Luka Doncic and Dorian Finney-Smith have been close friends dating back to their stint on the Dallas Mavericks together. Even before reuniting on the Lakers in the wake of Doncic’s shocking trade to L.

The Los Angeles Lakers offered forward Dorian Finney-Smith a two-year deal before he signed with the Houston Rockets in free agency, according to The Athletic's Dan Woike.

Finney-Smith will now play for a Rockets squad that is also gaining future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant, as well as center Clint Capela. The Rockets will almost certainly be contenders this coming season, while the Lakers' immediate future is very uncertain, at least for now.