With many of the top, high-profile free agents already off the market after a frenetic first couple of days, the NBA free agency period has started to slow down.

However, there are still some notable players who haven't secured their futures for next season.

One player who still remains in limbo is the Boston Celtics' restricted free agent Marcus Smart.

The shooting guard has made it clear that his desire is to stay and re-sign with the Celtics but negotiations between the two parties reportedly haven't taken place yet.

It's all gone quiet

Apparently, president Danny Ainge is yet to reach out to Smart and his representatives and it's angered the player.

According to Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald, the 24-year-old is "hurt and disgusted" by Boston's lack of communication during the process.

“He loves the Celtics, but with these crickets he’s hearing, he’s hurt and disgusted by it,” a source close to the Smart camp told Murphy.

With a shortage of cap space around the league this summer, it's not a good market for restricted free agents.

Of those players in a similar situation to Smart, only Dante Exum has signed a new deal as he penned a three-year, $33 million contract with the Utah Jazz.

The likes of Clint Capela, Jabari Parker and Zach LaVine are all still in the same boat as the tenacious Celtics defender.

But Smart is not hugely bothered about the limited prospects he has in this market, his main issue is in receiving no contact from the front office since he became a free agent on July 1.

“I don’t think that bothers Marcus as much as no communication from Danny (Ainge),” said the source.

The Celtics offered him a $6.05 million qualifying offer on June 29 to retain his rights but Smart was hoping to receive a proposal in the region of $14-15m.

The fact that only a qualifying offer is on the table is being taken as an insult by the player and his camp.

“He would have thought there would have been some kind of three-to four-year deal from them to show they’re interested,” said the source.

“But the qualifying offer is the only one he has received, and there’s been no talk since free agency opened. He’s most disappointed that there has been no reaching out from their end.

“He’s just hurt and frustrated that Danny hasn’t reached out. That’s the most discouraging part of this whole thing. The last contact was a few days before free agency started.”

The source also told Murphy that Smart is prepared to play out the season and then test unrestricted free agency next summer.

It's becoming a difficult situation for the former Oklahoma State product and it puts his Celtics future in real doubt.

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