1. Marcus Osmond Smart was born on March 6,1994 and is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association.
37 Facts About Marcus Smart
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Marcus Smart played college basketball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
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Marcus Smart initially came off the bench for the Celtics before starting games regularly in 2018 and becoming the starting point guard in 2021.
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Marcus Smart has been named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team thrice and is a three-time NBA Hustle Award winner, winning it in 2019,2022, and 2023.
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Marcus Smart helped the Celtics reach the NBA Finals in 2022.
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Marcus Osmond Smart was born on March 6,1994, in Flower Mound, Texas, to Billy Frank Smart and Camellia Smart, who died of myelodysplastic syndrome on September 16,2018.
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Marcus Smart has three older brothers: Todd Westbrook, Jeff Westbrook, and Michael Smart.
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Marcus Smart was named a McDonald's All-American and was an ESPNHS first team All-American.
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Marcus Smart went on to set a new Team USA U18 record for steals over a five-game period when he grabbed 18 during the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championships in Brazil.
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Marcus Smart played youth football until the sixth grade and continues to enjoy playing tennis in his spare time.
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Marcus Smart averaged 15.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game and led the Big 12 in steals, where he recorded 99 and averaged 3.0 per game.
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On February 8,2014, during a game at Texas Tech, Marcus Smart shoved a fan in the stands after a verbal altercation in the closing minutes of the game, and received a technical foul.
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Reports after the game stated that Marcus Smart claimed the fan yelled a racial slur at him.
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Later that season, Marcus Smart was named one of the 30 finalists for the Naismith College Player of the Year.
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Marcus Smart finished with 23 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and six steals, becoming the first player in tournament history to record 20 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and five steals.
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On June 26,2014, Marcus Smart was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics.
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Marcus Smart joined the Celtics for the 2014 NBA Summer League, and signed with the team on July 10.
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Marcus Smart underwent an MRI following the game and was ruled out for two to three weeks.
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Marcus Smart was recalled the next day after playing in Maine's victory over the Erie BayHawks.
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Three days later, Marcus Smart was suspended for one game without pay for hitting San Antonio Spurs forward Matt Bonner in the groin the previous night.
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On July 16,2015, while playing for the Celtics at the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League, Marcus Smart dislocated two fingers on his right hand.
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On March 16,2018, Marcus Smart was ruled out for the rest of the regular season with a torn ligament in his right thumb.
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On June 29,2018, the Celtics tendered a qualifying offer to make Marcus Smart a restricted free agent.
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Marcus Smart missed the end of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs with a left oblique tear.
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Marcus Smart returned during the second round of the playoffs.
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Marcus Smart went 11 for 22 from three in the game, breaking the Celtics record for three pointers in a single game.
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Marcus Smart was one of the first NBA players to speak out publicly regarding the concerns of COVID-19 and how the community should not take the disease lightly.
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On October 14,2021, Marcus Smart was suspended for the team's final preseason game for missing a team flight to Florida.
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Marcus Smart became the fifth guard in NBA history to win the award.
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Marcus Smart was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, receiving more first-place votes than any other NBA player.
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Marcus Smart had only 1.9 fouls times per game, and turned the ball over 2.3 times per game.
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On June 22,2023, Marcus Smart was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies as part of a three-team deal that sent Kristaps Porzingis to the Celtics and Tyus Jones to Washington.
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At the 2024 NBA All-Star break, Marcus Smart averaged a career best 14.4 points alongside 2.0 steals while playing 30.2 minutes per game.
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On February 6,2025, Marcus Smart was traded to the Washington Wizards in a multi-team deal.
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Marcus Smart plays both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but was named the Celtics' starting point guard in 2021.
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Marcus Smart is known for diving for loose balls and taking charges, and has been nicknamed "the Cobra" as a result.
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Over his years in the league, Marcus Smart's three-point shooting has improved.