Former Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has agreed to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards and will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to ESPN.Smart, 31, is expected to sign the two-year, $11 million deal with the Lakers after clearing waivers, ESPN reported.In 2023, the Celtics traded Smart to Memphis in a deal that got them big man Kristaps Porzingis from the Washington Wizards. The three-team deal included Boston receiving the 25th overall draft pick from the Memphis Grizzlies. Smart was traded to the Wizards in February.He had played his entire NBA career with the Celtics after being drafted with the sixth overall pick in 2014. He was a key member of a Boston core that reached the Eastern Conference finals in five of the past seven seasons.
BOSTON —
Former Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has agreed to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards and will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to ESPN.
Smart, 31, is expected to sign the two-year, $11 million deal with the Lakers after clearing waivers, ESPN reported.
In 2023, the Celtics traded Smart to Memphis in a deal that got them big man Kristaps Porzingis from the Washington Wizards. The three-team deal included Boston receiving the 25th overall draft pick from the Memphis Grizzlies.
Smart was traded to the Wizards in February.
He had played his entire NBA career with the Celtics after being drafted with the sixth overall pick in 2014. He was a key member of a Boston core that reached the Eastern Conference finals in five of the past seven seasons.