{"id":105196,"date":"2022-06-02T02:11:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T06:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=105196"},"modified":"2022-06-02T13:47:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T17:47:55","slug":"is-marcus-smart-like-draymond-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/is-marcus-smart-like-draymond-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcus Smart and Draymond Green are Engines Behind Teams&#8217; Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAN FRANCISCO &#8212; Steve Kerr compared Marcus Smart to Draymond Green, like a smaller version, entering the NBA Finals between the Celtics and Warriors. 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