The Wizards acquired Smart from the Memphis Grizzlies in the final hour of last month's NBA trade deadline. According to Smart's with Monumental Sports' Chase Hughes, the veteran guard got traded with 19 minutes left before the deadline, to be exact.

Washington Wizards Guard Marcus Smart has a chip on his shoulder. Here is why he plays the game with something to prove.

As the Washington Wizards are getting acclimated with Marcus Smart and Khris Middleton, here are a few reasons how and why this partnership is beneficial to the team.

Rough shooting performance

Khris Middleton, Marcus Smart, and Richaun Holmes are three players who the Wizards could look to trade in the offseason.

Playing in just his third game with the team out of the nation's capital, Smart took a fourth-quarter charge while guarding Brooklyn Nets forward Trendon Watford—and drew a foul. He then proceeded to get himself off the floor with a kip-up and fired up the Washington crowd.

Marcus Smart and Khris Middleton aren’t here just to mentor the young Wizards. They’re also to lead by example.

It took 57 games for the Washington Wizards to hold a team under 100 points this season. Marcus Smart and the Wizards held Brooklyn to 12 points in the fourth quarter of their 107-99 victory over the Nets on Monday night.

The Wizards are looking to make the most of the season. With a 9-45 record, the team has little to no chance of qualifying for the playoffs. The last time they made the postseason was in 2021, led by Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook.

Is the Washington player-development system up to the challenge of making this team competitive again sometime soon?

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