Did Marcus Smart DESERVE Defensive Player of the Year?

  • 2 years ago
Marcus Smart won the Defensive Player of the Year award in a ceremony Monday night where Gary Payton surprised him after practice. It sparked a debate over whether he deserved it over other contenders like Mikal Bridges or Rudy Gobert, especially with Robert Williams in the conversation too in a team scheme that Boston rode to No. 1 in defense. Smart became the first guard since Payton to win DPOY. Bobby Manning reports on the Celtics' reaction to the win from practice in Boston.

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