In a deal completed at the buzzer prior to the Feb. 6 trade deadline, the Memphis Grizzlies reportedly traded 2022 Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart and first-round draft capital to the Washington Wizards as part of a three-team deal with the Sacramento Kings on Thursday afternoon.

However, the Grizzlies decided to move off from guard Marcus Smart as their lone move, sending him to the Washington Wizards via a three-team trade for a return of Marvin Bagley and Johnny Davis.

After playing for the Grizzlies and Celtics, Smart suddenly finds himself on a rebuilding team. The post Marcus Smart figured he would be traded, but admits this part of Wizards transition is ‘confusing’ appeared first on Boston.

Marcus Smart admitted he “figured I’d get traded” ahead of last week’s deadline. The Grizzlies were looking to move him for some salary relief as Smart’s tenure in Memphis came up short. But still, considering his trade to the Wizards came right before the deadline,