Dorian Finney-Smith Rumors

Brad Rowland: Hawks injury update for tonight against the Pacers: Nickeil Alexander-Walker (rest) is out. Dorian Finney-Smith (rest) is out. Keshon Gilbert (left patella tendinitis) is out. (Gueye and Veesaar still out)

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Etienne Catalan: Dorian Finney-Smith ( @doefinney_10 ) will wear No. 8 for the #Hawks. Number last worn by Buddy Hield in 2026. #NBA

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Yossi Gozlan: The Hawks resolve their roster crunch heading into the season but inch closer to the luxury tax line ($1.7 million below). The Hornets create a $4.5 million trade exception but complicate their roster crunch. They’re also now at the 21 player maximum for the offseason.

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Keith Smith: Hawks are taking on about $2.4M by acquiring Dorian Finney-Smith for Buddy Hield and Ryan Nembhard. Atlanta will be about $1.4M under the luxury tax with 15 players on standard contracts. Hornets will have 18 players on standard deals, necessitating three waivers.

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Bobby Marks: To Atlanta Dorian Finney-Smith: $14.1M, $13.3M ($0 GTY), $13.3M (0 GTY) Atlanta creates a $2.1M Trade Exception To Charlotte Buddy Hield: $9.7M, $10.1M (0 GTY) Ryan Nembhard: $2.1M The Hornets likely create a $4.5M Trade Exception

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Shams Charania: The Atlanta Hawks are trading Buddy Hield, Ryan Nembhard and cash to the Charlotte Hornets for Dorian Finney-Smith, sources tell ESPN.

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Michael Scotto: JUST IN: The Atlanta Hawks are trading Buddy Hield and Ryan Nembhard to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith, league sources told @hoopshype .

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Jake Fischer: There’s been renewed talks today between the Hawks and Hornets, sources say. Trade structure that’s been discussed today, per sources: Buddy Hield and Ryan Nembhard to Charlotte, Dorian Finney-Smith to Atlanta.

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Atlanta and Charlotte, league sources say, have engaged in on-and-off trade discussions at various points this month on trade frameworks that would feature the Hornets' Dorian Finney-Smith and the Hawks' Buddy Hield. One version of a proposed trade, league sources say, could have included former lottery pick Devin Carter, but the Hawks elected to waive Carter on Sept. 11, setting up the former Providence star to sign with Boston.

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Etienne Catalan: Dorian Finney-Smith (@doefinney_10) will wear No. 17 for the #Hornets. Number last worn by Aleksej Pokusevski in 2024. #NBA

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Rod Boone: Dorian Finney-Smith trade is official. #Hornets sent cash considerations to Houston. Unlikely he'll suit up for the #Hornets, per league sources.

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Shams Charania: The Houston Rockets are trading Dorian Finney-Smith and three second-round picks to the Charlotte Hornets, sources tell ESPN.

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Shams Charania: Charlotte acquires additional draft capital -- it has 20 second-rounders over the next 7 years and now the second-most tradeable picks in the NBA. The Rockets open roster flexibility after acquisitions of Marcus Smart and Bogdan Bogdanovic, plus create a $13 million trade exception.

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Trade talks regarding wing defender Dorian Finney-Smith are best described as fluid at this point, sources say. Houston has had a number of conversations regarding possible structures and outlines — some iterations moving him to clear additional cap space, others to bring back a player — but its free-agency dealings lessen the urgency to some degree, compared to before the draft.

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