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 ...

Smart will likely make his Wizards debut after the All-Star break, Josh Robbins of The Athletic reports.

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 ...

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 ...

The Memphis Grizzlies reportedly traded guard Marcus Smart to the Washington Wizards prior to the NBA trade deadline on Thursday. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Grizzlies also sent a 2025 ...

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, ...

Won't suit up Friday ...

"The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Marcus Smart and a 2025 first-round pick to the Washington Wizards in a multi-team trade that sends two second-round picks to Memphis, sources tell ESPN.

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

Shams Charania: The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Marcus Smart and a 2025 first-round pick to the Washington Wizards in a multi-team trade that sends two second-round picks to Memphis, sources ...