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The St. Louis native jumped out to an early lead in the narrative-based regular season award but has since seen the pressure turned up by the likes of Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic, Dallas Mavericks wunderkind Luka Doncic, and even a handful of other would-be challengers.

Veteran Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart is so good at getting under the skin of opposing players, he can evidently do it without being on the floor -- or even on the roster -- of his collegiate alma mater.

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Astutely noting that Boston likely won't go hard after any deal given how well they have been playing this season, the B/R writer suggests that "a solid reserve center with range" might be a good move.