Celtics guard Marcus Smart added another honor for his efforts this season when he won the Hustle Award at the NBA Awards Monday in Los Angeles.
It was the second end-of-season honor for Smart, 25, who was named to the NBA’s All-Defensive first team in May.
According to the NBA, the Hustle Award is given to the player with the highest aggregate hustle score each year. Here are the criteria the NBA uses to calculate that score:
- Players who played a minimum of 50 regular season games and at least 15 minutes per game.