Only the Lakers are willing to provide stable playing time? So Smart chose the Lakers?

According to previous news, backcourt veteran Marcus Smart, who had just completed a buyout with the Washington Wizards, will sign the Los Angeles Lakers in a two-year contract with a total amount of $11 million. According to New York Post reporter Stefan Bondy, the reason why Smart chose to join the Lakers after completing a buyout with the Wizards was mainly due to the playing time. Because compared to other teams, the Lakers have clearly stated to him that they can provide him with a stable chance of playing in the new season.

In the NBA regular season last season, Smart played 34 times for the Memphis Grizzlies and Wizards, averaging 20 minutes per game, with averaging 9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocks, and 1.6 turnovers and 1.6 fouls. His shooting percentage was 39.3%, his three-point shooting percentage was 34.8%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 76.1%. Smart's performance last season can be described as a terrible one. His data looks very bad, his scoring ability is not ideal, his offensive efficiency is a mess, and his stability outside the three-point line is seriously insufficient. Not only that, his performance on the defensive end is also unsatisfactory. Compared with Smart when he won the best defensive player at his peak, his contribution to the defensive end has dropped significantly last season.

Smart's performance last season was so bad that the Grizzlies even had to take a first-round pick in order to send him away. After joining the Wizards, Smart began to get more playing time, and his performance also improved to a certain extent, but this is also closely related to the Wizards' record and the team's staffing status. It is relatively easy for the Wizards, who are ranked last in the league in terms of record, to make data clear, but even in this case, he cannot show particularly outstanding strength. The most important thing is that in the first half of the season, Smart's performance during the Grizzlies was completely disaster-level, and it can be said to be a useless level.

From Bondy's statement, we can also roughly understand that the Lakers made a promise to play time to sign Smart, but this situation is obviously a bit worrying. Smart is a veteran who has declined in form. The Lakers bet on his recovery and give him such a contract, which is a reasonable operation, but we don’t know what kind of performance Smart can play after joining the Lakers. With his performance with the Grizzlies in the first half of last season, he has a negative impact on the court. Giving him a stable playing time seems to only cause huge damage to the Lakers.