Rockets Trade Dorian Finney-Smith to Hornets, Free Up Salary Cap Space
The Houston Rockets have traded forward Dorian Finney-Smith and three second-round picks to the Charlotte Hornets, receiving nothing in return. The move was made to free up $13 million from Finney-Smith's contract against the salary cap.
The Houston Rockets have completed a trade, sending forward Dorian Finney-Smith and three second-round draft picks to the Charlotte Hornets without receiving any assets in return. The deal was structured to clear $13 million from Finney-Smith's contract from the team's salary cap.
Finney-Smith joined the Rockets last summer on a four-year, $52 million contract. In the past season, he appeared in 37 games, averaging 3.3 points and 2.5 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per game.
Before his tenure with the Rockets, Finney-Smith spent one season with the Los Angeles Lakers, two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, and seven seasons with the Dallas Mavericks.
