guard Marcus smart Has agreed to purchase a contract with Washington wizards And two years, plans to sign a $ 11 million deal Los Angeles Lakers After clearing the waves, sources told ESPN on Saturday.
Smart, 2022 defensive player and three-time all-defense first-team members, will have a player option on their new lax deal, which will have to enter more flush 2026 free agency.
Lakes All-NBA Star Luca donic Sources said that he reached Smart and made it clear that he wanted to play with a two-way stallwart.
The planned step serves as a return to a grand stage for Smart, which has made playoffs in each of its first nine NBA sessions Boston CelticsHe missed Postsen in the last two years Memphis And Washington.
In the last two sessions, smarts have also been limited to 54 games in the last two sessions, including his right finger in the last season, and he made a 20-minute career per game in 2024–25.
Laks, Phoenix Sun And Milwouki box Sources said that seriously smart, who obtained permission to talk to the teams with his agent, Jason Glucheon, and had positive conversations with the personnel of the three teams, the sources said. After losing Dorian Funi-SmithA point-off-attacquer wing was a prominent place of the need for the defender.
Lakes plans to forgive the guard Shake to Milton To create a roster spot to sign a smart, sources told ESPN. Milton’s $ 3 million contract for the next season would have become a completely guarantee on Sunday.
28 -year -old Milton was acquired from La Brooklyn Nets As part of Finni-Smith and D’Angelo Russell Trade last December. The seven -year -old veteran started 1.3 in 30 demonstrations for 3.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.3 on 43.3% shooting, leading to a beginning.
Dave McMenmin of ESPN contributed to this report.
