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The Boston Celtics have signed Ukrainian wing Svi Mykhailiuk to their 14th regular roster spot, and may very well be done making moves to fortify their roster ahead of the NBA's 2023-24 season for some time. Around the league, other ball clubs are wrapping up their own team building for the offseason, with training camp battles set to suss out the end-of-bench roles and begin the process of getting rosters into playing shape. With that in mind, we can see -- with a few glaring exceptions -- the likely version of each team in the league's Eastern Conference the Celtics will have to face on their way to the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Drawing on that, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with Celtics Blog's Adam Taylor to try and project the order of the East for the season soon to arrive. They also touch on the news that's still bubbling up this late in the summer, and even touch on international play taking place in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The Celtics Lab podcast is brought to you by FanDuel and Athletic Greens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For the first time in years, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers both have a solid shot at winning a banner. With the tally tied up at 17 each, the stakes in this age-old rivalry are not small. Just in time to grease the wheels of that ancient enmity is a new season of HBO's "Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" chronicling the historic feud between the bi-coastal foes in the Larry Bird-Magic Johnson era. And while it will be many months before we know if there's a chance the two rivals will meet in the NBA Finals, the series should help keep us busy. Older fans revel in the days of Bird, Robert Parish, and Kevin McHale vs, Magic, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Cooper, and Norm Nixon. Younger Boston fans can learn what all the hubbub was about. To that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast reached out to the man who wrote the book on that era in the literal sense, Jeff Pearlman, the tome in question being "Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s". Pearlman joined us to talk all things Celtics-Lakers, how the book and then series came to be, and what he thinks of the series having had an eagle-eye view of its creation, even appearing in cameos with his family. Make sure you catch this Lab -- and Winning Time's second season while you're at it. The Celtics Lab podcast is brought to you by Fan Duel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Boston Celtics are nearly done building their team for the 2023-24 season, with one or perhaps two more signings for deep rotation players still left undone. But for all intents and purposes, we have a pretty good idea about the team that the Celtics will be fielding for their campaign to come, and similar assessments can be made about most of the other teams in the NBA for the season ahead. With the 2023 offseason rapidly drawing to a close as training camps are now weeks rather than months away, we can begin to project how the 2023-24 season will go for Boston and their peers, so to that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with Celtics Blog's Trevor Hass to try and predict how the Celtics' season will go at a granular level. We also get into the search for that last player or two Boston is currently in the thick of, and some other news of interest still percolating up this late in the month of August. The Celtics Lab podcast is brought to you by Fan Duel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It may be the dog days of August in the NBA's 2023 offseason, but that doesn't mean we don't have plenty of Boston Celtics-related things to talk about in the depths of the summer doldrums. From training camp signings and Miami Heat rivals being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to James Harden threatening to hold out on the Philadelphia 76ers and a hefty helping of what went into the latest Celtics player ratings in NBA 2K24, we have a stacked docket of topics to address on the latest episode of the CLSN Media "Celtics Lab" podcast. We kick things off by breaking down Boston tendering a camp deal to Duke alum DJ Steward along with Celtics alumni heading overseas and assess the potential impact of a Beardless Sixers on the East. We wrap things up with a chat with NBA 2K frontman Ronnie 2K, so be sure to tune in. The Celtics Lab podcast is brought to you by Fan Duel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Boston Celtics and the rest of the league are supposedly in their summer doldrums period of the NBA's 2023 offseason, yet a surprising (and not always entirely positive) flow of news is still percolating. From rumored injuries and withdrawals from FIBA World Cup play to the long arc of justice finally connecting with some very poor decisions made by Celtics alumni with regards to insurance fraud and new NBA 2k ratings getting dropped, there's plenty for Boston fans to think about this week. And with the Celtics Wire's annual fan survey results finally in, we even have our own thoughts on the Boston season to come, the one that just was, and what was done in between them to consider. So for this week's CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, the hosts reached out to "First To The Floor" podcast host Wayne Spooney for some help sorting through an unexpectedly busy week for Celtics news in early August as we see just how much we agree with you about this Boston ball club, and whether it's got the goods to deliver Banner 18. The Celtics Lab podcast is brought to you by Fan Duel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The past few seasons have been some of the bumpiest in recent memory for the Boston Celtics off the court, with everything from the pandemic to internal scandal taking a toll on the on-court product just as the team starts to pursue another title in earnest. One cannot tell the story of the Celtics last season without including the mess made by former head coach Ime Udoka, or why the team was among the last four clubs in the Orlando bubble without saying why they were there in the first place. While sports can be an escape, the human side of the tale matters too -- and isn't always the easiest aspect to cover. As the Celtics emerge from one of their choppier campaigns in a while due to such issues, their summer teambuilding nearly finished, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with Boston Globe beat writer and "A-List" podcast host Gary Washburn to talk about how to cover and engage with those difficult aspects of the sport. They also assess the offseason so far, and get into what little news is still trickling out for the truly stalwart Boston fans. The Celtics Lab podcast is brought to you by Fan Duel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has officially signed his historic supermax contract extension, and did so with the sort of pomp such a moment deserves, with Olympian and civil rights icon John Carlos in attendance along with lead governor Wyc Grousbeck, team president Brad Stevens, and head coach Joe Mazzulla. But the most interesting guests at the signing and press conference were Brown's Steam students from his MIT bridge program, Black and brown youth from the greater Boston area. The Celtics star made use of signing his new contract to help shed light on efforts to address systemic racism in the city and hopes to found a new Black Wall Street in Boston, a sign of the depth of his commitment to the community. The hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast dove into Brown's supermax extension contract presser, what we can learn from what was said and done at