Is Marcus Smart Married? All About His Wife Maisa Hallum

Yes, Marcus Smart is married, and his love story has some fun moments. The Houston Rockets guard wed Maisa Hallum in September 2023. The two were first seen together at a Celtics gala almost six years earlier. Hallum co-founded a swimwear brand, and many of Smart's close friends from his Boston days came to the wedding. In 2024, the couple also shared that they were expecting their first child, a baby boy named Zayn.

Marcus Smart and Maisa Hallum, from a gala to a proposal

Smart and Hallum were first seen together in October 2017 at the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation Tip-Off Gala. Neither has said when they started dating, and they kept things quiet for years. Then, on Christmas Day in 2022, Smart proposed with some help from Will Smith, Hallum's favourite actor. Smith sent a video message wishing her a Merry Christmas from Antarctica and told her she would not end the day “empty-handed.” Hallum turned around and saw Smart down on one knee. “She said Y E S,” he wrote on Instagram, and he thanked Smith for the help.

They married on Sept. 16, 2023, at The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast, California. About 300 guests came. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams, Daniel Theis and Gary Payton II were there, along with Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla and general manager Brad Stevens. The party lasted three days. It had performances by rapper YG and singer Eric Bellinger, and belly dancers who honoured Hallum's Middle Eastern roots. “Our wedding truly was a fairytale,” she said. Smart added, “Dreams do come true and this was the most incredible day.”

Who is Maisa Hallum?

Hallum grew up in California, close to the beach. She has said her family wore swimwear more often than regular clothes. After college, she and her sister started Sousa Swim. She has said the first collection was all about simple basics, and that her favourite part of the work is helping women feel confident. Her parents are business owners who always told her to follow her passion.

She keeps a quiet life and does not have her own social media account. Her sister, Naseme, often posts photos of the family cheering for Smart at games. Hallum also helps with his charity work through the YounGameChangers foundation. She went to its 2017 event, “An Evening with Marcus Smart,” and gave out Halloween candy at Boston Children's Hospital in 2018.

In August 2024, the couple posted a video from their baby shower to share that their son, Zayn, was on the way. Around the time of the wedding, Smart said of his wife, “I can talk to her about anything and everything.”