NEW YORK: Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was named Monday (Tuesday in Manila) as the 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY), the first backcourt player to take the award since Gary Payton in 1996.

Smart became the second Boston player to capture the award after Kevin Garnett in 2008.

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