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Several interesting destinations have entered the Ricky Rubio sweepstakes and–considering you’re reading Hardwood Houdini–you are correct in assuming the Boston Celtics, currently starting Marcus Smart at the 1, are indeed one of them.
Now, let’s not knock Smart too much. While he has been known to go rogue in postseason games trying to create offense (and hero-balling the Cs out of games on occasion), he is an adept playmaker.
He’s been his whole career, boasting a better than 2:1 assist/turnover ratio. His 5.7 assists per game (to just two turnovers) in 2020-21 should have fans confident about starting Smart at point guard being their current plan if nothing else goes down this offseason.