it, and what the extension means for Boston moving forward. They also get into the news of Mike Gorman's final season calling games and the rest of the trickle of news still percolating this late in the NBA offseason, so tune in and get up to speed on all things Celtics this last week of July. The Celtics Lab podcast is brought to you by Fan Duel and Better Help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Boston Celtics are likely to be nearing the finish line when it comes to team building for the 2023 offseason, with limited spending power for a shrinking pool of potential free agent signings. And while trades big and small remain on the table for reshaping the Celtics' roster for the 2023-24 NBA season, signs are starting to drift in that this is close to Boston's finished roster until the trade deadline, at least. That is not to say that there are some options still unsigned who could provide some real help to the Celtics' designs on contention, so the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast sat down and worked their way through the best remaining free agents to try and narrow down which ones make the most sense for the team to pursue. We also get into the ongoing Jaylen Brown supermax extension saga and some Las Vegas Summer League-adjacent chatter catching up on the also-shrinking flow of news as we inch closer to the doldrums of the offseason. This episode of the Celtics Lab podcast is brought to you by Fan Duel and Better Help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Boston Celtics made a big splash to start the NBA's 2023 free agency period by trading away veteran point guard Marcus Smart for star center Kristaps Porzingis, drafted Arkansas Razorbacks standout Jordan Walsh, then signed forward Oshae Brissett and point guard Dalano Banton. Soon afterward (and just before this podcast was recorded), the Celtics dealt away reserve forward Grant Williams for draft assets and breathing room below the new collective bargaining agreement's dreaded second apron. Now the Celtics only need to secure a signature from star forward Jaylen Brown's supermax contract extension to put a bow on their offseason team building. Or do they? With rumbles out there that the ball club might yet have more moves to make, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with co-host of the "How 'Bout Them Celtics?" podcast Sam LaFrance to talk about the Celtics offseason so far -- and what else might be coming down the pike. The Celtics Lab podcast is brought to you by Fan Duel and Better Help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Boston Celtics shook things up in a big way by dealing away veteran point guard Marcus Smart for star big man Kristaps Porzingis, but we are also hearing that there is more to come in terms of reshaping the Celtics' roster in pursuit of Banner 18. How do we feel about the moves Brad Stevens and Co. have made so far? What else does this roster need? What other moves do we think might be coming down the pike in free agency and via trade? How do Grant Williams' restricted free agency and the new CBA factor into all of the above? There's a host of questions in need of answers for this team to have a good chance at making it back to the NBA Finals in 2024, and on this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, the hosts dive in headlong to the issues facing Boston ahead of the start of free agency and beyond. The Celtics Lab podcast is brought to you by Fan Duel and Better Help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Many fans of the Boston Celtics went to bed thinking they would wake up to 2023 Sixth Man of the Year Malcolm Brogdon as a Los Angeles Clipper, reserve forward Danilo Gallinari a Washington Wizard, and Kristaps Porzingis in Boston. Some who went to bed earlier may have thought they'd wake up with Brogdon and Gallo on the Wiz and Porzingis a Celtic. But pretty much no one had Marcus Smart a Memphis Grizzly well before dawn on the next day. The move by team president Brad Stevens to shake up the ball club by dealing away its longest-tenured player for the Latvian big man and draft capital hit Boston fans right in the feels, even the ones who believe it was a savvy move under the new collective bargaining agreement. And not everyone is thrilled to have put so much of the team's salary cap into a player who has averaged less than 60 games played per season over a seven-season career, nor one who has problematic allegations in their past. Cohost of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast Cameron Tabatabaie linked up with Celtics Blog's Jack Simone to talk over the unexpected news, and what it means for the team, for fans, and for the future. The Celtics Lab podcast is brought to you by Fan Duel and Better Help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The 2023 NBA draft takes place this Thursday, June 22, and while the Boston Celtics have traded away their first round pick for this class of prospects, they possess an intriguing selection at the top of the second round via a pick owed them by the Portland Trail Blazers at No. 35 overall. The Celtics could also trade up, back, or even out of this year's draft depending on what sort of trades might be on the table ahead of their time on the clock late Thursday evening, with offseason rumbles already connecting several Boston players with potential moves around the league. To get a handle on which prospects might be of interest to the Celtics, where in the draft they might be, and what Boston might need to do to get there, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast brought on friend of the pod Bryan Kalbrosky of For The Win and USA TODAY. The trio makes sense of the first big trade of the 2023 offseason in Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns, dives into some of the meatier rumors making the rounds, takes a first look at the hire of Phil Pressey as an assistant, and ties it all to the main event on Thursday. The Celtics Lab podcast is brought to you by Fan Duel and Better Help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With the real action of the NBA's 2023 offseason about to start unfolding, it's fair to say that events largely beyond the control of the Boston Celtics set the team up for failure last season even before the 2022-23 campaign even began. But now, the Celtics have a full offseason to surround head coach Joe Mazzulla with the support he'll need and time to make the trades and other moves needed to secure Boston's roster to pursue a title in earnest both now and in the future. What will a successful offseason look like for the Celtics in light of the sting of the loss in the East finals? How should they progress given Jaylen Brown's potential supermax extension and the new collective bargaining agreement? Where does Grant Williams' restricted free agency factor into these things? What else does the roster need, and for the players coming back, where is improvement needed? With a host of things on the Celtics' to-do list, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast reached to GQ's Howard Beck to put together some expectations for this team's offseason and the campaign ahead of it. We even get in a little chatter about some of the bigger rumbles we've been hearing ahead of silly season's full florescence along with some criticism of teams holding fanbases hostage. The Celtics Lab podcast is brought to you by Fan Duel and Better Help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Boston Celtics are nearly done with their 2022-23 slate of regular season games, with only the tilts against the Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks remaining as games likely circled on the calendar for most Boston fans given the potential for each to impact the 2023 NBA Playoffs seeding.
