Boston.com · Aug 9, 2020
Jaylen Brown called Marcus Smart the best defensive player in the NBA
Celtics guard Marcus Smart speaks with forward Jaylen Brown.When the NBA released its awards finalists Saturday, the Celtics were one of the few contending teams to not have any players or their head coach on any of the lists.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) August 8, 2020
The main list that many Celtics fans took umbrage with was Defensive Player of the Year, which featured elite stoppers Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, and Rudy Gobert as the top three and didn’t include Marcus Smart. There are lots of varying opinions on whether Smart should be a finalist, but one person has made his stance very clear.