The Washington Wizards got the best-case scenario from their trade deadline deal with the Memphis Grizzlies this season. The Grizzlies sent them a lottery-protected 2025 first-round pick along with Marcus Smart, and that selection will now be higher than expected.
On Friday, the Memphis Grizzlies secured their spot in the playoffs by beating the Dallas Mavericks in the final game of the NBA Play-In Tournament. It was a decisive 120-106 win where Memphis took control early on.
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One of the worst things one can do in life is remain stuck in a place they don’t want or need to be. The goal should always be to grow and to continue to learn every day.
When a manager in corporate America receives an asset they most desperately needed, they tend to become happy in life. That asset will help the company advance.
Washington Wizards guard Marcus Smart got into a shouting match with a fan while on the bench during his team’s 124-90 loss against the Boston Celtics last Sunday.
On Sunday, the Boston Celtics faced old friend Marcus Smart and the Washington Wizards. Both teams were heavily undermanned, but that didn't stop the Celtics from dominating from start to finish.
Earlier this year, the Washington Wizards acquired guard Marcus Smart from the Memphis Grizzlies ahead of the trade deadline. Since the trade, the former Defensive Player of the Year has appeared in 15 games for Washington.
Marcus Smart received a mostly warm welcome when he returned to Boston once as a visiting player on Sunday, but there was one tense incident between the former Defensive Player of the Year and a fan.
On Sunday night, against his former team, the Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards guard Marcus Smart got into a heated altercation with a fan. Witnesses said the fan started jawing at Jordan Poole and the entire Wizards squad for their mediocre performance against the defending champions.
Former Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart experienced a tumultuous return to TD Garden on Sunday as his current team, the Washington Wizards, faced off against his old squad.
Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics have been one of the hottest teams in the league as we enter the final stretch of the regular season, securing the franchise's first 6-0 road trip.
When discussing “culture-building” veterans, nobody is better than Washington Wizards guard Marcus Smart. The team acquired the former Defensive Player of the Year from the Memphis Grizzlies at the trade deadline, and he’s been the positive mentor figure that the young group needs.
After spending a week on the road, the Philadelphia 76ers find themselves back on their home floor Wednesday night. They'll look to get back in the win column against Jordan Poole and the Washington Wizards.
One of this year's contenders for NBA Defensive Player of the Year is trying to follow in the footsteps of Marcus Smart. The Washington Wizards veteran won the award during the 2021-22 season, when he was still a member of the Boston Celtics.
Washington Wizards guard Marcus Smart has embraced his role as the team’s veteran. Known as one of the best defenders in the league, Smart has been sharing some useful tips with rookie Carlton ‘Bub’ Carrington.
Before Tuesday’s matchup between the Washington Wizards and the Detroit Pistons in Michigan, the visitors were unsure about the availability of Marcus Smart.
On Tuesday night, the Detroit Pistons will meet with the Washington Wizards, who are on night two of a back-to-back set. Going into their Monday night matchup against the Toronto Raptors, the Wizards missed a key player in Marcus Smart.
In a perfect world, everyone would be able to get the respect they feel they deserve. Oftentimes, people are treated with respect in America. That is the case at the workplaces.
Washington's front office knew what it was doing at the trade deadline.
The Grizzlies are trading Marcus Smart and a 2025 first-round pick to the Wizards in a multi-team deal that will see Memphis acquire a pair of second-round picks.
If Marcus Smart can get and stay healthy, any team he joins will instantly improve its overall defense.
Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart will be reevaluated in two weeks after suffering a partial tear of the proximal extensor hood of his right index finger, the team announced.
Smart spent the first nine years of his NBA career with the Celtics after the franchise selected him No. 6 overall in the 2014 NBA Draft.
Last summer, Smart was traded to the Grizzlies last summer in a deal that brought Kristaps Porzingis to Boston. Then Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum led the Celtics to banner No. 18 (the most in NBA history), defeating the Dallas Mavericks in five games.
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