The Wizards traded for Smart last season, and he, by all accounts, provided a positive example to the team’s younger players.

So this latest chapter is especially wild. Smart is going to join the Los Angeles Lakers. For many Boston fans, it feels like traitorous behavior. The Celtics took Smart at No. 6 overall in 2014 out of Oklahoma State. He spent nine years in Boston as one of the best defenders in the league, a span that included a Defensive Player of the Year honor.

The Knicks are eyeing Marcus Smart and Kevin McCullar Jr. for their final roster spots. Summer League players like James Nnaji and Dink Pate are also in the mix. Caught on camera: CEO resigns after uncomfortable moment at Coldplay concert goes viral NATO ...

While other teams like the Suns and Bucks reportedly pursued Smart as a free agent, turns out, Luka Doncic helped recruit Smart to Los Angeles. Per ESPN’s Shams Charania, Doncic "reached out to Smart and made it clear that he wanted to play with the two-way stalwart."

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Tyler Kolek's rough Summer League games raise questions about his future with the Knicks. Will they roll with Kolek, or sign a proven veteran guard like Marcus Smart or Ben Simmons?

Luka Doncic has now taken that role, and he is already utilizing some of those nuances with the latest Los Angeles Lakers transaction. According to Shams Charania of ESPN, before Marcus Smart agreed to a buyout with the Washington Wizards,