The most recent edition in this series covered Jaylen Brown’s season. Maybe I should have shown more respect by beginning with the Boston Celtics longest tenured player, Marcus Smart.
Although it was still outstanding, reasonable people can debate if Smart’s defensive play this year was better than last season’s performance. Regardless, the man who labeled himself a “stretch 6” will likely see some votes tallied for Defensive Player of the Year. Those highlights are sure to come but it could be worthwhile to break down his sometimes perplexing offensive game.
Stuck between filling in for injured starters and carrying the load for an offensively challenged second unit, Smart saw his shooting numbers return to status quo.