{"id":12263,"date":"2025-07-01T09:05:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=12263"},"modified":"2025-07-01T09:05:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:05:28","slug":"lakers-sign-jake-laravia-after-losing-finney-smith-to-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=12263","title":{"rendered":"Lakers sign Jake LaRavia after losing Finney-Smith to Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Los Angeles Lakers have lost a key piece of their rotation, as forward Dorian Finney-Smith has agreed to a four-year, $53 million contract with the Houston Rockets, sources told The Los Angeles Times on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Finney-Smith declined a $15.3 million player option with the Lakers prior to free agency.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the Lakers acted swiftly, securing 6-foot-7 forward Jake LaRavia. LaRavia confirmed the news on his Instagram account, posting a story.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to LA Times report, LaRavia signs\u00a0a two-year, $12 million deal.<\/p>\n<p>LaRavia spent last season with Memphis and Sacramento, averaging 6.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. He shot an efficient 47.5% from the field and 42.3% from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n<p>Finney-Smith was acquired from the Brooklyn Nets in December in exchange for three second-round picks and players.<\/p>\n<p>Known for his versatility and defensive intensity, he became a trusted option for head coach JJ Redick throughout the 2024\u201325 season, often taking on multiple roles across the court.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old previously played alongside Luka Don\u010di\u0107 in Dallas and was regarded as a veteran presence within the Lakers&#8217; locker room.<\/p>\n<p>His departure leaves a gap on the defensive end, but the addition of LaRavia signals the Lakers&#8217; intent to maintain wing depth and shooting strength as they reshape the roster for the upcoming campaign.<\/p>\n<p>NBA free agency officially opened Monday afternoon, and teams are already making high-impact moves, with the Lakers positioning themselves to stay competitive in the Western Conference.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers have lost a key piece of their rotation, as forward Dorian Finney-Smith has agreed to a four-year, $53 million contract with the Houston Rockets, sources told The Los Angeles Times on Monday. Finney-Smith declined a $15.3 million player option with the Lakers prior to free agency. In response, the Lakers acted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12263\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}