Dan Woike is the Lakers beat writer for the Los Angeles Times after spending two seasons covering the league as a whole, with an emphasis on Los Angeles’ teams. His work has been honored by the Pro Basketball Writers Assn. He previously covered the Clippers during the “Lob City” era for the Orange County Register, spending most of the past decade chasing NBA teams around the country. He’s also covered the Chargers, the Angels, the Dodgers and USC while in Los Angeles. A Chicagoan always in search of good pizza on the West Coast, he’s always looking for story tips and ideas.
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Los Lakers finalmente consiguieron a Dorian Finney-Smith a través de un intercambio que envió a D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis y tres selecciones de segunda ronda a los Brooklyn Nets.
The Lakers finally landed Dorian Finney-Smith via a trade that sends D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets.