The Los Angeles Lakers would love to keep Marcus Smart, but his next move will make that more difficult.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been slipping lately. They have lost two games in a row and five of their last nine games, and their lack of defense has been the main culprit. They have allowed at least ...

Lakers’ Marcus Smart reveals legends who inspired his elite defense ...

For the last week–and beyond that, really–the story around the Lakers has been that while they are a very good team that has shown it can compete in the Western Conference, there’s no way they’ll be ...

If the Lakers plan on making a playoff run the defense has to improve and there is no way around that. Lakers’ Marcus Smart hoping to build off strong shooting performance One thing Marcus Smart did ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off a close 143-135 win over the Utah Jazz. While this is a positive result, Marcus Smart hinted at some problems with the team’s performance. While speaking with the ...

The Los Angeles Lakers’ defense and resilience were on full display again on Saturday night against the Dallas Mavericks, as they rallied from a double-digit deficit to earn a 116-110 victory. Marcus ...

DETROIT — It isn’t a coincidence that the Los Angeles Lakers’ best stretch of the season has come when they’ve had their full rotation available. It also isn’t surprising that their season-best ...

Thursday’s game in Utah was certainly an interesting one for Lakers guard Marcus Smart. He shone on the offensive end, with 17 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the 3-pointline, converting on the looks ...

Marcus Smart has earned a reputation for being one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA throughout his career so far. The Los Angeles Lakers veteran guard didn’t hesitate to name the two players ...