Per Spotrac, the Rockets were $50.6 million over the cap before the addition of Finney-Smith, but ESPN's Bobby Marks noted that Finney-Smith's contract comes out of the $14.1 million non-taxpayer mid-level exception.

Now on a four-year, $53-million deal, Houston’s hope is for newly acquired forward Dorian Finney-Smith to help with both defense and floor spacing.

Former Los Angeles Lakers wing Dorian Finney-Smith has reportedly agreed to a four-year deal with the Houston Rockets in free agency.