When Marcus Smart and the Celtics match up against the Hawks in the playoffs, the 2022 NBA Defensive Player of the Year will be locked in on containing Atlanta’s sharpshooter Trae Young in multiple ways.
He will not only look to prevent Young, who Smart concedes “is a great player,” from scoring, but he will also look to match the notoriously vocal guard when it comes to trash talking.
The two have a history of jawing at one another on the court, and when asked about that aspect of their first-round matchup, Smart told USA Today Sports’ Mackenzie Salmon, “I talk smack, too.”
To hear more candid conversation from Smart, check out Mackenzie’s entire interview by clicking above.