The Dallas Mavericks, Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns, and Indiana Pacers are all interested in the possibility of acquiring Marcus Smart this summer, per Yahoo Sports’ Jordan Schultz.

Smart enters the summer as a restricted free agent, whom the Boston Celtics are on the record as hoping to retain. The multi-positional defensive has previously stated he believes he’s worth more than $12-14 million annually, a price that may prove a bit steep for Boston.

The Celtics project to have one of the NBA’s most expensive rosters over the course of the next several years, and paying substantial money to a player that profiles as their sixth or seventh most important piece may not be particularly palatable.

Smart is a decidedly unique player, which makes valuing him a challenge. Clearly that hasn’t kept him from having a number of suitors. Time will tell if any of them is willing to pony up enough to pry him away from Boston.

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