The Washington Wizards are trimming the fat. That’s because buyout agreements with guards Marcus Smart and Blake Wesley have reduced Washington’s cap figure by over $8 million, according to NBA cap insider Keith Smith of Spotrac.

The Wizards traded for Smart last season, and he, by all accounts, provided a positive example to the team’s younger players.

Despite his long ties to the Celtics, Smart expects Boston fans to boo him when he faces the team in a Lakers uniform this season. Smart signed with one of the Celtics' biggest rivals by joining the Lakers on a two-year, $11 million deal this offseason.

The Washington Wizards turned out to be the biggest losers of Marcus Smart's signing with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The New York Knicks reportedly "checked in on" guard Marcus Smart before the Washington Wizards bought out his contract and the Los Angeles Lakers signed him to a two-year deal, per Stefan Bondy of the New York Post.