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# ![Contract Buyout Graphic](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/t:contract-buyout.png) Contract Buyout

Marcus Smart is joining the Lakers after agreeing to a contract buyout with the Wizards. The move has generated significant buzz and excitement among fans.

### About Contract Buyout
Contract Buyout refers to the agreement between a player and a team to terminate the player's contract before its expiration.  

### Engagements: XXXXXXXXXX [#](/topic/contract-buyout/interactions)
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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:contract-buyout/c:line/m:interactions.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/contract-buyout/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXXXXX  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXXX on 2025-07-19  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXXXXXX on 2025-07-20  

| Social Network | X          | News      | TikTok  | YouTube | Reddit |
| -------------- | -          | ----      | ------  | ------- | ------ |
| Engagements    | XXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXX | XXXXXX  | XXXXXX |
  

  
  
### Mentions: XXX [#](/topic/contract-buyout/posts_active)
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![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:contract-buyout/c:line/m:posts_active.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/contract-buyout/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXX  
**Daily Average**: XXX  
**1-Year High**: XXX on 2025-07-20  
**1-Year Low**: XXX on 2025-07-19  

| Social Network | X     | News | TikTok | YouTube | Reddit |
| -------------- | -     | ---- | ------ | ------- | ------ |
| Mentions       | XXXXX | XX   | XX     | XX      | XX     |
  

  
  
### Creators: XXX [#](/topic/contract-buyout/contributors_active)
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![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:contract-buyout/c:line/m:contributors_active.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/contract-buyout/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Contract Buyout in the last XX hours which is up XX% from XXX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XXX  
**1-Year High**: XXX on 2025-07-20  
**1-Year Low**: XXX on 2025-07-19  

The most influential creators that mention Contract Buyout in the last XX hours

| Creator                                          | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                          | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@nytimes](/creator/twitter/nytimes)             | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@ShamsCharania](/creator/twitter/ShamsCharania) | X    | XXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@Ary_Report](/creator/twitter/Ary_Report)       | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXX         |

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### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/contract-buyout/sentiment)
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![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:contract-buyout/c:line/m:sentiment.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/contract-buyout/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX%  
**Daily Average**: XX%  
**1-Year High**: XX% on 2025-07-20  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2025-07-19  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **Lakers' Acquisition of Smart:** (70%) Excitement and positive reactions to Marcus Smart joining the Lakers.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **Smart's Performance Concerns:** (15%)  Concerns about Marcus Smart's performance and health after the buyout.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive   | %   | Neutral | %    | Negative | %    |
| ------- | --------   | -   | ------- | -    | -------- | -    |
| X       | XXXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXX | X%   | XXXXXXX  | X%   |
| News    | XXXXXXXXX  | X%  | X       | XXX% | XX       | X%   |
| TikTok  | XXXXXXX    | X%  | XXX     | X%   | XX       | X%   |
| YouTube | XXXXXX     | X%  | XXX     | X%   | XX       | XXX% |
| Reddit  | XXXXXX     | X%  | XX      | X%   | X        | X%   |
|         |            |     |         |      |          |      |
| Total   | XXXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXX | X%   | XXXXXXX  | X%   |
  


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**Top topics mentioned**
In the posts about Contract Buyout in the last XX hours

