Memphis Grizzlies’ guard Marcus Smart looks to help the organization reach new heights after an injury-riddled 2023-24. Smart is one of the association’s handful of Swiss army knife players. His role versatility and production will be vital.
Ultimately, his level of play may define the Grizzlies’ chances in the ever-so battle-tested Western Conference. At media day , the Oklahoma State stand-out Smart was asked about his thoughts on his potential role and chemistry based on last season: I [ Marcus Smart ] think it gave us a glimpse. I don’t think it gave us the full picture but definitely a glimpse.
Those games where you’ve seen us you know we were playing very well. We were meshing and the chemistry was coming along. So, I think that was good, but it definitely wasn’t a full sample size for us, and I think that kind of messed us up a little bit, because we really wanted to come out and show what this group can do, and injuries stopped us from that.
But having experienced those sample sizes of games, it definitely gives me an idea and a mindset of how things can go, where they’re going to go, and what we need to work on to continue to have those groups where we’re just going and keeping that chemistry alive. It’s hard when everybody gets hurt. So, from that sample size I do like what we accomplished, what we’ve seen, and what we have the opportunity to work on.
Smart has made a career 108 playoff appearances (73 starts), which easily leads the entire Grizz.
