The Los Angeles Lakers acquired Marcus Smart on a two-year, $11 million deal after his buyout with the Washington Wizards, bolstering their perimeter

Among players who made 20-plus appearances, Okogie trailed only Dyson Daniels, Alex Caruso and Paul Reed in steals per 100 possessions ( 3.7, per NBA.com). His 4.8 deflections per 36 minutes were ninth-most among players who logged 500-plus minutes.

It would be in the Los Angeles Lakers' best interest to consider signing a contributor who previously competed with the franchise.

BREAKING: Three-time NBA All-Star Bradley Beal has agreed to a contract buyout with the Phoenix Suns and plans to join the Los Angeles Clippers on a two-year, $11 million deal with a player option after clearing waivers, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports told ESPN. pic.twitter.com/gxZB0ObSms

Boston enters at 2-1 while Los Angeles sits at 1-2 ahead of Thursday's 9 p.m. ET matchup on ESPN from Las Vegas.

The Lakers and the rest of the NBA are monitoring what's going on with Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo

"We have legions of people working for us" - Jerry West explains why the Clippers are a better-run organization than the Lakers originally appeared on Basketball Network.

Kobe Bryant blamed NBA owners for vetoing the Lakers' infamous Chris Paul trade: "You don't want another great player coming to L.A." originally appeared on Basketball Network.