Marcus Smart has dreamt of this day for a long time. 'Really blown away tbh Incredibly honored! Just happy to be able to do get this award with our team and my brothers on the team. This is for you mama! I love you.'
Smart also spoke to the media about what it means to be the first guard since 1996 to win Defensive Player of the Year.
"First off, it's understandable why it was such a big man award," Smart said."They do so much in helping their team on that end. So, we give our credit to the big men. But us guards, we've been working. We're the front line, you've got to get past us first and that's just how we guards feel.
"The way the game is changing, the guards are being more recognized for their abilities to do certain things that we shouldn't be able to do at our size. I think this award and me winning it shows that an opens the path for us guards in the future.", who totaled 202. Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert, the DPOY winner in three of the previous four seasons, placed third with 136 points.
Once Smart and the C's celebration dies down, they'll focus back on their first-round playoff series vs. the Brooklyn Nets. They'll look to take a 2-0 series lead on Wednesday night.
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