Marcus Smart

Marcus Smart
Smart with the Boston Celtics in 2021
No. 36 – Memphis Grizzlies
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1994-03-06) March 6, 1994 (age 30)
Flower Mound, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolMarcus (Flower Mound, Texas)
CollegeOklahoma State (2012–2014)
NBA draft2014: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career2014–present
Career history
20142023Boston Celtics
2014Maine Red Claws
2023–presentMemphis Grizzlies
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA World U19 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Czech Republic National team
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Brazil National team

Marcus Osmond Smart (born March 6, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Smart was drafted with the sixth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. He initially came off the bench for the Celtics before starting games regularly in 2018 and becoming the starting point guard in 2021. Smart was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the 2021–22 season, becoming only the sixth guard in NBA history to win the award. He has also been named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team thrice and is a three-time NBA Hustle Award winner, winning it in 2019, 2022, and 2023. Smart helped the Celtics reach the NBA Finals in 2022 before being traded to the Grizzlies in 2023.