Finney-Smith, meanwhile, will earn $13.25 million a year as he received a four-year, $53 million deal from the Houston Rockets. So, LaRavia is about $7.25 million cheaper than Finney-Smith.

According to people not authorized to speak on the matter, Finney-Smith agreed to a four-year, $53-million deal with the Rockets. Finney-Smith had opted out of his $15.3-million deal with the Lakers.

Finney-Smith had opted out of his $15.3-million deal with the Lakers. The Lakers kept moving forward by getting wing player LaRavia to agree to a deal for two years and $12 million.