Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

  Marcus Smart being named to the KIA All-Defensive Team was no surprise since he had already been tagged as Defensive-Player-of-the-Year.  But this season he is joined by his teammate, Rob Williams, who was named to the Second All-Defense Team.  Williams ranks second in the League this season with 2.2 blocks per game. His superior athleticism and quickness enables him to harass opponents both on the perimeter and under the basket.  Congrats to the Celtics young center.

 With Marcus Smart taking this years Defensive-Player-of-the-Year Award , he is a lock to be First-Team, All-Defensive, and he may be joined by teammates Al Horford and Robert Williams . NBA writers and broadcasters now vote for both honors , and Rob and Al landed in the 7th and 9th positions in the DPOY voting. The Boston Celtics having a guard, forward and center in the top-9 for DPOY should be no major surprise. The team ended the season with a smothering defense that earned them the second seed in the East, a 51-31 record - and now - a win over the Brooklyn Nets in Game One of the series. Horford has been voted DPOY (Second Team) once in 2018 , and Williams III was SEC Defensive Player of the Year twice. Stay tuned for the official voting results.