Feb 6, 2025, 03:03 PM ET

The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Marcus Smart and a 2025 first-round pick to the Washington Wizards in a multiteam trade that sends two second-round picks to Memphis, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Memphis creates roster flexibility with the move.

Smart hasn’t played since Dec. 21 because of an injury to his right index finger. He’s currently considered week-to-week by Memphis, though he’s been limited to individual work and no team drills.

Smart has struggled to stay healthy in Memphis since being acquired from the Boston Celtics in June 2023; he’s missed more games in the past two years compared to all his missed games combined in Boston.

When he’s been on the court, Smart remains a high-level defender. The former Defensive Player of the Year is holding opponents to below 40% shooting from the field as a primary defender over the past two seasons, according to ESPN Research.

After this season, Smart has one year left on the four-year, $77 million extension that he signed with the Celtics.