2023-08-11 14:03:00
Present with the Celtics since 2014, Marcus Smart is now a Memphis Grizzlies player. A somewhat brutal separation for everyone, given the boy’s history in Boston. For Jayson Tatum, the Bears have recovered a diamond, which he bluntly describes as “the best defender in the NBA”.
A way of indicating that you will miss a teammate now under the opposing flag? Undoubtedly yes. Traveling to Memphis for a golf tournament, Jayson Tatum was – as was rather predictable – arrested by the local media to talk about his former teammate, Marcus Smart. The least we can say is that the Celtics star sent a huge bouquet of flowers to the leader.
“The Grizzlies got a leader back. A winner. He’s been in the playoffs every year. We experienced the NBA Finals together, of course. So he knows what to do to reach this level of competition. He is obviously very talented. The best defender in the League. Just a guy you like to have on your team.” Jayson Tatum
Inevitably, he is not wrong even if the discussion of the best defender in the NBA belongs to everyone, huh. Still, Smart has been one of the great pillars of the Celtics during all of the last Playoff campaigns. Of course, we keep in mind the 2022 adventure and the lost Finals.
In eight years in the green jersey, Marcus Smart has proven to be one of the world’s best watchdogs on the away line. A defensive level rewarded with the title of best defender of the year in 2022, a first since 1996 for an outside player. His stats in Boston? 10.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists average. A captain of the group who will certainly be missed, attest to these declarations with the sweet smell of nostalgia. Without him, the Celtics will have to redouble their efforts to contain the opposing big forwards.
Source : Commercial Appeal.
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