The Bucks in particular loom largest if the Celtics hope to have a chance at stealing the East's top seed, as Boston already owns the upper hand in the regular season record with the Sixers. And Milwaukee could very well be the team left standing in the East Finals that the Celtics will have to get past to get back to the 2023 NBA Finals.
To that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast (now powered by Fan Duel and Better Help) linked up with Dalton Sell of Behind the Bucks Pass to talk over all things Milwaukee, Giannis, and their potential meetings in what's left of the regular season and beyond.
We also get into the recent Jaylen Brown interviews and what they might mean for his future with the team, the Celtics' recent play, and more.
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The Boston Celtics have hit a late-season slump that has fans rightfully alarmed about how the ball club could respond in the postseason should they find themselves facing a moment of weakness against much more dangerous teams than they've been dropping games to of late.
But at the same time, they hold the NBA's second-best record while having candidates on the team for many of the league's major regular-season awards at the same time many other projected contenders are also experiencing a bit of turbulence. Is it time to panic, or enjoy what the Celtics are capable of when locked in vs. the league's best ball clubs?
To answer that question, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast (sponsored by Fan Duel and Better Help) linked up with Anna Horford of "Horford Happy Hour" podcast fame to ground our tendency to be a prisoner of the moment.
And hopefully, to help us get back to enjoying Boston on the court again given just how much the Celtics have done with a season many worried might have been upended before it even began.
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The Boston Celtics may be a band of brothers, but lately, they have been playing like that garage band many of us were in back in high school -- fun, full of energy and new ideas, but sloppy and not quite putting all the necessary components together for success.
So, to figure out whether the team is finally getting their act together for the big tour into the 2023 NBA postseason, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast (brought to you by FanDuel, the exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS Media network) linked up with Indie Basketball's Matt Consolazio to talk all things Celtics, indie music, and NBA basketball writ large.
We get into the Portland Trail Blazers win and how we're feeling about the Celtics ahead of a long road trip, how news about Grant Williams playing through injury impacts our view of his play, Marcus Smart's opinions on officiating, and tons more on the indie music side.
We also touch on the arrival of sports betting in the state of Massachusetts and how that can impact the NBA as well as a look around the league's Western Conference, so be sure to tune in to this episode.
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The Boston Celtics have hit some late season turbulence with several recent contests ending in a Celtics collapse, and those defeats often taking the shape of an overtime loss after being up double digits. Is it the lack of continuity for Boston's best players? A need for rest? Coaching inexperience under head coach Joe Mazzulla, or a problem with his preferred, 3-point heavy style of play that has become known as Mazzulla ball?
Whatever it is, the Celtics need to identify and solve the root cause(s) before it derails their designs on getting back to the 2023 NBA Finals this postseason. And with 16 games left on the 2022-23 schedule, there's not a lot of time to get it right. What can the team try to right the ship?
To get to the bottom of why Boston has been playing poorly of late and what they can tinker with to change that, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with NBC Sports Boston's Chris Forsberg to talk it over.
We also get into the typology of Mazzulla ball, Jaylen Brown's case to make All-NBA this season compared to the field and why that matters for retaining him, and get caught up on the rest of recent news, so be sure to tune in.
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The Boston Celtics are inside of the last quarter of the 2022-23 NBA season and will need to make some decisions on whether to prioritize getting to the postseason as healthy as possible or pushing as hard as they can for the best playoff seeding possible. They also need to find opportunities for their ostensible starters to play more than the sparse minutes they have had together -- but need to tinker a bit to maximize bench rotations as well.
With just 19 games left in this season at the time of this writing, the Milwaukee Bucks in the East's first-place slot with a half-game lead, and the Philadelphia 76ers far enough behind that the Celtics ought to be safe from falling lower than the No. 2 seed. But could the other late-season priorities -- or the Bucks' seeming inability to lose -- change the calculus of the ball club?
To get a handle on where the team is at as we enter the meat of the stretch run, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with "Celtics Beat" co-host Evan Valenti.
