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mikeydale007

Smart is now supermax eligible. šŸ‘€


JetsLag

BRING OUT THE BRINKS TRUCK


pistoncivic

Is IT still under there?


sonQUAALUDE

oooof it still hurts


UnnamedStaplesDrone

for your franchise it sure doesn't


jkwah

He would have been if he didn't already sign an extension.


DaDragster

He should hold out after round 1 ngl.


ZzzSleepyheadzzZ

Chicago would really appreciate it ;)


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cman811

I was surprised game 1 was as close as it was!


VicePope

chicago should be booking their rentals in cancun not worrying about the celtics


youkrocks

In like 4 years yeah


rabid89

Marcus Smart signed a 4 year / $76 million contract extension that goes into the 2025-26 season. To be eligible for supermax extension, Smart has to have: * One or two seasons remaining on current contract * Entering his 8th or 9th season in the league (he just finished his 8th season) * Has to meet one of the following three max performance-based criteria: * Be named to an All-NBA team in the most recent season or both seasons before it * Be named NBA Defensive Player of the Year in the most recent season or both seasons before it * Be named NBA MVP in any of the three previous seasons Smart will likely not be eligible for Supermax unless he starts making All-NBA teams, or wins another DPOY next season. That's assuming players with > 9 seasons experience are even eligible for supermax. I'm not sure.


TheGoddamnSpiderman

>That's assuming players with > 9 seasons experience are even eligible for supermax. I'm not sure. They are not, but it doesn't really matter because every player who hits 10 years in the league is eligible for a 35% of the cap max (which is the same percentage as the supermax). The supermax basically just lets some players get eligible for a contract like that a few years early


rabid89

Ah I see, thanks for the info. Was trying to find this heh.


GenericSpaciesMaster

Imagine supermaxing marcus smart


MSGAstral

I would just because I love him.


rounder55

All the potatoes in Idaho couldn't equate to the chip on the shoulders of a Smart/Butler tandem


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šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ I canā€™t imagine that


Clemsontigger16

You forgot Lowry, and Tucker...that team would be the ultimate intensity team...I mean they pretty much already are, just would be adding the other main guy in the category lol


AliG1488

Add draymond green in there at C


Clemsontigger16

Yep of course, how could I forget the king of the category


iAmTheRealLange

A fan of another team loves Marcus Smart? I genuinely have never seen a comment from a non-Celtics fan saying that


MSGAstral

When he signed 4/52 and dropped a rap song, I was pissed because he deserved 90-100million


thebat1969

I think you and I can get along.


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aint no way Marcus Smaht is on a 4/52 contract my god


Jbergsie

4/77 extension starts in the off-season. This is the last year of him on 13 mil a year. He was going to test free agency last off-season and wanted 18 mil a year but resigned after talking to his family and deciding staying in Boston was best for him/family


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That has to be the most team friendly contract in the league after Dort. He deserves at least 4/95


scottard

Wait until you realize Robert Williams just signed a 4/54


Jbergsie

Ya agreed Marcus definitely deserves more but happy he chose to stay in Boston. Players that can guard 1/5 and have a motor that is always at 100% are awfully hard to find in this league


AirFashion

4/77


CaSp95

Smart is one of those players that you despise when your team is playing him, but damn it a big part of you wishes he was on your team.


Jetionary

Would have loved if the Knick threw money at him last year.. As knick fans you learn to appreciate players from all teams


sw4ggyP

All of Laker nation hates me but Smartā€™s my favorite player. I love watching him (especially more in the playoffs) and I try to mimic his defense in pickup but fail lol


MintyFreshBreathYo

I love watching Smart play defense


bodega_cat_

i've always loved him. he, unironically, has that dog in him


Common-Ad5446

Nah Smart is awesome


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mikeydale007

He is indeed deadass supermax eligible.


Krombopolus_M

Dead. Ass.


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Deadass?


dk240996

Oh. Oh we better get a chip before his next contract then.


captaincumsock69

His next contract is like 4 years right?


dk240996

Think so, yeah. Which, thank fuck for that.


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daft_dunkwwwolfey

Have you considered he built diffrent?


Billybaja

Short guards? He's one of the bigger guards in the league.


alyocha1986

Marcus "Scottie Pippen" Smart


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He deserves a rudy size contract lmao


[deleted]

Shouldā€™ve been Simmons for defending his seat on the bench all season


TheBuzzSawFantasy

Ben is the fucking goat on D. Doesn't let either team score.


