The Los Angeles Lakers continue to straddle the fence between building for a future with Luka Dončić and trying to win now with a core of Dončić and LeBron James. Also caught in the middle is 2024 first-round pick Dalton Knecht.

Heat Eyeing Warriors’ NBA Champion Defensive Guard After Marcus Smart-Lakers News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Miami Heat have continued to strike out on key free agents throughout the 2025 NBA offseason.

Luka Doncic reportedly helped recruit Smart to the Lakers. In addition, a clip from "The Old Man & the Three" podcast has been unearthed where Lakers coach JJ Redick had some glowing things to say about the former Defensive Player of the Year. In the clip, which is from 2020, Redick said that Smart is the type of player he would want on his team.

The Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James have been in the news quite often over the last couple of weeks. After reports came out that the Lakers wanted to move on from James following his decision to opt in to the final year of his contract,

The Phoenix Suns have claimed former Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies guard Jordan Goodwin off waivers

Perhaps the claims that incoming Lakers guard Marcus Smart has declined, especially on defense, have been greatly exaggerated.

The Phoenix Suns make a stellar pickup on the waiver wire, snagging former Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Goodwin, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.