We also get into Boston's recent play against the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers, Grant Williams' surprising DNP-CD vs. the Cavs, rumbles of Celtics ownership having an interest in European football ownership again and much, much more.
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The Boston Celtics kick off the stretch run Thursday as they return to action after the NBA's annual All-Star Week festivities with the best record in the league, a new big man on the roster, a newly-anointed full head coach, and expectations of contention.
Yet, the league did not stand still, and other squads have gotten better as well. How are we feeling about this team ahead of the stretch run in terms of the players, the coach, and the team overall? In many ways, the monumental task the Celtics have between them and winning it all is not unlike an intrepid mission to explore the final frontier.
From leadership to the away team doing the dirty work so that the mission doesn't fail, the parallels between the Celtics' quest to win the 2023 NBA Championship and the Starship Enterprise's mandate are strong as the crew of the Enterprise and Boston's roster all hope to boldly go where no one has gone before.
And while we might be overselling Boston's hopes to win a record 18th banner, there is no one better to make those connections with than the New York Times' Sopan Deb, who recently interviewed the cast of "Picard," a new series in the Star Trek universe, in between his insightful coverage of the Celtics and wider NBA.
To that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with Deb to talk all things Celtics, Star Trek, and stretch run in a framework Gene Roddenberry would have been proud of.
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The Boston Celtics and the rest of the NBA have made it to All-Star Week for the 2022-23 season, a moment to rest up, recalibrate, and enjoy what they have accomplished so far this season ahead of the annual exhibition tilt for the league's very best (or at least most popular) players.
They will do so with a freshly-minted head coach with no "interim" label in front in Joe Mazzulla after his promotion this Thursday, whose job at the helm of the Celtics has gotten them to the East's top record -- and Mazzulla to coach the All-Star game, to boot.
With solid wins and respectable losses behind them and a surprisingly good add at the trade deadline in Mike Muscala on the roster, the team can now take care of adding a buyout player if they choose while the team gets R&R and some deserved adulation in the case of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
To talk about all of the above, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with comedian and friend of the pod Gary Gulman to offer our thoughts on the state of the Celtics, how to make All-Star Week better, and even give you a review of a certain Boston-oriented cereal a try.
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The 2023 NBA trade deadline has come and gone for all 30 teams in the Association, and the landscape of the league has shifted with it. But the Boston Celtics have made merely one comparatively minor move to bolster their frontcourt.
Adding veteran big man Mike Muscala from the Oklahoma City Thunder for a pair of second round picks and the contract of Justin Jackson, Jr., Boston eschewed sexier moves like dealing for now-Toronto Raptor Jakob Poeltl. Was this the play for the Celtics? What can they expect from Muscala? And most importantly, what can we say about the myriad moves made elsewhere in the NBA in terms of the race for the 2023 title?
To get a handle on one of the most active trade deadlines in the history of the league, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with Thunder Wire editor Clemente Almanza for the lowdown on Muscala.
We also get into our favorite moves of the day, ones we found confusing, and how concerned we are about the recent damage to Jaylen Brown's handsome face.
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Star Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown is used to having his name in the media whether for what he does on the court or how much value he could bring in a deal for a certain Brooklyn Nets star whose ties to the Georgia native in trade rumbles just won't seem to go away.
But it's what his stardom allows him to do as an activist that Brown recently spoke at length about with SLAM! editor Deyscha Smith for a cover story featuring the Boston guard recently. To get a bead on where Brown's mind is at regarding the Celtics' title aspirations, his relationship with Jayson Tatum, his activism, and how stories like this come together, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast sat down with Smith on a recent episode.
Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear how high-profile interviews like this come together, and what the Cal-Berkeley product wants us to know about the causes close to his heart.
We also get into the latest trade rumbles just ahead of the 2023 deadline, other moves around the league, and more.
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With less than a week to go before the arrival of the 2023 NBA trade deadline, the first cracks in the current order of the league are beginning to show, erupting into prominence with yet another trade request from the roster of the Brooklyn Nets, though this time with former Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving.
And while it may be fun to relish the schadenfreude in Brooklyn after what the Nets front office put Boston fans through over the summer with the Kevin Durant trade request, the more important issue embedded in this drama is how the 2023 deadline will shape the face of the league.
With a general consensus that no major moves are incoming for the Celtics in the Boston media, the bigger question seems to be how the league will change around the team more than how the team itself may change via trades. To that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast teamed up with Bleacher Report's Dan Favale to try and get a bead on what the NBA might look like come Feb. 10.
We of course do our due diligence regarding what we're hearing about Boston's hopes at the deadline, but we do our best to divine what major moves might be coming down the pike at the end of one of the craziest weeks in the NBA calendar year.
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The Boston Celtics have been putting in the work behind the scenes all season on ways they can improve the team via trade and with the 2023 NBA trade deadline less than two weeks away, more rumbles about what they might be looking to accomplish before the end of the day on Feb. 9.
While it seems unlikely that the Celtics will be making any blockbuster moves, there's been chatter that the front office is looking for additional depth on the wing and in the frontcourt. With both the team's starting big men and star wings having played heavy minutes through the first half of the season, finding some players who can at least play some significant regular season minutes if not a postseason role as well.
