When the news of Marcus Smart’s availability in the free agency market emerged amid his Wizards buyout, several teams lined up to acquire the former DPOY. And he chose the Lakers over other interested suitors, including Milwaukee and Phoenix. A key motivation behind Smart’s decision was Luka Doncic personally reaching out to recruit him. But turns out, Luka did not get through to the former Celtics star on the first call!
“It first came, I’m working out and I get a call from my agent saying, ‘Hey, Luka’s reached out.’ I’m like ‘yeah, whatever.’” Marcus said in a recent interview, revealing that he initially ignored Doncic’s interest. As expected, Luka remained determined in his pursuit, and Smart answered the call the second time, “Another day same thing, ‘Luka reached out again.’ And now it’s real… and it’s something we need to talk about.”
Sure enough, Luka’s adamant nature played a major role in luring Smart to LA, “That was a great feeling like I said and that’s kind of what got the things going for me to be here.”
(Developing Story)
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