Sources – Marcus Sensible plans to hitch Lakers after Wizards buyout

Guard Marcus Sensible has agreed to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards and plans to signal a two-year, $11 million cope with the Los Angeles Lakers after clearing waivers, sources instructed ESPN on Saturday.

Sensible, the 2022 Defensive Participant of the Yr and a three-time All-Protection first-team member, can have a participant possibility on his new Lakers deal to enter a extra flush 2026 free company, sources stated.

Lakers All-NBA star Luka Doncic reached out to Sensible and made it clear that he needed to play with the two-way stalwart, sources stated.

The deliberate transfer serves as a return to a grand stage for Sensible, who made the playoffs in every of his first 9 NBA seasons with the Boston Celtics. He missed the postseason over the previous two years in Memphis and Washington.

Sensible has additionally been restricted to 54 video games over the previous two seasons resulting from accidents, together with to his proper finger final season, and he averaged a career-low 20 minutes per recreation in 2024-25.

The Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks severely pursued Sensible, who acquired permission to talk to groups and had constructive conversations with personnel from all three groups, sources stated.

After shedding Dorian Finney-Smith, a point-of-attack, wing defender was a serious place of want for the Lakers.