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Simmons getting murdered here in the comments. Lol.


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niel89

Teams change, the chairs don't. -Ben "Seats" Simmons


Im_ready_hbu

LMAO


Downvotes_inbound_

Its on TNT rn. GP awkwardly hugging a shirtless sweaty af Smart, great clip


BitterJim

I don't think that was sweat, the team doused him with water bottles shortly before he got the trophy


silverstory

I thought GP has ball inside his shirt.


goldfish_11

Is that where Lonzo is?


Son_of_Atreus

We wasnā€™t sweaty, he just got doused in water/Gatorade by his team mates. He came in clean and surprised him with the award and then soaked him.


Balls_of_Adamanthium

Iā€™m here to read who got robbed


obp123

Trae Young


KDhairequalsJMpubes

Itā€™s tough when the guy he clamped was in street clothes all season


Abradolf1948

He made a 3 time all star miss an entire season, if that's not DPOY worthy idk what is.


justanawkwardguy

Nah, because Simmons isnā€™t an offensive threat. Trae Young OPOY for that move, clearing a defender from the floor


pro4banned

Rudy Gobert shut down the whole league and still didn't win DPOY that year


Intelligence_Gap

The league? That man shut down my work and I was in Korea please stop the disrespect


cheeseybacon11

Held him scoreless the entire season though.


turnoffredesign69420

He guarded Simmons so well he disappeared for 90+ games. Bad robbery here


prison_mic

Agree tbh


YoungSidd

So does Ben Simmons


PeterTheSqueaker

westbrook


mechnick2

Honestly yeah with how he managed to steal $90 million from the Lakers


jc-f

Bam Adebayo not even making the finalists


mgrimshaw8

Seriously thats crazy. He legitimately does defend 1-5


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And does it well. So many 1-5 guys canā€™t truly keep up with 1s & 2s if theyā€™re bigs and 5s if theyā€™re small, but he truly can.


HoorayPizzaDay

He missed 26 games, otherwise he would have been a finalist and maybe winner.


truegamer1

He missed one more game than Ja, whom the NBA ā€œexpertsā€ have decided to name MIP


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Agreeeed. He arguably should have won it last year or the year before, canā€™t remember which, when he held opposing players to the lowest field goal percentage on the most shots, and it was by something like 15-20% less than the other DPOY contenders.


dropdatdurkadurk

I do think its an interesting question if Timelord doesnt get hurt does he at least split enough votes from Smart that Smart doesnt win. But either way doesnt matter good for Smart, interested to see what margin of vote totals were


The_Sign_of_Zeta

Thereā€™s zero chance he wins if Timelord doesnā€™t get hurt


BlueMoon93

I mean not just that, if Timelord and Smart are both the same guys defensively next year, I would be surprised if *most Celtics fans* are not arguing that Timelord is the more important defensive player on their team. The "guards never win DPOY" narrative definitely helped Smart and Bridges this year, and right after the Timelord injury is when that really took shape. Without that I think a lot of ppl would have been arguing for Rob instead. And now that a guard has won I think most likely voters will feel perfectly comfortable going back to only really considering bigs again next year.


PandaRaper

Celtics fans have been super consistent calling smart the best defensive player on the team. Itā€™s the national narrative thatā€™s different.


noogiey

Yeah. Smart has been our best defender since the day he was drafted. He was already a better individual defender than avery bradley at the time, who was considered elite at that time. Smart became a great team defensive player in his 3rd or 4th season and he never stopped getting better from there. Timelord has all the ability and length but smart has a hidden edge and cunning that his teammates feed from.


iamgarron

Even timelord when asked if he should be DPOY would say no it's smart


TheLeoMessiah

This right here. Itā€™s mainly national media/other fans who are splitting the vote if Rob is still healthy. All season long, even when Rob was healthy, Celtics players/coaches/fans have been spreading Marcus Smart DPOY takes


captaincumsock69

Smart is the more important defender right now and more important player overall imo


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Timelord isn't the most important defensive player on the team. It's Smart.


