The NBA Finals between the boston celtics and the Golden State Warriorsare currently in favor of San Francisco 3-2, one more victory away from becoming champions of the best basketball in the world for the fourth time in 8 years.
Between the rows of the teams, there are 2 elements that were the product of the league draft in 2014, Andrew Wiggins of the Warriors, and Marcus Smart of the Celtics, who will be linked forever having reached the competition on the same night.
Wiggins, of Canadian origin, was the first selection that class, coming from the University of Kentucky, where he spent a single year, to later be selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers, but later transferred to the minnesota timberwolves.
He spent his first 5 and a half seasons with the Timberwolves, where he gave some glimpses of his great talent, averaging 23.6 points, playing all 82 games in the 2016/2017 season, but he never finished convincing, since Minnesota only reached the playoffs an occasion.
It was until his transfer to the Warriors in the 2019/2020 season, where Steve Kerr He has known how to continue developing his talent as a more complete player, with much more sacrifice on defense, now being a vital piece of the team in the Finals, in addition to having been chosen for the first time in the All-Star Game this season.
Smart, defensive specialist
On the other hand, Marcus Smart, was selected in the sixth position of the Draft by the Boston Celtics, where he has spent his career, and with whom before reaching the Finals this year for the first time, he had already played playoffs each of the 7 previous years, even playing 3 Conference Finals.
In his time with the Celtics, Smart has developed into one of the most outstanding defenders in recent years, as this season demonstrated by being named Defensive Player of the Year for the first time.
In addition, Smart, 28, has been selected 3 consecutive times for the Best Defensive Quintet, the last being just a few months ago, after averaging 12.1 points, 5.9 assists, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.7 steals.
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The problem is that only one of them, Wiggins with the Warriors or Smart with the Celtics, will be able to take home the Larry O’Brien trophy as NBA champions, Golden State one more win away, and the Celtics forced to win Game 6. to force a seventh and final game.
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