A Journey I Started “Marcus Smart Bittersweet Boston” Speaks After…Read More

For the first time, Marcus Smart spoke about watching his former teammates secure the NBA championship title after a three-way trade that sent him to the Memphis Grizzlies and brought Kristaps Porzingis to the Boston Celtics ¹ ² ³ ⁴. Smart confessed that it was a bittersweet feeling seeing his former teammates win without him ¹ ³ ⁴.

Smart was the heart and soul of the Celtics for nine years. He was known for his all-out effort and his gritty play style that gave the Celtics a level of toughness that many NBA teams lack ¹ ² ³ ⁴. Smart admitted it was bittersweet watching Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Boston’s two stars who he helped develop, celebrate a championship in their first year without him ¹. Despite the tough departure from the Celtics, Smart insisted that he was cheering for his former teammates to win the NBA Finals ¹.