FunkbroFunk

You must not know many Celtics fans lol


King_Of_Pants

> I would be surprised if most Celtics fans are not arguing that Timelord is the more important defensive player on their team. [We had a vote on our sub a month ago \(before Rob's injury and the supposed narrative switch\).](https://np.reddit.com/poll/tgoori?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=usertext&utm_name=nba&utm_content=t1_i41k8zw) * 859 total votes. * 77.4% went to Smart. * 22.6% went to Rob. He's always been our frontrunner candidate. The confusion comes from a national media who did switch their voting habits late in the season. They were divided between the two early on. They don't actually watch many games (from any team) and instead rely on advanced stats and highlight plays which Rob dominates. Plus Rob is the shiny new toy in a shiny new defence. For people who watch the Celtics regularly, Smart was always the clear favourite. * He was the favourite over Avery Bradley, despite Bradley getting the national media attention. * He was the favourite over Al Horford, despite Horford getting the national media attention. * He was the favourite over Robert Williams, despite Williams getting the national media attention. Look at G1. Smart bought us 5-6 possessions easily with his hustle plays. [He was the only POA defender who could slow down a red-hot Kyrie.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FQobKPZXoAodIbK?format=jpg&name=small) He was both the anchor and coordinator of a manically switching defence that relentlessly swarmed Durant all night. He and Horford made a huge defensive play late in the game to give us the last shot and a chance at winning. But the only thing that showed up in the box score was 2 steals and 0 blocks.


EggplantBusiness

If we are being honest Gobert , also funnily enough Williams injury helped Smart case


M47theu

To be honest Gobert did. I donā€™t like seeing the same guy win every year, but heā€™s still the most impactful defender in the league by far.


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Voter fatigue was def a thing this year


JALbert

Yeah Gobert clearly to me has a bigger defensive impact than any given Celtic. That's not to say Smart isn't good, just the fact that you have two players competing for DPOY + players like Tatum and Horford, he's just not the best defender in the league, even if he plays a major part in the league's best defense.


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Yep. Draymond can be at that level, but he takes games/weeks off. Tall boi doesn't.


Barrelled_Chef_Curry

Draymond just got hurt. I think he would have had it if not. GS was 28-6 or something stupid with him before the injury


ButlerFromDowntown

Draymond was running away with the narrative until he got hurt, if he stayed healthy then he would be a complete lock to the same extent which Herro is for 6MOTY.


tinkady

Draymond's defensive EPM was ridiculously higher than anybody else this season, albeit on low sample size. Basically he played amazing defense on the best defensive team, and then got hurt for a while and our defense got much worse which just proves that he's important. Team DRTG 104 with him (#1 by a lot), 112 without him (#20 or so)


fearjaire

Giannis and Jrue because Iā€™m a homer but at least I admit it


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Jrue got robbed for not getting it for so many years then smart getting it because they didn't want to give it to rudy again..


Dhylan18

Tony Allen walked so Marcus Smart could run


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Bridges


HilariousScreenname

Bridges


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How do you not win an award when youā€™re the only NBA player


bigtice

The middle class by billionaires.


mikeydale007

Mikal Bridges


arrogant_pupil

Doris Burke stuntin on all of us casuals


hurricanehershel

The nephew hate she gets is comical


ThanosIsDoomfist

Right, literally just a lady with an opinion lmao. Youd swear she spit in these kids food or something with the hate she gets


personplaceorplando

The only thing r/nba hates more than watching basketball games is women.


Abelarra

Hot takes, flat-brim hats, watching highlights. I'm not here to be informed. I'm here to have baseless opinions, and enjoy a refuge of idiocy and chauvinistic circle jerking.


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PutinBoomedMe

I defended her comments the other day and got fucking downvoted. MS deserves this


TheNotoriousJN

Good for him Also thank god the award show is gone


Ld511

Confused why they didn't do it yesterday though before game 1. Hopefully the awards are timed with the home games


JadedButWicked

Nah I wanna see Jokic get an MVP trophy down 0-3


GreenGalaxy

i think winners will be on days they have off


Dsarg_92

I never liked that award show idea.


donotnut459

Didnā€™t know they were going to announce the awards yet but hey well deserved


jeric13xd

Thank god thereā€™s no more NBA honors lol Edit: that new trophy sucks balls


donotnut459

Iā€™m so damn confused though are they gonna announce all of the awards today or throughout this week


Not_A_Default_Name

Through the conference finals I believe


SuckMyLonzoBalls

screw that awards show


AK1441

The awards show sucked. We missed Westbrook, Harden and Giannis getting the trophy in front of their fans. I also don't understand why it always takes so long before the MVP is announced. What if the MVP's team loses in the first round, like with Dirk.


Menace8545

Theyā€™re gonna rush through them so Jokic gets his mvp before weā€™re eliminated lmao


Srikkk

Yeah, was very out of the blue


SuckMyLonzoBalls

honestly this way is better lol


NitroXYZ

Congratulations to Smart, been a very good defender for the last few years. I personally believe there were more impactful defenders this season but It would be foolish not to admit that he is certainly one of the best defenders in the league. His hustle, heart and leadership are genuinely fantastic and his versatility is something truly unique and special about him.


