Marcus Smart

Marcus Smart winning NBA Defensive Player of the Year represents the recent shift in how the game's played at the highest level and the increased ...

Smart becomes the first guard to win the award since Gary Payton in 1995-96 and the first Celtic since Kevin Garnett in 2007-08.

Smart becomes the 1st guard to win the award since Gary Payton in 1995-96 and only the 6th overall.

Per the NBA, Smart is one of a trio of finalists for the 2022 DPOY award along with perennial Utah Jazz big man candidate Rudy Gobert and Phoenix Suns wing ...

Marcus Smart became the first guard since Gary Payton in 1996 to earn the Defensive Player of the Year award. Our Chris Forsberg breaks down why the ...

Smart becomes the 1st guard to win Defensive Player of the Year since Gary Payton in 1995-96.

Marcus Smart is just the fifth guard to be named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year.

Smart is the first guard to earn the honor since Gary Payton in the 1995/96 season. He's also the second Celtic to win the award, joining Kevin Garnett (2007/08) ...

Smart is the first guard to win the award in almost 30 years. Gary Payton was the last backcourt player to do so, in the 1995-1996 season. Only four other ...

After years of actually being the best perimeter defender in the league, Smart has officially been bestowed the honor.