Smith is now known.<\/p>\n<h2>Grizzlies Offer To Nets Revealed Amid Lakers Trade<\/h2>\n<p>Though Memphis put together a solid offer for the 3-and-D forward, their offer lacked the Lakers\u2019 pizazz.<\/p>\n<p>The first-round pick that the Grizzlies offered (per HoopsHype insider Michael Scotto), may as well be a second-rounder. Memphis is second in the West at 22-10. Thus, Brooklyn essentially received at least three times the draft capital from Los Angeles. Even more than that actually, considering the \u201csecond-round considerations\u201d desired by the Grizzlies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Before the Brooklyn Nets traded Dorian Finney-Smith to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Memphis Grizzlies offered a top-15 protected 2025 first-round pick, Luke Kennard and John Konchar to the Nets for Finney-Smith and second-round considerations, league sources told <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hoopshype?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@hoopshype<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeAScotto\/status\/1873457963387830415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Because Russell\u2019s on an expiring $18.7 million contract, the Nets also have the potential to get more cap relief than they would\u2019ve gotten if they traded for Konchar and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kennalu01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Kennard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kennard is on an expiring deal; one valued at $9.3 million. However, Konchar makes $6.2 million in each of the next three seasons. Lewis is also under contract for three more seasons but his entire four-year deal pays him $7.7 million.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Didn\u2019t They Offer More?<\/h3>\n<p>Memphis\u2019 offer may have been less lucrative than the Lakers\u2019 because they aren\u2019t operating from a place of desperation or exaggeration. There\u2019s pressure on their franchise but not as much as what Los Angeles is facing. After all, the Grizzlies are second in the Western Conference despite being a younger team. Meanwhile, the Lakers are fifth in the West while led by two future Hall of Famers.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins has designed an egalitarian offense that Finney-Smith may have thrived in but they don\u2019t <em>need<\/em> him. Ultimately, he would have been a luxury addition for Memphis. In L.A., he might be a necessary piece to their puzzle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among the teams linked to Dorian Finney-Smith, the Memphis Grizzlies were considered one of the favorites to actually land the nine-year veteran. In fact, Memphis was in the midst of a legitimate negotiation for Finney-Smith\u2019s services. So much so that specific players, like John Konchar, were rumored to be part of their potential trade package. 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