Much has been made about Luka Doncic getting the opportunity to team up with his idol LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers. But being traded to the Lakers also reunited Doncic with a good friend and former teammate in Dorian Finney-Smith.

Lakers head coach JJ Redick recently mentioned that Dorian Finney-Smith was on a minutes restriction due to an ankle injury he had been dealing with since early in the regular season. But this month, Redick was allowed to increase Finney-Smith’s minutes.

The Lakers' decision to acquire Dorian Finney-Smith well before the trade deadline has gone over well with players impressed by his game-changing energy.