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Finney Smith: Rockets have the ability to score special results Doncic supports my decision to come here

4:04pm, 24 July 2025【Basketball】

Rockets new player Dorian Finney Smith talked about his new contract with the Rockets in an interview with the media.

The Rockets achieved a record of 52 wins and 30 losses last season, ranking second in the Western Conference. After obtaining All-Star forward Durant through a trade in the offseason, the outside world has higher expectations for them. As the Rockets also signed powerful players such as Finney Smith and Capela on the basis of introducing Durant, the team's optimistic atmosphere continued to heat up.

Fenney Smith said: "I think we have a great team, and I believe we can do some special results."

"I have known the Rockets long ago. They play hard. Coach Uduka is one of the toughest coaches in the league. I never saw him laugh when he played against the team he coached before. It wasn't until we had dinner together two weeks ago that I saw him laugh for the first time. I like that because I am a competitive person myself."

After being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the middle of last season, Finney Smith thought he would stay with the Lakers in the offseason. But obviously, the agreement reached with the Rockets is more like him, and Lakers star Doncic also expressed his understanding of his decision.

Finney Smith commented on Doncic: "He is considerate. After I joined the Rockets, he sent me a text message saying, 'I'm happy for you, proud of you. I must be excited to know that you can return to your children and family'."

Finney Smith's family lived in Dallas during his time with the Mavericks, and the Rockets, as another Texas team, are relatively close, which may add a lot of points to Houston during the negotiations.

Finney Smith said: "It's closer to the family and it's easier to adapt." As for the next arrangement, Finney Smith said he plans to be with his child when he returns to school in early August, and then he will prepare for his next NBA career in Houston.

source:7m vn1