The Lakers new players are very popular. The Eastern Conference top three have been interested in him. The Heat want to give 11+4 defenders

Because you are in the Los Angeles metropolis, the Lakers are indeed stronger than most teams in terms of attractiveness. For example, after Smart was bought out, he chose to join the Lakers without considering it. In fact, Smart's market was not that bad at first, and thanks to Doncic's recruitment, he finally joined.

According to reporter Jack Fisher, the Lakers' new player Smart is very popular because the Eastern Conference top three Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks were once interested in him. Among them, the Heat were the most active and even wanted to send guard Terry Rozier to the Wizards, but after weighing the trade-offs, the Wizards still bought out Smart's contract.

As the league's best defensive player, although Smart's professional attitude has been questioned in the past two years and even has some injuries, as the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. When he enters the buyout market, he only needs a low salary to win, which will naturally be very popular. Of course Smart was not bought out, and some teams also asked for inquiries, such as the Milwaukee Bucks, who bought out Lillard's contract directly during the offseason. Everyone thought the Bucks were crazy because this also occupies the salary space. Unexpectedly, the Bucks dug up Turner from the Pacers, and the other signings were also very valuable in terms of price numbers. The Bucks may be planning to take out Connaughton and add the second round pick to make a quote for Smart. The Hawks are also underestimated. In addition to maintaining the main lineup framework and having a balanced starting five Tigers, the Hawks also won Porzingis and Alexander Walker this summer. Such an overall lineup depth is obviously quite ahead of the East. Of course, the overall lineup of the Hawks still looks relatively young, Smart is experienced and very tough on the court, so it is normal for the Hawks to be interested in him.

Heat have their own little plan. They especially want to deal with Rozier, who averaged 10.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists last season. The data does not seem to be too bad, but the efficiency and on-court look are extremely eye-catching. Especially Rozier failed to play due to injury in the playoffs, which made the Heat management firmly determined to send him away. But the Wizards were not stupid, and finally bought out Smart, who gave up at least part of their salary, minimizing the impact. If you send Smart to the Heat and exchange Rozier for the big contract, it will be really not worth the loss.