Alright. Deep breath, everyone.
Yes, Marcus Smart is a Grizzly.
No, not everyone is happy about it.
Sports can be your best friend one second and your worst enemy the next. He meant a lot to this fanbase and this franchise and it’s objectively sad to see such a beloved player get traded away.
However, if there is a slice of good news buried inside the sadness, it’s that the Celtics got back a really, really good basketball player who, on paper, makes them better.
I’ll preface this by saying it’s hard to know the extent of the Kristaps Porzingis trade until the Celtics execute the rest of their plan.