Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart revealed head coach JJ Redick told him to just be himself in their early conversations.

Over the weekend, the Los Angeles Lakers landed a major two-year, $11 million deal with two-way guard Marcus Smart, who reached a buyout with the Washington Wizards. The move wasn’t made official until Tuesday,

With the goal of shoring up their perimeter defense, the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to a two-year contract with former NBA Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart.