Former Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart coaching up Jordan Poole. His defensive impact was felt in games, especially alongside his younger teammates who were less experienced pressing ...

The Defensive Player of the Year award has almost exclusively been the domain of the big man – 17 of the last 20 have been won by either a centre or power forward. Marcus Smart (2021-22 ...

Marcus Smart's Defensive Legacy Lives On in Boston Nearly ... Smart made a lasting impression when he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 2022—a remarkable feat for a guard in ...

Marcus Smart's arrival has been met with nothing ... scrappy Washington team needed. The former Defensive Player of the Year took on a leadership role, and it's clear that he's made a significant ...

The last player to win Defensive Player of the Year on a team that ranked outside the top 10 in rating is Marcus Camby with the 2006-07 Denver Nuggets (11th). Daniels had a terrific season for the ...

At the NBA Trade Deadline, the Wizards brought in one of the best defensive guards in the league, Marcus ... a good player and offers good support to the younger guys on the team. Smart can ...