The Los Angeles Lakers rebuilt their roster for 2026-27, parting with key pieces and replacing them, most notably Marcus ...

Marcus Smart had the opportunity to stay with the Lakers, but the guard says their contract offer made his decision to leave ...

In an offseason when the Los Angeles Lakers had a near overhaul of their roster and were praised for giving out new contracts in every direction, former guard Marcus Smart felt differently.

There was a lot of curiosity as to why Marcus Smart didn't re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers this summer. It turns out there may be no love lost between the two.

Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart is happy to be back home in the Lone Star State, but he had some choice words for his most recent NBA stop.Smart says ...

Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart feels the Los Angeles Lakers made a disrespectful offer to him in free agency.

Smart's deal, though, was not part of that chunk. After deciding to walk away, he reached a two-year, $12.4 million deal with the Rockets. That will pay him an average of about $6.2 million per season ...

Marcus Smart ended up playing just one season with the Los Angeles Lakers after they offered him a contract this offseason he called "disrespectful," per Varun Shankar of the Houston Chronicle.

Smart told The Chronicle that he chose Houston — where he has cousins, extended family and family friends — despite getting a ...

Marcus Smart turned down a bigger but 'disrespectful' offer from the Lakers to come home to Texas with the Houston Rockets.

The Rockets plan for a shifting role for third-year guard Reed Sheppard amid the signing of veteran Marcus Smart.

Marcus Smart explains his Lakers exit, raising questions about contract security and how Los Angeles will replace his contributions.