My Take
Dorian Finney-Smith is one of those players I have a ton of respect for precisely because he built his career the hard way — undrafted out of Florida in 2016, the guy had to earn every single minute. He became a cornerstone of those Dallas Mavericks squads, the kind of rugged, switchable defender who made Luka Doncic's life so much easier by doing all the unglamorous work on the other end. Standing 6'7" with a motor that never quits, Doe carved out a legitimate seven-year run in Dallas before the trade to Brooklyn in early 2023, and then landed with the Lakers at the end of 2024. His story is a genuine grinder's blueprint — a Virginia kid from Portsmouth who refused to disappear, and that's the kind of NBA career worth rooting for.
Overview
Dorian Lawrence Finney-Smith (born May 4, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Virginia Tech Hokies and Florida Gators. After spending his first seven seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in February 2023, and then to the Los Angeles Lakers in late December 2024.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dorian Finney-Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- ドリアン・フィニー＝スミス
- Reading
- どりあん・ふぃにー＝すみす
- Born
- May 4, 1993 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rooster
- Origin
- Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 203 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.