the team of not trying to win, saying their goal was to "develop [young players] and lose to get lottery picks." On July 15, 2019, he was waived by the Cavaliers. Los Angeles Lakers (2020) On July 1, 2020, Smith signed with the Los Angeles Lakers for the remainder of the 2019–20 season, reuniting him with former Cavaliers teammate LeBron James. On July 30, he made his debut for the Lakers, recording no points and one foul in a 103–101 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. On August 3, Smith logged his first points for the Lakers, grabbing four points in a 116–108 win over the Utah Jazz. On August 13, he recorded a season-high 11 points, along with one rebound and two assists, in a 122–136 loss to the Sacramento Kings. On August 20, he recorded a playoff-high 11 points, along with two assists, in a 111–88 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Smith would go on to win his second NBA championship when the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in six games. Career statistics NBA Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans | 76 || 56 || 24.5 || .394 || .288 || .689 || 2.0 || 1.9 || .7 || .1 || 10.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans | 55 || 25 || 18.0 || .393 || .371 || .822 || 2.0 || 1.1 || .7 || .1 || 7.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Denver | 63 || 24 || 23.3 || .441 || .390 || .810 || 2.3 || 1.4 || .8 || .1 || 13.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Denver | 74 || 0 || 19.2 || .461 || .403 || .719 || 2.1 || 1.7 || .8 || .2 || 12.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Denver | 81 || 18 || 27.7 || .446 || .397 || .754 || 3.7 || 2.8 || 1.0 || .2 || 15.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Denver | 75 || 0 || 27.8 || .414 || .338 || .706 || 3.1 || 2.4 || 1.3 || .3 || 15.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Denver | 79 || 6 || 24.9 || .435 || .390 || .738 || 4.1 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .2 || 12.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New York | 35 || 1 || 27.6 || .407 || .337 || .709 || 3.9 || 2.4