To make room to bring Smart aboard, the Lakers on Sunday waived guards Shake Milton and Jordan Goodwin. This article was originally published on www.si.com as Marcus Smart Opens Up About Luka Doncic's Lakers Recruitment: 'Meant a Lot'.

Marcus Smart became the latest free agent addition for the Los Angeles Lakers -- joining Deandre Ayton and Jake LaRavia, who signed with the organization earlier in the offseason.

"The Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks all seriously pursued Smart, with positive conversations with personnel from all three teams after he and his agent Jason Glushon received permission to ...