Dorian Finney-Smith on Tuesday went through his first practice in a month, during which he made it a point to guard Luka Doncic full court, one-on-one. Finney-S...
on Tuesday went through his first practice in a month, during which he made it a point to guard Luka Doncic full court, one-on-one.
Welcome back, indeed. It’s a wonder coach Jason Kidd didn’t bear hug both Finney-Smith and Josh Green, who returned to practice last week and put in another full workload on Tuesday. One way or another, Finney-Smith plans to be one of the cures to Dallas’ defensive ills with Trae Young, for whom Doncic was traded on draft night of 2018, and the 22-22 Hawks coming to American Airlines Center.
When Green got injured against Milwaukee on Dec. 9, Dallas was 11th in defensive efficiency. Finney-Smith, Green and Reggie Bullock are Dallas’ best wing defenders, capable of guarding multiple positions.“It gave guys an opportunity to play,” Kidd said of Green’s and Finney-Smith’s absences. “Numbers-wise, not very nice. The 25th defense isn’t what we want. To win in this league, we have to be better.
“It affected my lateral movement,” he said. “If I can’t be me on defense, it’s pretty tough for me to be out there.”
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