One of the things Los Angeles Lakers fans have wondered about throughout the summer is what exactly led to the team's breakup with Marcus Smart. The now Houston Rockets guard finally shed light on the ...

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley expressed a pessimistic view of the Houston Rockets' upcoming season. Barkley stated the team lacks leadership and a defined style of play. The Rockets have made ...

Marcus Smart won over the Boston Celtics fanbase, but he fired some parting shots at the Los Angeles Lakers after leaving them for the Houston Rockets.

Kristaps Porzingis (two years, $40 million), Al Horford (two years, $14 million) and De'Anthony Melton (two years, $11.2 million) are all back. Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody will return from last ...

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 ...

When LeBron James hit 50,000 points in 2025, Lakers PA announcer Lawrence Tanter told the crowd they had "just witnessed ...

Marcus Smart told the Houston Chronicle’s Varun Shankar that he joined the Rockets after receiving a “disrespectful” offer ...

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.

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.