Despite three missteps once morest the terrible Orlando Magic and the scary Pacers, the Celtics still have a very solid record at the start of the season. Boston is competing for first place in the Eastern Conference and might, according to some thinking heads, send… three of its players to the All-Star Game if the men in green were to occupy the throne at the time of the All-Star game. Among them, we obviously find the Jay Brothers, Brown and Tatum, but also … the leader of Bean Town, Marcus Smart. Can he make his first appearance at ASG?
Three All-Stars in Boston? An event that has not happened since 2011, under the era of the dream team Rondo – Allen – Pierce – Garnett. But here it is: the C’s today have the second best record in the League, on the strength of their 22 wins for 10 losses, and it’s customary for leaders to have an advantage when it comes to All-Star Game selection. On the wings, we can already count on the presence of Jaylen Brown et Jayson Tatum, impeccable leaders of their franchise, and even among the favorites for the title of MVP for the second named. But might voters send Marcus Smart to accompany his colleagues? It is in any case a real possibility according to this executive.
“If the Celtics have the best record in the league in January, they’re going to get three All-Stars, and Marcus Smart is going to be one of them.”
– Eastern Conference Executive
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“If the Celtics have the league’s best record in January, they’ll have three All-Stars, and Marcus Smart will be one of them.”
It has the merit of being clear, and it must be said that Marcus deserves the honors. Admittedly, the leader only turns at 11,8 points par match this season, but the reigning DPOY continues to weigh on the Boston defense and distributes the game perfectly in the best offense in the entire NBA, as evidenced by his 7.3 caviars per encounter. Enough to weigh in the choice of coaches for the Salt Lake City All-Star Game on February 19? Yeah… the competition is very tough in the East this season, and we remind you that only 4 to 6 guards will be selected within the Conference. Among them, we can count without trembling on the presence of Jaylen Brown and Donovan Mitchell, to which we can undoubtedly add James Harden, Jrue Holiday and Kyrie Irving in view of the results of their respective teams. With such a level of competition, we want good luck to Marcus to achieve this reward…