The Boston Celtics saw two members of the organization finish with relatively solid showings in two end-of-season award races in a new projection on NBA awards for the 2021-22 season put together by author Bryan Kalbrosky of our sister site For The Win.
While neither would end up taking home the trophy in their respective award categories, head coach Ime Udoka and veteran point guard Marcus Smart were held in high regard for the 2022 Coach of the Year (COTY) and Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) races by the USA TODAY analyst panel quizzed by Kalbrosky. The FTW author modeled his projection on the actual award process as much as he could and came up with some surprising results.
Let’s take a look at where Udoka and Smart finished.
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