After two long days of radio silence from the former Boston point guard, Marcus Smart has spoken out about his trade to Memphis.
The 2021 NBA Defensive Player of the Year posted the below message to his Twitter on Friday afternoon:
"Where do I even begin...as I start to think about the last 9 years I have a lot of emotions running thru me. I came to Boston as a naive kid from Dallas not really knowing what to expect. All I knew was the type of work ethic my momma instilled in me and I was going to work my ass off and make sure I EARNED the respect of each and every one of the fans in Boston. Which is why this was tuff. Boston, you are a very special place to me. I grew up here and met some of my best friends here. I'll never forget my time here. Ultimately we didn't get that 18th banner but l'm VERY VERY proud of the success we had. I'm going to miss so many things about Boston but mainly my teammates, fans, and kids and our hospital charity work.
It was a great 9 years Boston, thank you for all the love…but now it's time to look forward.
I can't wait to get to Memphis and get started. We have something special brewing here! Am blessed to be a part of Grizzly nation. Let's get to work."
Smart was traded in a package that returned Boston forward Kristaps Porzingis and two first round picks. The Celtics also sent out Danilo Gallinari, Mike Muscala, and the 35th pick in Thursday's draft in the deal.
Boston's cornerstone Jayson Tatum sent a message to smart via Instagram on Thursday. You can read that here.
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