[Stein & Fischer] League sources say that Marcus Smart, who is expected to draw interest from Houston and possibly other teams in free agency, is very much giving consideration to declining his $5.4 million player option for next season with the Lakers.
The Rockets do, however, loom as a possible free agent destination for another one of Udoka’s former players in Boston: Marcus Smart.
League sources say that Smart, who is expected to draw interest from Houston and possibly other teams in free agency, is very much giving consideration to declining his $5.4 million player option for next season with the Lakers before Monday’s deadline to do so and then proceed to the open market.
The Rockets, sources say, are also exploring the trade market for avenues to move on from veteran swingman Dorian Finney-Smith and his contract, which has three more seasons to run at $13.3 million each but is not guaranteed in the final two seasons.