Marcus Smart

Most recently, the NBA announced that Boston Celtics' guard Marcus Smart had won the Defensive Player Of The Year award. Smart, who has been considered one of ...

It’s been a season to forget for Barzal, as he’s posted a career worst 14 goals this season, as well as 37 assists and 51 points, which are the second worst totals of his career, although his career “worst” 28 assists and 45 points came during the shortened 2020-21 season in 11 fewer games. Smart will be hoping to have a similar trajectory to Payton and the Supersonics, as he and the Celtics are expected to make a deep run in the NBA playoffs. Spoelstra was named a finalist for NBA Coach of the Year and Heat guard Tyler Herro is an overwhelming favorite to be named Sixth Man of the Year. It’s also been a season to forget for the Islanders, as Sunday night’s loss to Toronto mathematically eliminated them from the playoffs for the first time since the 2017-18 season. Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo wasn't happy to hear that he doesn't have a chance at being named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year and he thinks television coverage is to blame. The Celtics allowed the fewest points in the NBA during the regular season, holding opponents to an average of 104.5 points per game. A fixture of NFL Draft coverage will not be onsite at the event in Las Vegas this year. Led by Marcus Smart, the Celtics established themselves as one of the best teams in the league and moved up the Eastern Conference standings to secure the second seed. Those are two really strong trends that support a good game from OG here, and it helps that the Sixers own the worst small-forward defense in the NBA. They let up the most points per game to the position, and Anunoby stands to benefit. The Celtics initially got off to a tricky start this season and were one of the worst teams in the league at one point. That season, Payton was one of the best players in the league and helped lead his Seattle Supersonics team to the NBA Finals, where they were ultimately defeated by Michael Jordan and the 72-10 Chicago Bulls. With the end of the regular season, the NBA has begun announcing the winners of the regular season awards.