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Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was named Monday as the 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the first backcourt player to take the award since Gary Payton in 1996.
Smart became the second Boston player to capture the award after Kevin Garnett in 2008.
"I'm proud to...
In this file photo taken on April 23, 2021, Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics dribbles during the first half against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was...
Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics drives to the basket against the Los Angeles Lakers on January 30, 2021 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP
Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart will miss the next two to three weeks of the NBA season with a right...
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Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics drives to the basket against the Miami Heat during Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs on September 19, 2020 at AdventHealth Arena in Orlando, Florida. (Andrew D. Bernstein / NBAE via Getty Images / AFP)
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Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks plays defense against Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat during Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on September 4, 2020 in Orlando, Florida at The Field House. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading...
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Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat and Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of...
