Smart became the first guard to win the award since Payton in the 1995-96 season.
The Boston Celtics guard was named the 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first point guard to win the award since Seattle SuperSonics great Gary Payton in 1995-96. Payton presented Smart with the award in front of his C's teammates.
"You're a guy that I think reminds me of myself," Payton told Smart."Everybody asks me about it all the time. You play that D the way you're supposed to. You play it with a chip on your shoulder and some heart."
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