Heat Eyeing Warriors’ NBA Champion Defensive Guard After Marcus Smart-Lakers News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Miami Heat have continued to strike out on key free agents throughout the 2025 NBA offseason.

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher was announced as one of the new analysts for the NBA on NBC broadcast.

For guard Shake Milton, the 28-year-old, seven-year NBA veteran who came to L.A. as a filler player in the D'Angelo Russell trade last December, perhaps the writing was on the wall. The Lakers let Milton go on Sunday,

The Lakers are widely predicted to sign Gary Payton II, a former NBA champion and defensive ace in his own right.

The Luka Doncic trade remains an unbelievable calamity. The Dallas Mavericks gave up on a franchise superstar at 25 years old, despite just coming off a run to the NBA Finals, and gave him to the Los Angeles Lakers basically for free.

On Thursday, NBC finalized more names to round out its coverage. The six big additions include Los Angeles Lakers legend and five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher, Austin Rivers, Brian Scalabrine, Robbie Hummel, and Brad Daugherty, who now join the previously confirmed trio of Jamal Crawford, Reggie Miller, and Grant Hill.

More depth for the Phoenix Suns next season is on the way. The Suns have claimed former Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Goodwin off free agency waivers, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. This pick up for Phoenix comes after Goodwin was waived by the Lakers to create roster space. The Lakers used that roster space to sign Marcus Smart.