Marcus Smart Fantasy Outlook: Should You Draft the Los Angeles Lakers Point Guard This Year?
It’s the final weekend before the NBA regular season begins, which means you’re coming here for your fantasy basketball drafts.
Should you draft Marcus Smart this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Los Angeles Lakers Point Guard.
Should You Draft Marcus Smart in Fantasy Basketball?
Marcus Smart joined the Los Angeles Lakers after a buyout from the Washington Wizards, signing a two-year, $11 million deal. The 31-year-old brings a wealth of experience and defensive prowess to a Lakers team that has their sights set on the Larry O’Brien trophy. Last season, Smart was hampered by injuries, averaging just 9.0 points, 3.2 assists, 2.1 rebounds, 1.4 3s, and 1.1 steals in 20.0 minutes per game across 34 games.
Injuries are the biggest concern with Smart at this stage of his career, as he has played just 54 games over the last two seasons. If healthy, the former Defensive Player of the Year is still an elite perimeter defender who can provide quality production off of the bench.
For fantasy managers, Smart offers value in deeper leagues, particularly in categories like steals and assists. His fantasy contributions will likely come down to whether he can stay healthy and how many minutes he plays this season. Given his recent injury history, the Lakers may limit Smart’s playing time to keep him healthy and preserve him for the playoffs. Smart may be more of a waiver-wire add or streaming option than a draft pick.
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What Are Smart’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Smart to score 1,344.0 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 9.5 points per game.
This includes 3.2 field goals per game, 1.5 three-pointers per game, 1.7 free throws per game, 2.2 rebounds per game, 3.0 assists per game, 1.2 steals per game, and 0.3 blocks per game.
Where Does Marcus Smart Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Smart is ranked 180th overall and 42nd at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Nikola Jović, Jaylen Wells, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Alex Caruso, and Mason Plumlee.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Jordan Hawkins, Jonas Valančiūnas, Saddiq Bey, Miles McBride, and Christian Braun.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Scotty Pippen Jr., Kris Dunn, Dennis Schröder, Ayo Dosunmu, and Cole Anthony.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include McBride, Ty Jerome, Cason Wallace, Jeremiah Fears, and Mike Conley.