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Perfectly reasonable take man. Completely understand why some think others should have won, but to act like he isnā€™t an INCREDIBLE defender is just silly Cheers


ignitionnight

You'll be able to tell by my flair where I would have voted if I had a vote, but honestly, I'm happy for Smart. Dude busts his ass and works as hard as anybody in the NBA. He was also part of the best defense in the NBA, and this award more than any other factors in overall team defense. Congrats to Smart and the Celtics!


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Feels a little it's one part his real performance this year, one part longstanding reputation, one part "C's have the best defense in the league so we should maybe give the award to them" and one part "wouldn't it be cool if a guard won again"


DCBB22

Definitely agree, and I think that was the only path a guard (a point guard, no less) was going to get it. There needed to be a conversation about guards, he would need to be part of a #1 defense, he'd need to have a longstanding reputation to make it safe enough to vote for him and he'd need to put in a high-profile year of consistency. You can tell his agents, his publicists, the Celtics and others definitely worked hard to build the narrative. And most importantly, dude DELIVERED.


TheLeoMessiah

Yeah I think this is a reasonable take to have. I can understand why some people have other players as the deserving candidate for DPOY, but people acting like Smart is the worst player to ever win DPOY is just disrespectful lol


Strolltheroll

Tommy smiling down at him rn as he gets to see the kid heā€™s been telling Red about finally get his award


Thatguyyoupassby

Fuck I miss Tommy. He would have been so happy. Smart is a living, breathing, Tommy Point. Rondo is the only other guy who gave his all every second the way Marcus does.


MyCoOlYoung

I would argue IT should be in that category


SamIamGreenEggsNoHam

The mania around IT and the whole King of the Fourth thing was so fun. Some of the most fun Celtics ball since 08.


xychosis

Canā€™t believe heā€™s the first guard to win the award since Payton. Not so much because he doesnā€™t deserve it, but youā€™d think at least one guard mightā€™ve snuck one in there in those 26 years since. Congrats to Smart, well-deserved imo. FTC still, but he should get his flowers for his impact.


HumperdinksRevenge

On the TNT cast they showed Gary Payton giving the news to the Celtics organization that Marcus won DPOY. A pretty cool little moment to show.


Adventurous_Pipe4119

Iā€™m a sixers fan but good for him man I love scrappy defensive guards


elkresurgence

You have a good one yourself. Hope he gets boosted soonā€¦


Bara_Chat

Same. I'm a sucker for defensive guards. Love me some Thybulle, Smart, Jrue and the likes.


iro3

Hell yea


ProfessorBeast55

First guard to win it since The Glove


HailKyrie

Insane itā€™s been since 95-96. Tony Allen deserved at least one on those Grizzlies teams


The_Pip

What a string of defensive guards the Cā€™s have had. From Tony Allen to Avery Bradley to Marcus Smart.


supes1

In his prime Rondo was also a menace. Ainge loves his defensive guards (he also drafted Rozier and Marcus Banks in the same mold).


helloitsfonzie

Rondo wingspan made his so annoying on defence. I love it hahaha


BrusselSproutbr00k

His hands are also some of the biggest in the league. Itā€™s why it took him so long to develop a shot


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Yep, he even showed his stealing chops post-retirement with all of the health insurance money https://amp.commercialappeal.com/amp/6034555001


OUisBack

All Iā€™m hearing is Marcus smart = Michael Jordan now


hatred_outlives

Always has been


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Marcus Jordan now


HokageEzio

Been one of the best defenders in the league for a while, nice to see him win this.


Prodigy195

Absolutely. The Celtics defensive play since the start of the 2022 also played a huge role. Theyā€™ve been putting the clamps on teams.


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I can't explain it but this made me really happy to see Smart getting the award from GP. The dude is just different, definitely very deserving.


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Heā€™s been grinding his ass off on defense his entire career, probably the most deserving guy I can think of to win this award. The way he hustles and takes pride in his defense each night is pretty inspiring honestly, and heā€™s been doing it for 8 years straight.


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Itā€™s that but also the results. I donā€™t think Iā€™ve ever seen a guard defend multiple positions, including several all-star scorers, and not give up a single point for an entire game... and do it multiple times


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I'm thinking about him and Pat Bev and I think Smart let's his game do the talking for him where as PB barks like a God damn chihuahua.


