With Marcus Smart and Jake LaRavia in the lineup, they’ve been able to bring balance on defense for the Lakers.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart had a blunt assessment of the team's defense, which he believes needs to improve ...

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is happy that Marcus Smart is finally on his team following all their previous ...

Having veterans is an integral piece to becoming a championship team in the NBA and the Los Angeles Lakers added one in ...

Coming into this season, plenty of people were skeptical that Marcus Smart would have a positive impact on the Los Angeles Lakers. They signed him over the summer to a two-year, $11 million contract ...

Marcus Smart was a thorn in the Los Angeles Lakers’ side for nearly a decade as a member of the Boston Celtics. However, L.A. jumped on the opportunity of bringing in Smart when the Washington Wizards ...

Khobi Price: Marcus Smart on the Lakers' meeting yesterday: "It exposed us a lot, which we already knew.... The scouting report against us is we're not guarding people. And if we want to be great in ...

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 ...

Lakers head coach JJ Redick is counting on the arrival of Marcus Smart and improved health from Jarred Vanderbilt to give the team’s perimeter defense a major boost, writes Khobi Price of the Orange ...

The Lakers signed the 31-year-old to a two-year contract for approximately $11 million mainly because of his renowned defense ...