Smart agrees to two-year deal with Lakers Thaisiambet

Thaisiambet Marcus Smart set to sign two-year deal with LA Lakers after 31-year-old guard parted ways with Washington Wizards. Thaisiambet

Marcus Smart, 31, has agreed to a two-year, $11 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, with a player option on the second year, after the former Boston Celtics guard became a free agent from the Washington Wizards, ESPN’s Shams Chenaria reports.

The Celtics traded Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2023, but injuries hampered the 31-year-old guard throughout the 2024-25 season, playing just 34 games as a backup guard before being traded to the Wizards in February. Despite the reduced salary, he is still due to make $21.6 million next season, and Washington will shoulder the lion’s share of that burden.

After Smart reached an agreement to buy out his contract with the Wizards, the 31-year-old guard will sign a two-year, $11 million contract with the Lakers at the invitation of Slovenian guard Luka Doncic, joining the team that already has DeAndre Ayton, who signed a two-year, $16.6 million contract. Thaisiambet