Dorian Finney-Smith and the Houston Rockets have agreed to a four-year, $53 million deal. Finney-Smith declined his $15.4 million player option with the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2025-26 after several weeks of negotiation.

Finney-Smith, who underwent offseason ankle surgery, will give the Rockets depth on the wing with his ability to defend multiple positions and shoot from three.

Finney-Smith, who is represented by Michael Tellem, averaged 8.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists while shooting 41.1 percent on three-pointers last season with the Nets and Lakers.

The Lakers wanted to keep Finney-Smith, but will not have access to the non-taxpayer midlevel exception, which they could use on multiple centers. The Lakers didn't offer Finney-Smith more than two seasons as they are hoping to preserve their 2027 cap space.