Celtics rivals reportedly interested in acquiring Marcus Smart this offseason

Marcus Smart could be playing for another team in 2025-26. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Marcus Smart could be hitting the open market this summer.

The former Celtics standout is now on his third team with the Wizards — but could be the odd man out moving forward on a Washington roster that has 17 players under contract for next season.

With the NBA roster limit set at 15, the Wizards need to move a few players off their team before the start of next season, with a veteran guard on an expiring deal like Smart making plenty of sense, especially given both his $21.6 million salary and the Wizards’ focus on developing younger players.

Be it a buyout on the part of the Wizards or the team…