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, 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.

Lakers add Jake LaRavia, lose Dorian Finney-Smith to Rockets as free agency begins The team agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with LaRavia in a move that was announced not long after Finney ...