Marcus Smart pens emotional thank you to Celtics fans: ‘I’ll never forget my time here’

Marcus Smart took to social media to thank Celtics fans and the city of Boston in a heartfelt message.

Until earlier this week, veteran point guard Marcus Smart was the most tenured member of the Boston Celtics, playing nine seasons with the club after being drafted No. 6 overall in 2014. A surprise three-team trade between the Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies, and Washington Wizards has changed all of that, and now Smart is slated to suit up with Memphis next year.

Boston went gone through several iterations since the team began a full rebuild in the early 2010s, and Smart was there through it all. He helped Boston sneak into the playoffs in 2015 before becoming a key running mate to fan-favorite Isaiah Thomas. Smart was there to support Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. And more recently, Smart served as the defacto third amigo alongside Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

Off the court, Smart was an involved and giving member of the Boston community, working with youth groups and hospitals to create meaningful change. As Celtics president Brad Stevens recently put it, Smart will always be appreciated and thought of so fondly” in the city of Boston.