To get to the bottom of what NBA insiders are hearing about what the Celtics hope to do this offseason, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with The Athletic's Jared Weiss to talk all things 2023 NBA trade deadline.
We also get caught up on Boston's play of late, some recent injuries to key players, and other issues of note.
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If there is an elephant left in the room that is the Boston Celtics' 2022-23 campaign, it is the sting of their loss to the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals -- and the prospect of ending up facing them again in the final round of the 2023 postseason.
While it might not be true anymore that the Dubs are living in the heads of the Celtics' roster collectively after their hot start in the first half of this season, their only showdown thus far ending so badly -- and familiar -- for Boston suggests it very well could still be the case. Now, with the Celtics set to square off with the Dubs on their home court of TD Garden for the second and final time this season, will we see a Boston squad that has exorcised their finals demons? Or will we see the veteran savvy and elite play of Golden State stymying the Cs once again?
To talk it over, we brought in our in-house expert from our USA TODAY sister site Warriors Wire, editor Tommy Call III.
Join your usual hosts as we dive deep into everything Dubs-Cs, as well as recent excellence from Jayson Tatum, Boston's injury woes, and whether we'd prefer to see a shift in thinking about what to do at the 2023 NBA trade deadline among other issues.
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The Boston Celtics have the best record in the NBA and despite a few glaring losses, have put together one of the best resumes in the league when it comes to beating top talent in the 2022-23 regular season so far. Yet fans, likely still smarting from the 2022 Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors, still want more when it comes to teambuilding ahead of the 2023 NBA trade deadline.
What do the Celtics need, if anything? What is possible for them to do in terms of making deals to improve the roster? More importantly, what's likely to happen before the deadline passes?
To try and prognosticate what might be coming down the pike for Boston before the Feb. 9 cutoff date to make trades in the league this season, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with HoopsHype cap expert Yossi Gozlan to talk over the range of possibilities.
Though it seems not improbable that any moves the Celtics make will be relatively minor, the possibility for larger swings still exists, and we get into all of the ways it could happen, along with more modest proposals in the confines the team has to work within.
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The Boston Celtics will face the Brooklyn Nets later this week with the Eastern Conference's top spot potentially at stake, and while a bit of the wind has been taken out of the proverbial sails of the matchup with Nets star Kevin Durant out for the game with a sprained MCL as well as an outside shot of Marcus Smart missing the contest with a contused knee, it will still be a very important game for the Celtics.
More data for a potential postseason collision, the aforementioned top spot in play, and a chance to see if Boston will play the way they should despite the absence of KD all loom large. The growth of Brooklyn bigs Nick Claxton and Ben Simmons also figures to be a point of concern, and any time the team crosses paths with Kyrie Irving, things get intense.
To that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with the host of the Off the Glass "Brooklyn Buzz" podcast Nick Fay to talk all things Celtics-Nets.
The foursome get into how Durant's absence may impact the MVP race, what sort of trade targets each squad might have interest in at the 2023 NBA trade deadline, and more.
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The Boston Celtics have a key part of their 2022-23 schedule unfolding over the next week, particularly with rematches against the Dallas Mavericks and Chicago Bulls on tap. How the Celtics respond to losses against the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder may go a long way toward determining whether the Celtics break out of their slump longer term, with a tilt with the Brooklyn Nets for perhaps what could be the top spot in the East looming on January 12.
To that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" linked up with Bulls Wire and Dallas Basketball editor Mike Mulford to talk about Boston's tilts with the Mavs and Chicago, as well as the state of the MVP and All-Star starter race.
The foursome even touches on a potential Javonte Green reunion with the Celtics should the Bulls look to recoup some assets if their season continues to go sideways.
Check out the clip embedded above to get up to speed on an important week for Boston, and where they stand in terms of All-Star starters as voting begins for the first round.
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It might be a bit early for a lot of the Boston Celtics' fans to talk about who is where in the race for the NBA's season-long hardware, but this is the part of the season when the narratives driving most of those awards start to take hold. Where are the Celtics in terms of All-NBA, Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Coach of the Year, and other accolades Boston has a shot at winning?
To get into the weeds of who might garner what honors this season as the Celtics' competition at the top of the East starts to heat up, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with Basketball News' Ethan Fuller to talk over the narratives driving these awards.
The crew also talks about the tightening race in the Eastern Conference, Robert Williams III's return, Payton Pritchard trade rumbles, and more.
Take a look at the clip embedded above to get ahead of the annual accolades debate as the order of each conference begins to solidify this season.
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The Boston Celtics are poised to play in one of the major milestone games of the 2022-23 NBA season against the Milwaukee Bucks on Christmas Day, and whether or not you believe it should be the case, a lot of narratives surrounding contention odds, the MVP, and even All-Star races may be impacted by that contest.
But what can we really learn about the state of the East, the cases to take home season-long hardware, and how each team is playing now (and might play in the postseason) based on what we will see on December 25th? What should we be watching for, and which players should we focus our attention on as Boston faces Milwaukee and Giannis Antetokounmpo as well as their other near-term games?
