Dorian Finney-Smith, Mavericks Agree to 4-Year, $55.5M Contract Extension

The Dallas Mavericks and forward Dorian Finney-Smith have agreed on a four-year, $55.5 million contract extension, his agents Michael Tellem and Jeff Schwartz told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowki.

NBA writer Marc Stein and Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium first reported the deal was close on Thursday.

Finney-Smith, 28, is a key role player for the Mavericks, averaging 10.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 43.5 percent from the field and 36.3 percent from three. 

Finney-Smith's extension doesn't come as much of a surprise. Mavericks governor Mark Cuban told Dalton Trigg of Dallas Basketball on Feb. 1 that the team "will do all we can to keep (both Jalen Brunson) and Dorian (Finney-Smith)."

Brunson remains eligible to be a free agent in the offseason, though ESPN's Tim MacMahon reported the Mavericks "remain optimistic" they can re-sign the guard despite the Detroit Pistons being "known to have serious interest and significant cap space."

It was a big day for the Mavericks, who also traded Kristaps Porzingis and a second-round pick to the Washington Wizards for Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and MacMahon.

For Dallas, the end goal remains building a contender around superstar Luka Doncic. In the short term, players like Finney-Smith, Brunson, Dinwiddie, Bertans, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Dwight Powell should provide a solid foundation around Doncic for the 32-23 Mavericks, who are fifth in the Western Conference. 

In the long term, having a number of contracts in the $10 million- to $20 million-per-year range will give the Mavericks flexibility in trades in their quest to pair Doncic with a second star.