‘I don’t think about my time there a failure’: What Marcus Good mentioned about his time with Celtics throughout Grizzlies introduction

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“I have been by means of some stuff and it is all been in Boston, and Boston is my second residence.”

Marcus Good’s willingness to make hustle performs made him a fan favourite in Boston. Jim Davis/Globe Employees

Marcus Good was formally launched as a member of the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, placing an finish to his time with the Celtics for good.

The purpose guard has already expressed his emotions about leaving Boston, however he took time to recollect his Celtics journey whereas talking about his new staff when he met with reporters.

If he hasn’t made it clear already, Good let or not it’s identified once more Friday simply how a lot Boston means to him – one thing that possibly he didn’t count on to occur when the Celtics drafted him in 2014.

“Once I received to Boston, I used to be a 19-year-old child from Dallas, Texas. It was a tradition shock, it was a social shock, it was a shock to my complete life. By no means been to the East Coast or something like that, so it was all bizarre to me,” Good mentioned. “However I grew up. I met some very fantastic folks all through my time there. And my experiences whereas in Boston, I misplaced my mother. My fiancée misplaced her dad whereas we had been in Boston collectively.

“So, I’ve been by means of some stuff and it’s all been in Boston, and Boston is my second residence. So, it’s been robust, they usually’re at all times gonna have a spot in my coronary heart.”

When the Celtics chosen Good, they had been within the midst of a rebuild. They only accomplished their first season after buying and selling Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, which led to them holding one of many league’s worst information within the 2014-15 season.

Upon Good’s arrival, the Celtics slowly started to show issues round. They made it again to the playoffs in Good’s rookie season, making it again to the postseason match in all 9 years Good was on the town. After two first-round exits in his first two seasons, Good helped the Celtics attain the Jap Convention finals in 2017 – one thing they did 4 extra occasions – and attain the NBA Finals in 2022.

However because the Celtics knocked on the doorstep of a title a number of occasions, they by no means pulled by means of. Whereas Good lamented that the staff didn’t win a title throughout his 9 seasons there, he additionally took delight in what he achieved.

“I left every little thing I had sporting that jersey out on that court docket,” Good mentioned. “Though we didn’t win the championship, within the huge scheme of issues I don’t think about my time there a failure. I helped rebuild that staff on the time once I got here in and I left it higher in that sense. So, I’m very ecstatic with my time there, however like I mentioned, I’m excited for the long run and what it holds for me.”

Good’s mantra of leaving “every little thing I had sporting that jersey out on that court docket” made him a fan favourite in Boston, a metropolis he additionally embraced throughout his time there.

That’s why he isn’t shocked by the response from Cetlics followers when he was traded in June.

“The fan response within the metropolis of Boston was precisely what I anticipated it to be and what anyone who’s performed in Boston would count on it to be. It’s all love,” Good mentioned. “They usually trip for town arduous, man. Identical to Memphis, proper? And that’s the way it ought to be. You’re alleged to trip to your metropolis like that. So it’s all love, so I wasn’t shocked by that.”

That mantra Good carries will possible make him fan favourite in his new city as effectively. The Grizzlies rose to prominence final decade after they prided themselves on protection as they had been often called the “Grit and Grind Grizzlies,” a bunch that helped the franchise attain new heights. Former Celtics guard Tony Allen performed a serious function on these groups, and Good thinks he can comply with within the footsteps of Allen and different members of that staff.

“I’m excited to start out a brand new journey in my life and in my basketball profession, and what higher approach to than to be in a metropolis the place it suits me completely?” Good informed ESPN’s Tim MacMahon on Friday. “Grind Metropolis. I’m a grinder; that’s what I do.”