Wizards' Marcus Smart: Debuting after All-Star break

Smart (recently traded) isn't expected to make his Wizards debut after the All-Star break, sources tell Josh Robbins of The Athletic.

Smart isn't dealing with an injury, but after being acquired from the Grizzlies on Thursday, the Wizards will give the veteran guard some extra time to get integrated with his new team. Smart will miss Monday's game against the Spurs and Wednesday's game against the Pacers, but he will likely be available to make his Wizards debut in a Feb. 21 matchup against the Bucks. The Wizards plan to take a similar approach with another veteran trade-deadline pickup in Khris Middleton and hold him out through the All-Star break, making it unclear at the moment how the two players will fit with the team's young core.