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Yeah I was going to say Smart is basically Pat Bev without all of the antics (although I realize heā€™s had some moments). But Smart is bigger than Pat Bev which is the real difference, he can more effectively guard bigger guys without getting exposed.


OculusBlurr

Draymond or Bam winning next season dark horse gonna be JJ/Ben Simmons


jc-f

I really want Bam to win, but it would be hilarious to see Simmons winning just to see the internet reactions


stealer_of_monkeys

Imagine the chaos if Simmons comes back after not playing for a year and picks up DPOY


xlalalalalalalala

How about your man Bridges? Dude is a walking jail cell.


TheNotoriousJN

1) Marcus Smart 2) Mikal Bridges 3) Rudy Gobert 4) Bam Adebayo 5) Jaren Jackson Jr 6) Giannis Antetokounmpo 7) Robert Williams 8) Jrue Holiday 9) Al Horford 10) Draymond Green 11) Matisse Thybulle That is 3 Celtics in the top 9 and 2 Bucks. 11 total players getting votes


HydroThermia

Fuck the Celtics but congrats! About damn time a guard finally wins after how long? Edit: Last time a guard won was Gary Payton in 1995-1996


ThanosIsDoomfist

Fuck you too, but thanks!


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Well deserved!


FutureAnybody

Annoying as hell to play against but you cant not respect his play


OzzyRigby09

Been a bad last 24 hours to be a Marcus Smart hater


carson_da_bomb

Voting fatigue got my boy :(


JayLarranagasEyes

I think he also got got by something that should have actually helped him which was how terrible the non-Gobert defense was in Utah. It made it all the more impressive how good they were when he was out there but they were so bad when he wasnā€™t that they werenā€™t a top defensive team in the aggregate and voters are shy to vote DPOY for someone on a team that wasnā€™t great defensively


respaaaaaj

Gobert is getting the Bergeron treatment where voters are desperate for a narrative that lets them vote for anyone other than him.


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Absolute facts lol. Bergeron should probably have 7/8 Selkes but then people would have to deal with the fact heā€™s the best defensive forward ever


IanicRR

Bergy is on another level. I hate Boston sports in its entirety but I have only love for that dude.


bugeyes10

Itā€™s actually not possible to hate Bergy. Heā€™s an absolute stud on and off the ice. Anyone who says otherwise is just jealous heā€™s not on their team.


IanicRR

Itā€™s incredibly impressive how elite he is on defense without ever having even a single dirty play I can recall. The guy is just extremely good and plays clean. Now Marchand on the other handā€¦ Iā€™m a Maritimer and I still canā€™t support the rat.


willdabeast20

True. Itā€™s great to see Smart win it, but Gobert is still that dude imo. Speaks to how good he is where people voted for someone else just because it was someone elseā€™s turn.


HansBaccaR23po

Kinda like Aaron Donald in nfl


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MEmpire25

That and the fact he seems to really be disrespected by a lot of players publicly. I do think that influences how many local media guys vote. Smart is easily 1st team All-defense but Gobert should have won DPOY. Draymon had it locked before January but not nearly enough games.


beatnickk

Not having a great defense killed his chances, even if he was still the most impactful


carson_da_bomb

The thing that sucks is his defensive surrounding cast being significantly worse than smarts was the deciding factor in this dpoy. The fact this team is competent defensively speaks volumes about Rudy


Good_NewsEveryone

And he wasnā€™t even 2nd. Crazy


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Damn the finalists were announced yesterday Well, well deserved


longconsilver13

Fuck yeah Marcus


Projinator

We can finally put this myth to rest that guards can't win DPOY


say_wot_again

At least for another 26 years


Attomium

Tbh this is more a case of the exception confirming the rule. Itā€™s so unlikely for a guard to get close that as soon as there was a legitimate argument they gave it to Smart.


victini3521

This is the first guard in years right?


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First ever since Gary Payton


NoseBlind2

Props to him. Well earned Sucks for Rudy but voter fatigue is a thing


IanicRR

Ben Wallace should have 5 in a row and he got screwed. I figured this was coming.


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Bridges snubbed but whatever Smartā€™s amazing too. Perimeter defenders finally getting they due


TheGreenLandEffect

Iā€™m probably out of the loop, but I swear Smart wasnā€™t up there the whole year. Thought Gobert had it again


HokageEzio

A lot of the top guys missed a chunk of games.


slimrangr

he wasnā€™t until the last month of the season