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.

Marcus Smart says Lakers' free-agent offer to him was 'disrespectful' ...

Marcus Smart felt the offer that he received from the Lakers "didn't match the way that I played." ...

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.

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

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. After ...

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

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

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

With the championship window closing for Kevin Durant every passing season, the Rockets' fresh face described KD's insane ...

The Houston Rockets have gotten their training camp underway this week as they prepare for the upcoming 2026-27 NBA season.

USA teams' Sam Burns, left, high fives Scottie Scheffler during a practice round on the fourth fairway prior to the start of ...