Marcus Smart’s First Tweet After Getting Traded By The Boston Celtics
By: BEN STINAR
Marcus Smart sent out a tweet after he was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Memphis Grizzlies.
On Friday morning, the Memphis Grizzlies officially announced their three-team trade with the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics that landed them 2022 Defensive Player of The Year Marcus Smart.
The former Oklahoma State star had spent his entire nine-year career with Boston and helped them finish the 2023 season as the second seed in the Eastern Conference (they lost to the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the Conference Finals).
Following the official announcement, Smart sent out a tweet (with a message) that is going viral.
Smart via his tweet: “Where do I even begin…as I start to think about the last 9 years I have a lot of emotions running thru me. I came to Boston as a naive kid from Dallas not really knowing what to expect. All I knew was the type of work ethic my momma instilled in me and I was going to work my ass off and make sure I EARNED the respect of each and every one of the fans in Boston. Which is why this was tuff. Boston, you are a very special place to me. I grew up here and met some of my best friends here. I’ll never forget my time here. Ultimately we didn’t get that 18th banner but I’m VERY VERY proud of the success we had. I’m going to miss so many things about Boston but mainly my teammates, fans, and kids and our hospital charity work. It was a great 9 years Boston, thank you for all the love…but now it’s time to look forward.
I can’t wait to get to Memphis and get started. We have something special brewing here! Am blessed to be a part of Grizzly nation. Let’s get to work.”
Smart will be a significant addition to the Grizzlies, who are coming off a season where they were the second seed in the Western Conference and lost in the first round of the NBA Playoffs to the Los Angeles Lakers.
This past year, he averaged 11.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 41.5% from the field.
As part of the deal, the Celtics landed 2018 NBA All-Star Kristaps Porzingis from the Wizards.
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