With Marcus Smart officially on board, the Los Angeles Lakers are quietly starting to look like a very good team. Smart, who was the 2021-22 Defensive Player of the Year, should give them high-level ...

The Los Angeles Lakers must take Austin Reaves potential free agency into account when planning out their rotations next ...

Smart played only 34 games last year between Washington and Memphis, as he dealt with finger injuries. When he did play, he wasn't very good, averaging 9.0 points on 39.3% shooting, and not looking ...

The Lakers’ starting lineup will already look different with Deandre Ayton at center, but one insider has proposed an intriguing change that leans into the team’s defensive identity. In the latest ...

By adding Smart to the rotation, the Lakers will be hoping he can emerge as a defensive lynchpin for the franchise. The veteran guard won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2022. He also brings ...

The Los Angeles Lakers added veteran guard Marcus Smart to their roster this offseason. They hope his defense and leadership can push them closer to an 18 th NBA title. Smart at 31, arrives with a ...

After a tumultuous sophomore season, Oklahoma State star Marcus Smart has decided to enter the NBA draft. Smart spurned the NBA after his freshman year to return to a Cowboys team that was expected to ...

The Lakers are taking a gamble on oft-injured point guard Marcus Smart this season, hoping that he can be the defensive stopper he was for so long with Boston. On a team that has glaring defensive ...