End of an era indeed. Following LeBron James’ departure, Marcus Smart's Lakers partnership came to an abrupt end on Wednesday after the veteran guard agreed to join the Houston Rockets in free agency.

The Los Angeles Lakers learned on Monday that veteran center Deandre Ayton will be opting into the final year of his deal with the team, and now the attention t

Smart appeared in 62 games and averaged 9.3 points, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals for the Lakers last season.