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Isaiah Thomas gave Marcus Smart an early vote as the NBA’s best defender

Marcus Smart is off to perhaps the best start of his career this season. While the offensive numbers for Smart have improved dramatically, it’s his defense that’s really caught the attention of people around the league.

Smart’s former teammate Isaiah Thomas took to Twitter to praise him, and to start a very early campaign for him to be the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Marcus Smart DPOY

— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) November 21, 2019

Another former member of the Boston Celtics in Kendrick Perkins responded to Thomas’ tweet to give his support to Smart.