Live broadcast on October 8th, Marcus Smart became the first defender to win DPOY last season since Gary Peyton in 1996. Patrick Beverly thinks he is also eligible for this award.
Beverly expressed his views to Drummond green on the podcasting program. “I’m a little angry, chasing dreams, I won’t lie, brother.” Beverly said, “If I don’t look at this matter from the perspective of competitors, and I tell you here that I am not angry about it, then I am a fool. This is not because I don’t want him to win DPOY, but because I will be very happy that a defender has won DPOY, but that damn defender should be me, and I have been in this position all year.”
“But I will respect him and win DPOY as a defender. So what I’m thinking now is, okay, what should I do? Do I have to stop more shots? Do I have to do this? You must fucking win more matches. Well, you must win more and be healthier. To play 65 games in tmd, you must play 82 games in tmd, Patrick. This is a bit like what I did.”
(Stan)