[acquisition](/topic/acquisition), [los angeles](/topic/los-angeles), [washington wizards](/topic/washington-wizards), [los angeles lakers](/topic/los-angeles-lakers), [marcus smart](/topic/marcus-smart), [phoenix suns](/topic/phoenix-suns), [los angeles clippers](/topic/los-angeles-clippers), [told](/topic/told), [coins sports](/topic/coins-sports), [player option](/topic/player-option), [milwaukee](/topic/milwaukee), [$11m](/topic/$11m), [milwaukee bucks](/topic/milwaukee-bucks), [memphis grizzlies](/topic/memphis-grizzlies), [breaking news](/topic/breaking-news), [ayton](/topic/ayton), [portland trail blazers](/topic/portland-trail-blazers), [jordan](/topic/jordan), [utah jazz](/topic/utah-jazz), [deandre ayton](/topic/deandre-ayton), [stocks defense](/topic/stocks-defense), [#fyp](/topic/#fyp), [welcome to](/topic/welcome-to), [money](/topic/money), [lebron james](/topic/lebron-james), [finals](/topic/finals), [#foryou](/topic/#foryou), [york times](/topic/york-times), [$nyt](/topic/$nyt), [playing](/topic/playing), [golden state warriors](/topic/golden-state-warriors), [portland trail](/topic/portland-trail), [jersey](/topic/jersey), [denver nuggets](/topic/denver-nuggets), [#viral](/topic/#viral), [help the](/topic/help-the), [cleveland cavaliers](/topic/cleveland-cavaliers), [coins energy](/topic/coins-energy), [cba](/topic/cba), [detroit pistons](/topic/detroit-pistons), [spurs](/topic/spurs), [3m](/topic/3m), [savage](/topic/savage), [philadelphia 76ers](/topic/philadelphia-76ers), [marks](/topic/marks), [100m](/topic/100m), [$544m](/topic/$544m), [nil](/topic/nil), [$11million](/topic/$11million), [nbc](/topic/nbc), [decent](/topic/decent), [smart](/topic/smart), [youtube](/topic/youtube), [charlotte hornets](/topic/charlotte-hornets), [bradley beal](/topic/bradley-beal), [brooklyn nets](/topic/brooklyn-nets), [arizona](/topic/arizona), [mlb](/topic/mlb), [gonna](/topic/gonna), [ink](/topic/ink), [instagram](/topic/instagram), [twitter](/topic/twitter), [james harden](/topic/james-harden), [xfinity](/topic/xfinity), [powell](/topic/powell), [nbaplayoffs](/topic/nbaplayoffs), [ace](/topic/ace), [coins entertainment](/topic/coins-entertainment), [new orleans pelicans](/topic/new-orleans-pelicans), [nascar](/topic/nascar), [job search](/topic/job-search), [new york knicks](/topic/new-york-knicks), [che](/topic/che), [pickup](/topic/pickup), [ass](/topic/ass), [changer](/topic/changer), [black friday](/topic/black-friday), [economic downturn](/topic/economic-downturn), [greece](/topic/greece), [rico](/topic/rico), [puerto rico](/topic/puerto-rico), [$nfe](/topic/$nfe), [uni](/topic/uni), [din](/topic/din), [tax bracket](/topic/tax-bracket), [omar](/topic/omar), [ajax](/topic/ajax), [$61m](/topic/$61m), [$667k](/topic/$667k), [melbourne](/topic/melbourne), [kevin durant](/topic/kevin-durant), [stacking](/topic/stacking), [dallas mavericks](/topic/dallas-mavericks), [retirement](/topic/retirement), [lowkey](/topic/lowkey), [boston celtics](/topic/boston-celtics), [damn](/topic/damn), [fanbase](/topic/fanbase), [$13k](/topic/$13k), [dove](/topic/dove)

### Top News [#](/topic/contract-buyout/news)
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Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

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"Marcus Smart will sign with the Lakers after getting a buyout from Wizards AP source says - Yahoo Sports"  
[@YahooSports](/creator/x/YahooSports) on [X](/post/news/sports.yahoo.com-4234420260) 2025-07-20 18:21:55 UTC 575.2K followers, XX engagements


"Luka Doncic Reportedly Recruited Marcus Smart to Lakers amid Wizards Contract Buyout"  
[@BleacherReport](/creator/x/BleacherReport) on [X](/post/news/bleacherreport.com-550706824) 2025-07-20 02:35:02 UTC 19.9M followers, XX engagements


"Marcus Smart Wizards agree to contract buyout with Lakers as likely destination: Source - The Athletic"  
[@nytimes](/creator/x/nytimes) on [X](/post/news/nytimes.com-2213081605) 2025-07-19 22:22:59 UTC 604.2K followers, 53.4K engagements


"Sources - Marcus Smart plans to join Lakers after Wizards buyout - ESPN"  
[@espn](/creator/x/espn) on [X](/post/news/espn.com-273826257) 2025-07-19 21:11:00 UTC 208.1M followers, 2.1M engagements



### Top Social Posts [#](/topic/contract-buyout/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"Newly acquired guard Blake Wesley will become a free agent after agreeing to a contract buyout with the Wizards:"  
[@HoopsRumors](/creator/x/HoopsRumors) on [X](/post/tweet/1947003552213446699) 2025-07-20 18:39:55 UTC 173.2K followers, 6824 engagements


"Team lost in the first round why is it a grand stage Are all teams that lose in the first round considered a grand stage or just certain ones"  
[@FrostyBias](/creator/x/FrostyBias) on [X](/post/tweet/1947002722747609349) 2025-07-20 18:36:37 UTC 8870 followers, 1976 engagements


"Marcus Smart por XX millones en X temporadas es un acuerdo espectacular para Lakers"  
[@matibaloncesto](/creator/x/matibaloncesto) on [X](/post/tweet/1946994807449997779) 2025-07-20 18:05:10 UTC 3645 followers, XXX engagements


"Marcus Smart (Pisces) Synergy Fit: A- Luka Doncic (Pisces) trying to recruit Marcus Smart (Pisces) to join the Lakers would be a great fit; as their energies complement each other very well. Provided that Marcus Smart stays healthy and secures a consistent amount of playing time within the Lakers' rotation this could yield significant benefits for Doncic/LeBron and Lakers overall synergy. Smart connects well with Doncic LeBron LaRavia Ayton Redick"  
[@TheZodiacGM](/creator/x/TheZodiacGM) on [X](/post/tweet/1946861637207818547) 2025-07-20 09:15:59 UTC 30.7K followers, 29.7K engagements