One of this year's contenders for NBA Defensive Player of the Year ... award was reopened in the wake of Victor Wembanyama's season-ending injury. “If I watch old tape, I watch Marcus Smart ...

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The 2024-25 NBA regular season is ... Adebayo stated he gets overlooked for DPOY despite anchoring a defense with undrafted teammates. “A point guard (Marcus Smart) got it over me, a center ...

Defensive Player of the Year What to know ... or power forward has won the award 17 of the last 20 years. Kawhi Leonard won it in 2014-15 and 2015-16, and Marcus Smart won it in 2021-22.

In a good year, there might three exciting awards races by the time we reach April in the NBA. There are often one or two. It ...

BOSTON (AP) — Former Celtics and current Wizards guard Marcus ... NBA champions and a team competing for the worst record in the league was never close, and Boston led by 35 with about six minutes ...

It was all love and hate for Marcus ... team. Smart had an enduring legacy in Boston, where he earned three All-Defensive selections and was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the ...

One of this year's contenders for NBA Defensive Player of the Year is trying to follow in the footsteps of Marcus Smart. The Washington Wizards veteran won the award during the 2021-22 season ...