To get a bead on the state of the Celtics and their peers in the East, the hosts of the Celtics Lab podcast linked up with USA TODAY's Jeff Zillgitt to talk over the Celtics' recent play, our expectations for the big national TV game and beyond, and more.
Get up to speed on Boston's Christmas Day prospects, as well as what we can glean from their recent stumbles and their schedule to close out December.
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The holidays have arrived in earnest and with them an important tradition not only for the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast but the wider Boston Celtics and NBA community: a time to air our grievances as we host our second annual Festivus for the Rest of Us episode.
While we spend most of our time with our airing of annual irks directed at the Celtics and the league they play in, as is our tradition, we also make time to air our issues with the world at large. And this holiday season, we've recruited Kai Zen master and eternal sports optimist Jam Packard of The Athletic's "Anything is Poddable" podcast to get into the teeth of what's been getting under our skin this year.
Be sure to tune in for a veritable feast of our festive annoyances, and while we're not entirely sure such a thing exists, we're pretty sure you get the point.
We also cover the news of late, but given how Boston has been playing lately, we wouldn't blame you if you confused that for grievances too.
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For just the second time this season, the Boston Celtics have lost two games in a row, with the team clearly in a funk as a result. With the Celtics' vibes in the gutter, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" reached out to Pete Rogers of Nerdball Fantasy Football to try and shift the vibes back toward a winning direction.
If you're confused, it's likely because we buried the lede here -- Pete is better known to Boston fans as the guy who makes the new Celtics jerseys every time the ball club puts another notch in the win column.
We talk about how he got started with the graphic design hijinks, his favorites so far, their inspiration, as well as what might be coming down the pike.
We even pick his brain at the end of the pod on Fantasy Football tips just in time for the playoffs and spend some time earlier in the pod paying tribute to Celtics great Paul Silas, who left us this week.
Join Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn for a much-needed vibes reset on the latest Lab.
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The Boston Celtics are steamrolling their opponents with a frequency that has begun to alarm the rest of the NBA to the delight of Celtics fans, but even with a historically great offense anchored by Boston's two star wings Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, this team is yet to finish coming together.
With sidelined Celtics center Robert Williams III poised to return to the team before Christmas, Boston could get even better, and that could send a ripple effect through the entire roster. How could the rotations change? Will the Celtics play the same way? Who will see their minutes shrink or grow?
On this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, your usual hosts held a mailbag to answer all of your questions about the Celtics' hot start, the changes that might be coming, and more.
Alex Goldberg, Justin Quinn, and Cameron Tabatabaie answered a host of such questions and announce the winner of the mailbag contest on this latest edition of the lab.
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For many fans of the Boston Celtics, common British sports phenomena like having the Prince and Princess of Wales in attendance of your favorite team's game or the political component of supporting one's (association) football team can be somewhat mystifying. It was a very British-inflected week for Celtics fans with the royal family in attendance for Boston's first tilt against the Miami Heat and the ongoing World Cup a point of interest for Boston fans and players both.
To that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast thought it our duty to bring on Celtics Lab O.G. and resident British soccer fan and complicated-relationship-with-British-Royals-haver Josh Coyne to make sense of it all for the first in a special episode series we're calling Peer Review.
Host Justin Quinn and Coyne get into some of their (and the Celtics') mixed emotions on having the royals in attendance last Wednesday, get up to speed on the good and the bad of the World Cup, and wrap things with an all-time Boston alumni soccer squad.
Check out this episode whether you love footy or are as clueless about it as Justin is -- no soccer knowledge required.
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At roughly the 2022-23 NBA season's quarter point, the Boston Celtics stand alone as the nest team in the league with a 17-4 record and a two game lead over the next-closest ball club in the Milwaukee Bucks; what can the play of a team with a historic offense and an improving defense tell us about how Boston will play for the rest of the season?
On this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, Sports Illustrated's Bobby Krivitsky joins the pod to talk over the Celtics' recent play, the schedule in the week and month ahead, and how we are feeling about the team's play relative to several narratives surrounding some full-season accolades.
Join your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn as the trio joins Kravitsy into breaking down what has admittedly been among the most fun Boston rosters to watch in a very long time indeed.
And while you are tuning in, be sure to listen for how to be included in a giveaway we're putting together this week to win some cool Boston Celtics swag.
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Sometimes, when the meat of an NBA season is just too well done, and too many cooks are spoiling the stew, one just has to sit back and call in the experts. And with the Boston Celtics cooking the rest of the league (besides the Chicago Bulls anyway) while some of their players are in the running for MVP while others struggle with social media, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast brought out the big guns to make sense of it all.
That would of course be Sam Sheehan, NBA Reporter for the Athletic 2.0, a very serious mind for a very serious era of Celtics basketball.
Join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn as they turn over the reigns of the Lab to Sheehan as we break with our usual footing on podcasting about the Celtics in a moment we felt a bit of a lighter approach to coverage might help shake us through an early season malaise caused as much by the person running Twitter as what people use it for.
For those of you confused by satire, this episode is (mostly) that before the 35-minute mark. Those of you not picking up on what the "You Know Ball" podcast host is laying down, we'll return to our usual format next week -- but until then, buckle up.
