The Lakers pulled off a slam dunk with Smart in an unlikely way.
The Los Angeles Lakers passed on going after Bradley Beal this past summer, opting to pick up Marcus Smart instead. Many fans and analysts thought at the time that this was going to turn into a huge misstep. In the end, it couldn't have been more of the opposite.
Plenty of fans and analysts thought of the idea of pairing Luka Doncic with another strong isolation scorer like Beal would be a great move.