The former Defensive Player of the Year has been cited as a potential trade target for the Miami Heat in the summer.

Who would have told Marcus Smart just two years ago that he would end up playing for the team with the worst record in the ...

WASHINGTON — Marcus Smart’s new teammates ... He was named the 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first guard to win the award since Gary Payton in the 1995-96 season.

With award frontrunner Victor Wembanyama sidelined for the season, the chase for the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy is wide open.

Jalen Williams - the Oklahoma City Thunder's do-it-all guard/wing/occasional small-ball center - made a bold proposal. "I ...

The Decline of Marcus Smart and Lessons from Westbrook . The dramatic shift in Marcus Smart's career trajectory is a cautionary tale in th ...

When the Spurs announced that Victor Wembanyama would miss the rest of the season with a blood clot in his shoulder, he was -2000 to win Defensive Player of the Year. The French phenom was the largest ...

Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells has a great chance to reinforce a fringe candidacy for NBA All-Defense consideration.

With a 7-4 frame and 8-foot wingspan, the NBA's blocks ... Like the year Marcus Smart won DPOY for Boston, Dort has a unique opportunity to step into the spotlight and steal this award for ...

Overwhelmingly, the DPOY award has been awarded to bigs in the NBA - in the last three decades just two guards have claimed the award, Gary Payton in 1995-96 and Marcus Smart in 2021-22.

Victor Wembanyama's season-ending condition will have many ripple effects, most of them unpleasant for the San Antonio Spurs and NBA ... DPOY, but Daniels' numbers are even better than what Marcus ...