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With a total of about 15 games played by most teams in the NBA at this point in the 2022-23 season, we have enough data to be able to say some things about the league, the Boston Celtics, and their players. What we are seeing on the court may not be who they are at the end of the season, but we can at least make some educated guesses.
Which weird starts from teams are real? Is Boston's offense the real deal? Can the Celtics defend like they did last season? Will Joe Mazzulla's performance earn him a non-interim status upgrade this season? Could Marcus Smart repeat as Defensive Player of the Year, and could Jayson Tatum really win this year's Most Valuable Player award?
The hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast teamed up with NBC Sports Boston's Chris Forsberg to try and figure out what's real, what's fake, and what's too soon to tell about the trends we-re seeing early this season.
Join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn as the foursome dives into what we are seeing in the early going of this season.
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The 2022-23 NBA season is far enough along at this point that we can start getting an idea of what trends have some substance to them, and which might be mostly smoke and mirrors. And in a season where many teams seemed likely to tank for prized prospect Victor Wembanyama, few are playing poorly and fewer on purpose.
That might mean fewer potential trade options for contenders like the Boston Celtics, but with the way they have been playing to start the season, is that really even very big of a concern for a team whose weaknesses appear to have been exaggerated?
To take stock of the 2022-23 season so far and what it might mean for Boston's teambuilding plans as they gear up for a run at Banner 18, we linked up with Heavy's Sean Deveney to talk Celtics trades, the (lack of an) epidemic of tanking, and what we like about the team so far.
Join your usual hosts Justin Quinn and Cameron Tabatabaie for a deep dive into the 2022-23 stat quo and what it means for the trade deadline plans of the front office.
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The Boston Celtics and Grant Williams could not come to terms on a rookie scale extension for the Tennessee alumnus ahead of the 2022-23 NBA season, with Williams instead electing to bet on himself. How could this play out for both parties given we're hearing rumbles of interest from opposing teams? How does the looming free agency of Al Horford affect Boston's cap space outlook?
The backdrop for Boston's offseason financial concerns for their frontcourt also takes shape with a likely cap spike and looming media rights deal that could transform labor negotiations ahead of the league's next collective bargaining agreement, so what might something like a hard cap mean for Boston?
To get a look at some lingering but timely issues from a teambuilding perspective, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with HoopsHype cap guru Yossi Gozlan to talk over the contours of the Celtics' and NBA's cap management concerns, with an unvarnished view of the team's start thrown in for good measure.
Your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn also touch on Kyrie Irving's suspension in the context of a lot of bad NBA news percolating to the surface all at once this week.
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The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets have maintained a strange link for nearly a decade now with the two teams' fate inextricably entangled first through the deal that sent Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Nets, then later through the stars the Celtics drafted from the draft assets Brooklyn traded them.
But the connection didn't stop there, with point guard Kyrie Irving leaving the team to join the Nets, and Boston hiring away Ime Udoka to be their head coach. Now, in recent weeks, things have taken an even stranger and more concerning turn.
The Nets are poised to hire an Udoka suspended for misconduct while Irving's dalliances with a thread of antisemitism creeping through the NBA media sphere to touch the Celtics by way of Ye (FKA Kanye West).
To talk about that resurgent antisemitism in a broader, historical context, as well as the more immediate impact of Brooklyn perhaps poaching Udoka, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast got together with The Nation's Dave Zirin to dive deep into some heavy material.
Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what Zirin had to say about his new article on Irving, as well as Udoka, Jaylen Brown's Donda ties, and more in an important episode of the Lab.
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The Boston Celtics get their first look at the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night as they head back to TD Garden for their fifth game of the 2022-23 NBA season, squaring off against Donovan Mitchell united with last season's rookie phenom Evan Mobley and potentially, health allowing, Darius Garland.
With a changed supporting cast due to the Mitchell trade, it is unclear just how much of a challenge the Cavs are for Boston now, but it is clear they are a better team for the deal. Will the Celtics handle their business in the wake of a stinging loss to the Chicago Bulls, or encounter their first losing streak of the season?
The hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast sat down with "Locked On Cavs" host and Fear The Sword editor Evan Dammerall to get a feel for the team Boston faces to kick off the weekend, with Dammerall delivering the goods on what we ought to expect.
Justin Quinn and Cameron Tabatabie also dig into the Bulls loss and the Jaylen Brown-Ye West controversy, the latter recorded before Brown's mea culpa for his initial response.
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While he still has to win the award in the actually existing 2022-23 NBA season, the official simulation of 2022-23 put together by the folks at NBA 2K23 has granted the 2023 Kia Most Valuable Player award to superstar Boston Celtics swingman Jayson Tatum.
To talk about Tatum's hardware in the official sim, co-host of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast Cameron Tabatabaie linked up with Ronnie 2K, the face of the popular game. The duo gets into Marcus Smart's chances to repeat as Defensive Player of the Year, whether we'll see enough of Celtics center Robert Williams III for him to be in the running, and more about the season to come based on how the simulation went in the popular video game.
Take a listen to the clip embedded below to get up to speed on what NBA 2K might be able to tell us about the real season about to unfold.
They even talk about what teams end up in the simulated 2023 NBA Finals, but you'll have to tune in to hear which ones they are.
