Smart officially joins the Lakers: reveals the recruitment content of Doncic. President Pep praised and said it was exciting

On July 23, the Lakers officially announced that they would sign Smart, who will become the first player in the history of the Lakers to wear the No. 36 jersey. Then Smart officially appeared in the Lakers training suit, responding to Doncic recruiting himself, revealing that James has not contacted him yet. Smart also said that Redick hopes that he will be himself and is now in good health to 90%.

Smart reached a buyout agreement with the Wizards. It is reported that he gave up $6.8 million during the buyout process and then signed a new contract of $11 million for two years with the Lakers. Now that the 48-hour clarification period has ended, the Lakers officially announced the signing of Smart and announced that Smart will wear the Lakers No. 36 jersey, and he became the first player in the history of the Lakers to wear No. 36.

Lakers general manager Pelinka issued a statement saying: adding players like Marcus Smart to the team's lineup can give us the competitiveness to reach the highest level of events. Marcus perfectly interprets the connotation of putting victory above everything else - he deserves to be a good player whether it is contributing key performances on the defensive end or hitting important shots at the critical moments of the most intense game. He is well versed in the way of winning the playoffs and will become an influential leader in our team. Building a lineup around core stars with offense and defense players like Marcus is crucial to our game style and vision for next season. There is no doubt that this signing is exciting.

Smart officially debuted in the Lakers uniform, which is also his first public appearance as a Lakers player. Speaking of joining the Lakers, Smart said that his decision to join the Lakers is to return to a state of showing himself on the big stage, exerting influence and helping the team win.

Speaking of the buyout, Smart said he understood the desire of the Washington Wizards as a team to make the team younger, and they also understood his desire to join a competitive team.

Smart said that Luca Doncic's recruitment was very scheming. He said that before this summer, the two had no other relationship except for mutual respect as opponents. He recounted what Doncic said when recruiting: If you want to participate in the special plan he is building.

Smart revealed that he had not spoken to LeBron, who called LeBron a "busy man" and hoped to contact him in the future.

Smart said he had talked to head coach Redick and they just wanted me to be myself; Smart also said that after dealing with a hand injury, he was allowed to participate in basketball and his health is currently as high as 90%. The official website of the Lakers still retains photos of Smart participating in the team's trial in the 2014 draft. Speaking of that trial at the press conference, Smart said: Interestingly, I could have been here 12 years ago, and now, everything is back to the starting point, I am here.