Long-time Boston Celtics point guard is officially trade eligible today (January 25).
Smart’s name has been thrown around in trade scuttlebutt for years, but with Boston’s struggles this season, those rumors have been amplified.
The Celtics inked Smart to a four-year, $77 million extension this past summer. He was then subsequently named the team’s starting point guard by head coach Ime Udoka. However, a .500 record mere weeks before the deadline reportedly has led Brad Stevens to be “extremely active in trade talks,” according to Heavy's Steve Bulpett.
Smart’s recent story about telling his teammates how much he loved them only fueled the idea that a trade could be inevitable.