The Latest Breaking News from Marcus Smart

Any time you bring back an NBA roster that came within a pair of wins of hanging a banner with even more talent added to it the next season, people are almost always going to want to see how it goes.

Scouts around the league give their honest takes on every team and your favorite players. We start off with the East.

The Finals loss on the parquet floor still stings. The trade rumors may linger. And a controversy that forced a coaching change hangs over the franchise. But, after a long offseason, the Celtics, with a stacked roster and loads of motivation, are focused on moving forward and bringing another title…

To have him ranked where he is may not be outrageous, but it should still be low enough to help give Smart some bulletin board material for the season to come.