What gets a deal done for KD, and would you do it? The responses were far from uniform, but if there was a player that represented the tipping point, it was Smart. “The Nets should ask that he be part of the deal,” said one of the Eastern Conference GMs. “Because Marcus just brings a different element. There’s risk, but with all the great ones, there’s normally risk. And not to say Marcus is great, but when he’s good he’s really, really f—ing good.”