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SportsBuzz24 > Basketball > The LA Lakers decided to trade with injured players and did not withdraw the agreement, unlike Mark Williams’ deal.
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The LA Lakers decided to trade with injured players and did not withdraw the agreement, unlike Mark Williams’ deal.

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La Lakers extended the championship window with Luka Doncic’s stunning midseason trade.

Luka Doncic’s trade was an astonishing “gift” for LA Lakers. They also relied on 32-year-old Anthony Davis and 40-year-old LeBron James, which created them a young star.

The Lakers quickly tried to partner with Donsic with a younger player and traded it for Mark Williams of the Charlotte Hornets.

The deal was 48 hours later, when the Lakers withdraw the trade for health reasons and opted to send Williams back to Charlotte.

Another trade was previously carried out involving players nursing injuries that require surgery.

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The first trade of the La Lakers season was a move for Dorian Finney Smith, which sent Dangelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets for the second time.

Finney-Smith was limited to a few minutes due to his injuries. Throughout the season he was carefully managed by coach JJ Redick.

Now, Finney-Smith is undergoing surgery, so the full scope of the problem is revealed.

ESPN has Finney-Smith undergoing surgery on his left ankle, and the injury has affected him because of “the past few seasons.”

The surgery is designed to allow Finney Smith to play “painless.” It was also noted that ankle damage led to calves’ problems.

Nevertheless, Finney Smith averaged 28.9 minutes per game in the Lakers regular season.

In the playoffs, the team’s close rotation allowed Finney Smith to average 34.2 minutes in a 4-1 series loss to the Timberwolves.

The Lakers knew about the injury because of Finney-Smith, but their rating was what the injury threshold could be managed.

This surgery is designed to fix problems in the long term. Details of Mark Williams Medical have not been released, but that was clearly an issue that made the Lakers not comfortable moving on to the big picture.

Dorian Finney Smith enters the final year of his $15.4 million contract. He is eligible to expand and can opt out of his trading. He must make a decision until June 29th.

Despite ankle surgery, Finney Smith is expected to be fully available for training camp.

As a player, the Lakers traded a few months ago. He is highly praised by JJ Reddick and star’s teammate Luka Donsic.

Finney-Smith and Doncic were teammates of the Dallas Mavericks, and he soon helped the Slovenians settle in LA.

Doncic hopes to make a decision about his future in August, and hopes that the Lakers will do everything they can to get Pal Finney-Smith near him.

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