Marcus Smart Named NBA Defensive Player

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Published on April 19 2022 5:59 am
Last Updated on April 19 2022 6:00 am

The Boston Celtics’ Marcus Smart has been named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year. He’s the first guard to win the award since Gary Payton of the Seattle SuperSonics got it in the 1995-1996 season.

 

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