Marcus Smart posts emotional goodbye to Boston after nine seasons: 'Thank you for all the love'

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After nine seasons with the Boston Celtics, Marcus Smart will shockingly be in a Memphis Grizzlies uniform during the 2023-24 NBA season. 

Smart was traded earlier this week as part of a three-team deal that sent Washington Wizards center Kristaps Porzingis to the Celtics. 

Boston Celtics PG Marcus Smart has to be held back by head coach Joe Mazzulla after an altercation with Utah Jazz G Kris Dunn. The Celtics beat the Jazz, 122-114.  (Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

On Friday, Smart posted an emotional goodbye to the only city he’s called home in his NBA career. 

"I came to Boston as a naive kid from Dallas not really knowing what to expect," Smart wrote in a Twitter post. "All I knew was the type of work ethic my momma instilled in me and I was going to work my a-- off and make sure I EARNED the respect of each and every one of the fans in Boston. Which is why this is tuff." 

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"Boston, you are a very special place to me. I grew up here and met some of my best friends here. I’ll never forget my time here. Ultimately we didn’t get that 18th banner but I’m VERY VERY proud of the success we had. I’m going to miss so many things about Boston but mainly my teammates, fans, and kids and our hospital charity work." 

"It was a great 9 years Boston, thank you for all the love … but now it’s time to look forward."

Smart was drafted by the Celtics with the sixth overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, and the defensive specialist was the heart and soul of the roster during multiple deep playoff runs. 

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