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What Smart's deal means for Kyrie and future Celtics moves

Restricted free agent Marcus Smart is returning to the Celtics. Harry How/Getty Images

For restricted free agent Marcus Smart, getting a four-year, $52 million deal from the Boston Celtics at a point in the offseason where only the Sacramento Kings had the ability to make him an offer of that size qualifies as a win. Can this deal also be a win for the Boston Celtics?

Let's take a closer look at where re-signing Smart leaves the Celtics -- who have had a relatively quiet offseason -- for 2018-19 and beyond.