#marcus-smart

#marcus-smart

We sit here seven-and-a-half months later, and I still can't believe Nico Harrison gift-wrapped Luka Doncic to the Lakers like a teenager getting the newest video game system on Christmas Day. As a result, Lakers general manager Pelinka spent the summer prioritizing the Lakers' short- and long-term future around Doncic. The Lakers' superstar reportedly recruited both Ayton and Smart to the organization after both were bought out by the Trail Blazers and Wizards, respectively.

A call came from Luka Doncic a couple of times, at first making Marcus Smart think it wasn't true and then eventually making him believe that Doncic was a Lakers salesman.

"It's not every day you get to play against, let alone with, one of the greatest players to ever play this game. We all know his IQ of this game is ridiculous and playing against him you see it tenfold. To be able to be on the other side to witness it and benefit from it instead of him taking me out with it on the defensive end, just to be able to soak it all in like a sponge is an opportunity I'm blessed to have."