Marcus Smart becomes honest about Grizzlies-wizards trade

New Washington Wizard Guardian Marcus Smart (recently traded) did not play in team 125-11 loss of the house Atlanta Hawks (25-28) On Saturday night, but he introduced himself to Fanbase anyway. The 30-year-old was the first player to talk to the media after the game, showing up to the room for conversations in street clothes.

Smart admitted he did not expect The Memphis Grizzlies to send it in Washington just before Thursday Deadline for NBA Trade.

“I was a little surprised, but also not at the same time,” the former defensive player of the year said. “I realized I was going to be traded, I just didn’t know where. I was a little surprised, but it was just at my control and I don’t focus on things I can’t control.”

The Grizzlies dealt with a pumette and the first park on the first round (protected 1-14) on the wizards of Marvin Bagley III, Johnny Davis and Second Rocker in Traisto’s dealing with Sacramento Kings. Memphis probably wanted to get smart earnings of $ 20.2 million from books because he fought injuries and recently declines the game. However, the triple all-defensive firstatter is convinced that it can help Washington’s young core.

“Just my experience. So far I’m in my 11th season, I played for really good teams, and I could do some things with them and just bringing that experience here,” she explained smartly here, “she explained smartly. “A young group of guys really want to understand this in this league and they just help them.”

Marcus Smart is impressed by wizards’ Bub Carrington

Speaking of young men, cousin Bub Carrington bacilla threw 23 points with high career (9-13 Fg, 5-7 3PPT) with seven assists, four jumps, and one steal on Saturday Saturday. Smart, who had a seat in the front for regulation landmarks, said to be seen in the 19th annual.

“Yes, for sure. The way in which it is able to descend downhill and pressure on defense is definitely vision to see,” the first park said in the first round of 2014. Years. “I’m a guard, and a bigger guard, it can go downhill, so he can enter and work with the BUB and see him progressing (is great). It goes in the right direction and that’s all you can to ask for . “

Carrington waived this last feeling, especially about the team as a whole.

“We play much more together (but at the beginning of the season),” Star Castrol’s star admitted. “But that was to come. Nobody was known in the team, it’s just much more comfortable with each other, especially defensively. We’re more defensively. We’re focusing on helping, not leaving the guys on the islands, rotating. We had a lot of growth at that end. “

Indeed, comparing in February wizard at the beginning of the campaign is night and day. The Washington (9-43) was Besoltan in November, but it was 3-2 in the last five games, and both of the loss were competitive. The loss on Friday was especially impressive, because wizards only fell 134-124 in the Eastern Cleveland Cavaliers (42-10).

The part of that improvement is because of the defense, as Carrington said. Although only the size of the five-games sample, Washington allows only 115.6 points per game in February, compared to 124. October and 122.9 in November. However, it was still in league with 121.6 points per game allowed in season, and trae Young’s 35 points (13-26 Fg, 5-14 3-14), 14-assisted trip on Saturday was sober Reminder about it.

However, protuberances on the road are acceptable until constantly improvement. It doesn’t hurt to drag or emphasize real games, such as Carrington’s Triple cursor challenged made as he fell in the fourth quarter who unlocked his career high point.

Pitt Alum admitted that the show was out of the script, but it was still a cold moment that powered the crowd.

“It was a BS, to be honest with you,” Carrington admitted with a smile.

This light response is a reflection of the relaxed team vibration recently. The trade deadline was a reset to rotation, because the absence of Kyle Kuzma and Jonas Valanciunas left additional minutes for young players to shine.

While the smart and newly acquired Khris Middleton will take some of that time to play when they give up, it’s still a good sign that almost all young men wizards recently contributed.

The Kishavn George (ankle) had 17 points (6-11 Fg, 4-6 3ppt) with five rebounds and two assists against the oven, while 2023 seconds of Tristan Vukčević had 12 points (4-9 Fg, 2-5) 3pt) with six jumps from the bench on Wednesday 119-102 Win within Brooklyn Networks. The 21 year old is a two-way player, so that it indicated that it has contributed significantly to the NBA level, but a good sign for its development. George scored 17 in that game.

Meanwhile, Sophomore Guard Bilal Coulibali had 26 points (9-16 Fg, 4-8 3-8) with five rebounds and three assists on Monday 124-114 Victory over Charlotte Hornets. The fact that several different players could have stepped up any given night shows that Washington renewed on the right track.

The following is San Antonio Spurs (22-28) in the capital one arena on Monday.