Sources – Marcus Smart plans to join Lakers after the buyout of the Wizards

Guard Marcus Smart has agreed to a contract purchase at the Washington Wizards and plans to sign a two-year contract for $ 11 million after the clearance shipping, said Sources with ESPN on Saturday.

Smart, the defensive player of 2022 and a three-time all-defense member of the first team, will have a player option for his new Lakers deal in order to enter a freelance freelancer 2026, according to sources.

Laker's all-NBA star Luka Doncic turned to Smart and made it clear that he wanted to play with the two-way talent, said sources.

The planned move serves as a return to a large stage for smart, which the playoffs made with the Boston Celtics in each of his first nine NBA play times. He missed the post -season in Memphis and Washington in the past two years.

Smart has also been limited to 54 games in the last two seasons due to injuries, including last season, and in 2024-25 he had an average of 20 minutes per game.

The Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks persecuted Smart seriously, who were permitted to speak to teams and to have positive discussions with employees of all three teams, according to sources.

After the loss of Dorian Finney-Smith, a point of attack, Wing Defender was an important position of the need for the Lakers.