Now, here's Prince J. Grimes. Marcus Smart and Gary Payton. Those are the last two guards to win the NBA's Defensive Player ...

Marcus Smart is revealed to be the 2021-22 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year at Celtics practice with a special guest appearance by Gary Payton.

Jalen Williams (Jaylen Brown, too) thinks there should be two DPOY awards: one for those paint beasts and perimeter pests.

"You play D the way it's supposed to (be played)," Gary Payton Sr. said to the Celtics guard in 2022. In 2022, when Marcus Smart—then with the Boston Celtics and now with the Memphis Grizzlies ...

Returning from injury, Marcus Smart has been playing with ... rebounding and forcing turnovers. Defensively, Smart complements reigning DPOY Jaren Jackson Jr., providing flexibility at the point ...

Smart, the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year, brings his tenacity ... For the Memphis Grizzlies, moving on from Marcus Smart provides an opportunity to further build around their franchise ...

At the end of the season, besides the DPOY award, the NBA decides the players that are on the first and second All-Defensive ...

Draymond Green didn't agree with Williams' bold proposal but still believes changes need to be made to the DPOY voting ...

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams was a guest on The Young Man and The Three podcast where he suggested the idea of a second Defensive Player of the Year award for perimeter defenders ...

"I understand what it takes," the former Boston Celtics guard said upon arrival in Memphis. The young roster's tremendous growth (before the cursed 2023-24 season) has led it to intense battles ...

Marcus Smart (RT index finger injury ... playing a career-low 21.9 minutes per night. The 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year has played just 18 games this season, already almost matching ...

Clever steals, impressive blocks at the rim and loose-ball dives show why Marcus Smart was last season's Kia Defensive Player of the Year.