As of this writing, Marcus Smart is entering his ninth season in the NBA, all of which have been with the Boston Celtics.  The 2014 6^th Overall Pick from Oklahoma State, Smart was a good pickup for the Celtics and earned Second Team All-Rookie honors with a 7.8 Point and 1.5 Steals per Game season.  Smart would later have two straight seasons where he averaged over 10 Points per Season (2016-17 & 2017-18), and while he dipped below that season, he was sixth in Steals per Game and first in Steal Percentage, which would secure him a First Team All-Defensive Selection.  He repeated his First Team All-Defensive honor in 2020, and his glove-like accumen secured Smart as the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year.  Smart had another good year in 2022-23 but the Celtics traded him after the year in a three-way deal to get Kristaps Porzingis.

Smart might not be the most efficient player, but he leaves everything he has on the court, and was a worthy recipient of the 2019, 2022 and 2023 Hustle Award, the third player ever to win the trophy and first three-time winner.  This is a player whose defense could gain him forever stardom in Boston lore.