After spending most of his career with playoff contenders, Marcus Smart is learning how to adapt to a team in a rebuild.

Smart, the 30-year-old defensive-minded veteran, is expected to act as a mentor to this young Wizards team. The Grizzlies ...

Marcus Smart is a combo guard on the Washington Wizards following a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies just before the 2025 NBA Trade Deadline. The guard is also a married man and a father ...

Marcus Smart admitted he “figured I’d get traded” ahead of last week’s deadline. The Grizzlies were looking to move him for some salary relief as Smart’s tenure in Memphis came up short. But still, ...

The Washington Wizards are about to learn some valuable lessons about Marcus Smart, insights that Memphis Grizzlies fans have ...

Bobby Marks: By trading Marcus Smart and his $21.6M salary for next season, Memphis could have flexibility to renegotiate the contract of Jaren Jackson Jr. Jackson enters the offseason on an ...

Both players are expected to make their first appearances for the Wizards after the upcoming All-Star break, with Middleton ...

Bringing in Marcus Smart may be just what this Washington Wizards team needs. He has a chance to change the culture and the identity of this team. Smart is getting old, to say the least ...

One Memphis player to watch over the next week is guard Marcus Smart. League sources told me there has been plenty of discussion about the former Defensive Player of the Year in recent weeks.

Marcus Smart, who was traded to Washington along with a 2025 first-round pick, was always a head-scratching move for Memphis, which finally had to cut its losses after injuries kept Smart to just ...

Matt Levine works as a contributing writer for Newsweek based in California. His expertise is in covering the NBA but he also covers multiple other sports. He has been with Newsweek since 2024.

Marcus Smart had been in the middle of his second season playing for the Memphis Grizzlies. The former Oklahoma State star is averaging 8.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.2 steals per ...