One Memphis player to watch over the next week is guard Marcus Smart. League sources told me there has been plenty of discussion about the former Defensive Player of the Year in recent weeks.
But that would have been a much smaller deal than adding Marcus Smart or Brandon Clarke to the package as would be required for Butler. Smart and Clarke both rank as players Memphis values quite ...
This would be Marcus Smart of the Memphis Grizzlies ... so adding Smart would push them toward a top-ranking defense," writes Bhattacharya. "Smart and Green on the same floor together is going ...
Dec 7, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart (36) drives to the basket ... more consistently should make their defense even more dangerous.
The Grizzlies sent away Tyus Jones and a first-round pick in a three-team deal with the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards, getting 2021-22 Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart in return.