Veteran guard Marcus Smart agreed to join the Los Angeles Lakers after his contract with the Washington Wizards was bought out this weekend, and many believe he will make a significant impact on the t...

Marcus Smart became the latest free agent addition for the Los Angeles Lakers -- joining Deandre Ayton and Jake LaRavia, who signed with the organization earlier in the offseason.

The Lakers will still need to shed at least $1.23 million in salary to sign Smart while staying under the $195.9 million first apron threshold, which they are hard-capped at.

“But Luka and his reps know how we feel about him. They’ve known that since we’ve traded for him. This will hopefully be a long, long partnership between Luka and us.”