WATCH: Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie Receive Dallas Mavs Tributes
On Friday night, the Dallas Mavericks played tribute videos for both former Mavs players Dorian Finney-Smith and Spencer Dinwiddie with the Brooklyn Nets in town.
As part of the Kyrie Irving trade from February, the Mavs sent Finney-Smith, Dinwiddie and three future draft picks to Brooklyn in exchange for the eight-time All-Star and veteran Markieff Morris.
For Dinwiddie, he landed in Dallas as a part of the Kristaps Porzingis trade in 2022 from the Washington Wizards and was subject to several big moments and game-winning shots in his time as a Maverick. In 76 games in Dallas over two seasons, Dinwiddie averaged 17.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game while shooting 40 percent from 3-point range.
When it comes to Finney-Smith, the loss of him in the trade for Irving was the hardest to make up for, as he had become a favorite among the organization, fans and media while becoming a really good basketball player alongside Luka Doncic. 'Doe-Doe' evolved into a very good on-ball defender, capable of switching onto several positions. He also improved his 3-point shooting just about every season.
In 434 games over seven seasons in Dallas, Finney-Smith averaged 8.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game while shooting 36 percent from 3-point range.
Finney-Smith made Dallas his home, where he started a family, along with truly forming a real connection with the city and the organization, as Mavs owner Mark Cuban and company going as far as helping Finney-Smith's father secure parole after serving almost three decades in prison.
While losing the likes of Finney-Smith and Dinwiddie was tough for Dallas' rotation last season, you can't fault the front office for making a homerun type of move to land a star-caliber player like Irving to team up with Doncic. But, if the opportunity ever presents itself, you can bet the house that Dallas would welcome Finney-Smith back in an instant -- and he might just feel the same way.
