Veteran point guard Marcus Smart "has been working hard on his body this summer," according to NBA insider Marc Stein.

"The big question is what Smart the Lakers are getting," Pelton wrote. "He struggled during the first half of last season with the Memphis Grizzlies, shooting just 36% before the Grizzlies moved him to Washington at the deadline for expiring contracts.

“Lakers star Luka Dončić made a direct recruiting pitch to Marcus Smart this week that resonated with the veteran guard, league sources tell @TheSteinLine, after Smart’s agent Jason Glushon was granted permission by the Wizards to explore potential post-buyout landing spots,” Stein wrote on X, formerly Twitter.