As it turns out, the Boston Celtics star also does the same on his hair. When Theis was traded to the Pacers, Smart said goodbye to him and the rest of his now-former teammates in a Tweet. Smart became the first Celtic since Kevin Garnett in 2008 to win Defensive Player of the. In Theis’ defense, Smart initiated the banter. Knowing how much Stevens came to love and trust him during his tenure as head coach, he most likely values the guard far too much to do such a thing. Marcus Smart is the type of player who wears his heart on his sleeve. When Smart arrived, Payton was there to present him with the honor he has sought but eluded him for years. It’s quite clear, at this point, that the long-term solution to the team’s problems, assuming that it does exist, is going to have to come from outside the organization.īrad Stevens, the team's rookie president of basketball operations shouldn’t trade Smart simply for the sake of making a deadline deal. For the season, Smart consistently made winning plays on the defensive end of the court for the Celtics, becoming the only player in the NBA this season to have at least 200 deflections (204), 75. The Celtics’ record is now 25-25 which feels exactly right: this is a. Still, some of it is most certainly on the roster: the Celtics can’t simply keep running out the same players and hoping for different results. Some of it can be attributed to the fact that first-time head coach Ime Udoka, who continues to make questionable in-game decisions, is learning on the job in a very unforgiving media market. Some of the Celtics’ sins lie at the feet of the players.

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