{"id":49040,"date":"2025-05-05T13:55:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/player\/marcus-smart\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T18:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T17:19:03","slug":"marcus-smart","status":"publish","type":"nba-player","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/player\/marcus-smart\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcus Smart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marcus Osmond Smart was born on March 6, 1994, in Flower Mound, Texas, the son of Billy Frank Smart and Camellia Smart. He attended Edward S. Marcus High School in Flower Mound and then played college basketball for Oklahoma State from 2012 to 2014. Smart was selected as the sixth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. He played for the Boston Celtics from 2014 to 2023, during which time he was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 and was selected three times to the NBA All-Defensive First Team (2019, 2020, 2022). Smart also received the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2015. Throughout his career, he is known for his tenacious defense and leadership on the court. After his time with the Celtics, Smart played for the Memphis Grizzlies from 2023 to 2025. In 2025, he joined the Washington Wizards and then the Los Angeles Lakers, where he currently plays. His height is 1.93 m and his weight is 100 kg. He is nicknamed &ldquo;The Cobra&rdquo;. He lost his mother, Camellia Smart, on September 16, 2018, due to myelodysplastic syndrome. Smart has three older brothers: Todd Westbrook (deceased), Jeff Westbrook, and Michael Smart. 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