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6. What is Marcus Smart’s value league-wide?

This will be one of the most important questions of the summer: How much do other teams value Marcus Smart?

There is, presumably, a price at which the Celtics would balk and let him walk, refocusing their efforts elsewhere despite how much the organization loves his energy and intensity. With rookie extensions for Brown and Tatum on the horizon as well as a max deal for Kyrie Irving, the Celtics can’t afford to throw a huge deal at Smart.