Marcus Smart

Marcus Smart
	Smart with the Boston Celtics in 2021
No. 36 – Los Angeles Lakers
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	March 6, 1994; Flower Mound, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Edward S. Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas)
College	Oklahoma State (2012–2014)
NBA draft	2014: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Drafted by	Boston Celtics
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2023	Boston Celtics
2014	→Maine Red Claws
2023–2025	Memphis Grizzlies
2025	Washington Wizards
2025–present	Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights
	NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2022); 3× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2019, 2020, 2022); NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2015); Consensus second-team All-American (2013); Third-team All-American – NABC (2014); Big 12 Player of the Year (2013); 2× First-team All-Big 12 (2013, 2014); USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2013); Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2013); McDonald's All-American (2012); Texas Mr. Basketball (2012);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA World U19 Championship
FIBA Americas U18 Championship

Marcus Osmond Smart (born March 6, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most versatile defenders of his generation, he has been selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team thrice and was the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2022, becoming only the second point guard after Gary Payton to do so. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Smart was drafted with the sixth overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. He initially came off the bench for the Celtics before becoming the starting point guard in 2018. Smart helped the Celtics reach the NBA Finals in 2022. After eight seasons in Boston, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, where he greatly struggled with injuries. As a result, he was traded to the Washington Wizards in 2025. In July 2025, Smart signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent, following a buyout agreement with the Washington Wizards and subsequent clearance through waivers.