{"id":81413,"date":"2025-07-21T07:41:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=81413"},"modified":"2025-07-21T07:41:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:41:17","slug":"watch-projected-los-angeles-lakers-lineup-after-signing-marcus-smart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=81413","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Projected Los Angeles Lakers lineup after signing Marcus Smart"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-black font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\"><strong>The Lakers lineup just got an infusion of energy. How does Smart fit into LA&#8217;s plans?<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4435,h_2494\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j8k5y22167jvqj0p.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4435,h_2494\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j8k5y22167jvqj0p.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4435,h_2494\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j8k5y22167jvqj0p.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4435,h_2494\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j8k5y22167jvqj0p.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4435,h_2494\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j8k5y22167jvqj0p.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4435,h_2494\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j8k5y22167jvqj0p.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4435,h_2494\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j8k5y22167jvqj0p.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4435,h_2494\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j8k5y22167jvqj0p.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4435,h_2494\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0j8k5y22167jvqj0p.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Orlando Magic v Washington Wizards\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4435,h_2494\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01k0j8k5y22167jvqj0p.jpg\" alt=\"Orlando Magic v Washington Wizards\" width=\"4435\" height=\"2494\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Orlando Magic v Washington Wizards\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Orlando Magic v Washington Wizards | G Fiume\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Just when you think the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0are fully backed into a corner&#8230; they find a way to add talented players. Twice now the Lakers have taken advantage of the buyout market this offseason; first, it was DeAndre Ayton after a contract buyout with the Portland Trail Blazers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Now, most recently, it&#8217;s former DPOY Marcus Smart after the\u00a0Washington Wizards\u00a0buy him out. Smart heads to the Lakers on a two-year, $11 million deal with a player option in year two,\u00a0according to\u00a0Shams Charania.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><em>&#8220;Marcus Smart the Los Angeles Laker&#8221; will be painful to plenty of folks in the Northeast for a few years, but this is a pretty great situation for Smart to end up in. He&#8217;ll get plenty of minutes and potentially provide the guard defense that Los Angeles lacks elsewhere in the lineup. Here&#8217;s how things could shake out to start the year.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Projected Lakers rotation after signing Marcus Smart<\/h2>\n<div class=\"overflow-auto max-w-[90vw]\">\n<table class=\"border-collapse text-left w-full\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"bg-lightGrey py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\"><strong>Position<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"bg-lightGrey py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\"><strong>Starter<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"bg-lightGrey py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\"><strong>Bench<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"border-b-[1px] border-b-lightGrey\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\"><strong>Point guard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\">Luka Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\">Gabe Vincent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-[1px] border-b-lightGrey\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\"><strong>Shooting guard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\">Austin Reaves<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\">Jake LaRavia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-[1px] border-b-lightGrey\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\"><strong>Small forward<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\">Marcus Smart<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\">Rui Hachimura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-[1px] border-b-lightGrey\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\"><strong>Power forward<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\">LeBron James<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\">Jarred Vanderbilt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-[1px] border-b-lightGrey\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\">Center<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\">DeAndre Ayton<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\">Jaxson Hayes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">I&#8217;m not sure if Smart will actually crack the starting lineup right off the bat, but the more I think about it, the more I think he should. Moving Rui to a sixth man role while adding some defensive upside with Smart in the starting five gives this team an extra dimension.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Suddenly, the defensive deficiencies that comes with a starting five including Luka, Rui and Austin Reaves are wiped away.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Smart isn&#8217;t quite the shooter that Hachimura is, but we&#8217;ve seen him be at least a capable catch-and-shoot guy in Boston, and that&#8217;s really all he&#8217;ll need to do on offense between three primary ball-handlers.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Marcus Smart looks to revive career with Lakers<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Since he was traded from the Celtics, Marcus Smart hasn&#8217;t quite found his footing. He was barely part of the rotation in Memphis, then was pretty much salary filler in a deal to the Wizards so they could add draft capital.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Personally, I liked the idea of Smart, Khris Middleton and CJ McCollum all playing in Washington with the young guys, but this is almost objectively a better situation for the three-time first-team All Defense selection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">His name has lost a bit of the luster it had when he was a key piece in some great Celtics teams, but I think this is a pretty stellar move from the Lakers front office, who do play on easy mode, to be fair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lakers lineup just got an infusion of energy. How does Smart fit into LA&#8217;s plans? 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