Marcus Smart could have left the Celtics for 13 more Million ☘️ The veteran guard admitted he had second thoughts about leaving his home franchise. He felt he was worth more money, somewhere closer to $90 million, he said in an article on The Athletic: “For me, it was, I’ve gotta get paid. I’ve gotta get mine. Everybody else in my position that I’ve dominated are getting theirs. And it’s like, I know I do way more than these guys. I’m on a better team as well. So it’s like, what’s going on? I was actually willing to go straight into free agency and go to the market. “So it was a business decision. … I wanted to make sure I give myself a shot for another payday eventually by taking care of business on this one. So it was a business decision for me.”