Boston Celtics player Marcusas Smart recognized as the best defensive basketball player of the NBA season.
He became the first player in the defensive race since 1996 to remove that award. Then Gary Payton received such an award.
Smart received 37 first place votes out of a possible 100.
Michal Bridges came second in the election (22 first place votes) and Rudy Gobert (12) took third place.
The 28-year-old defender scored 12.1 points this season, bounced 3.8 points and made 5.9 passes.
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