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    Marcus Smart Wins Defensive Player of the Year On Discount

    • Last year’s DPOY is the highest-paid center in NBA history; Smart is the 90th-highest-paid player in the NBA this year.
    • He finished first in loose balls recovered (1.1) and fifth among guards for defensive rating (105.2).
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    Apr 19, 2022 | 03:50 pm
    David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

    The Celtics have even more to cheer about days after a thrilling Game 1 victory over the Nets.

    Marcus Smart became the first guard to win Defensive Player of the Year since Gary Payton in 1995-96, and the two have something in common — they were both underpaid in their respective eras.

    Payton made $2.8 million in 1995-96 — 82nd in the league that year. Smart’s $14.3 million is 90th — and a similar bargain for a team with the best defensive rating (106.2) and points allowed per game (104.5).

    Smart is locked in for another four years and $77 million, accepting Boston’s offer after considering holding out for something in the $90 million range. 

    For comparison, last year’s DPOY Rudy Gobert became the highest-paid center in NBA history (five years, $205M). 

    Smart is the longest-tenured Celtic — and only the second player in franchise history — to win the award (Kevin Garnett, 2007-08).

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