On Saturday, ESPN's Shams Charania reported that the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to sign two-way guard Marcus Smart to a two-year, $11 million deal after he was bought out by the Washington Wizards. Smart, the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year, officially joined the Lakers on Tuesday after the team cleared cap space by releasing Jordan Goodwin, Shake Milton, and Trey Jemison. Rumors surfaced after the news broke that Lakers star Luka Doncic played a key role in recruiting Smart, and those reports were confirmed during Smart's Tuesday interviews.