With award frontrunner Victor Wembanyama sidelined for the season, the chase for the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy is wide open.

The Decline of Marcus Smart and Lessons from Westbrook . The dramatic shift in Marcus Smart's career trajectory is a cautionary tale in th ...

In the world of professional basketball, players often face tumultuous career paths, transitioning from pivotal roles to marginal existences. The story of Marcus Smart is a prime example, as he ...

On this day in Boston Celtics history, veteran Celtics guard Marcus Osmond Smart was born in Flower Mound, Texas in 1994. The ...

Who would have told Marcus Smart just two years ago that he would end up playing for the team with the worst record in the ...

Smart gave Poole advice on defensive positioning. “He has the utmost respect being a Defensive Player of the Year,” Poole said. “So I’ve had my fair share of Marcus guarding me on the ...

With the NBA season starting back up right after the All-Star break, Wembanyama felt like a lock to win the NBA's Defensive Player of the ... won the award since Marcus Smart did it with the ...

Victor Wembanyama was, until Thursday's news that he's expected to miss the rest of the season, a mortal lock to win Defensive Player ... Smart won in 2022. The Thunder might get that respect this ...

Cleveland ranks as one of the best teams in defensive efficiency and ... himself to guard the opposing team's best player. Like the year Marcus Smart won DPOY for Boston, Dort has a unique ...

Marcus Smart hates losing. How will he handle life with the Washington Wizards?