The trade sending Marcus Smart from the Celtics to the Grizzlies brought mixed emotions to many Boston fans. Smart had been a core piece of the team’s success and the deal split up the previous trio of Smart, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.
On Sunday, ahead of Boston’s first matchup with Smart’s new team, Brown spoke about his relationship with his former teammate. The Celtics’ guard even admitted he “couldn’t stand” Smart at first.
“I couldn’t stand Marcus at first... and I love him now... you grow and mature as young men and you learn things about people ... But me and Marcus, we didn’t start off great. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Marcus when I first got to Boston,” Brown told John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal.