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The Boston Celtics passed the first test of their 2022-23 campaign on opening night against the Philadelphia 76ers with flying colors but immediately headed to Florida where they will have another tough out against the Miami Heat.
After that, the intensity level will drop a bit, but with potential Rookie of the Year candidate Paolo Banchero joining Euroleague sensation Franz Wagner and a talented supporting cast, the Magic will likely no longer be a "gimme" win for Boston and the rest of the league.
To talk about the new faces entering the league like Keegan Murray, Jaden Ivey, and Bennedict Mathurin who might surprise the Celtics a bit in their new homes around the league, we brought on Rookie Wire's Cody Taylor to get us up to speed on which rookie players Boston and their fans ought to have on their radar for 2022-23.
Join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Justin Quinn, and Cameron Tabatabaie as we dive into Boston's season opener, the state of Timelord's knee rehab, and the rest of the NBA news now that the regular season is finally back.
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Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at TD Garden as the Celtics seek to start their long journey (hopefully) back to the NBA Finals.
Long before that may happen, however, they will need to play each of the 82 games on the schedule, starting with the new and improved Sixers roster that has added players like PJ Tucker, Anthony Melton, Montrezl Harrell, and Danuel House to a leading Most Valuable Player candidate Joel Embiid, a healthy, in-shape James Harden, and a rising young star in Tyrese Maxey.
Will a Celtics roster missing Robert Williams III and just returning Luke Kornet from a sprained ankle be ready to take on Philly's frontcourt? Will Boston's new additions be enough to counter a healthy Harden and Maxey alongside Embiid?
To get a read on the Sixers ahead of the season opener, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with Sixers Wire editor Ky Carlin to talk about the two teams' start to the 2022-23 season.
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Fans of the Boston Celtics know the story behind Tacko Fall's journey from Senegal to the US, making his way through the ranks to get to collegiate and then NBA basketball, signing with the Celtics in 2019 after what was at times a harrowing journey filled with obstacles Fall needed to find a way past to continue chasing his dream as a professional basketball player.
Now, the UCF product has penned a children's book to inspire others who may feel the path toward their dreams is just too hard to travel. Fall's book, "Tacko Fall: To New Heights," is already out in bookstores, co-written with agent Justin Haynes with art by renowned children's book illustrator Reggie Brown.
To talk to him about his book, his new team in the Chinese Basketball Association, his time in Boston, and the Celtics season to come, Cameron Tabatabaie of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast caught up with Fall recently.
Check out the clip embedded above to hear everything from how he likes his new team to the story of how he met Grant Williams (it involves a failed dunk).
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The Boston Celtics became the cornerstone franchise of the NBA because of Hall of Fame big man Bill Russell, but the iconic center's legacy cast a shadow not only over the history of the league itself, but American culture more broadly as a central figure of the US Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
Like many of us, Rep. Ayanna Pressley is a fan of Russell's for both basketball and social justice reasons, as well as being no small part of several efforts to give the legendary figure his flowers in the form of his statue in the city of Boston and a resolution honoring his legacy of works extending far beyond the basketball court.
Rep. Pressley joined us on the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast for our most recent episode to talk about Russell's impact on the Celtics, the city of Boston, and our society writ large.
She joined your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn to chop it up about last season's Finals run, this season's team, and they even debate the relative strengths of clam chowder vs. Chicago hotdogs as arena food.
Make sure you don't miss this episode of the Lab or miscast our representative of Massachusetts seventh district as a Bulls fan -- either would be a very big unforced error indeed.
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The Boston Celtics are doing their best to get past the Ime Udoka scandal and injuries to multiple frontcourt players by focusing on the season ahead and the players -- and coaches -- who are in the building to work on the goal of hanging a banner in Boston at the end of this season.
After a tense Media Day on Monday with players seeming to know about as much as fans and analysts do about the details of the situation leading to Udoka's suspension (i.e. not much), the team seemed eager to get to work on the foundation of their 2022-23 campaign.
With all that in mind, we brought on friend of the pod Gary Gulman to join your usual hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast to talk about training camp and goals for the season ahead.
Join Alex Goldberg, Justin Quinn, and Cameron Tabatabaie as they dive into what we're seeing -- and hope to see -- from the Celtics, their coach, and the front office this season.
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As if having key rotation players out injured before the start of a season the Boston Celtics are expected to contend for a title wasn't enough, a new scandal threatens to engulf the Celtics and their 2022-23 season before it even starts.
That scandal is of course the unfolding account of Boston head coach Ime Udoka and his alleged looming yearlong suspension resulting from a consensual relationship with a Celtics staffer, marred by poor reporting and rampant speculation from all corners.
In an emergency podcast to breakdown what little we actually know about the situation, its potential impact on the team and season ahead, and the issues compounding the situation in the media and beyond, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast dove into the mess that is the current Celtics news cycle.
Join Cameron Tabatabaie, Justin Quinn, and Alex Goldberg in a regrettably unexpected pod to get up to speed on this unfolding, slow-moving disaster.
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Remember when the biggest blip on the Boston Celtics' horizon was gripes about the newest ratings of their players in the latest NBA 2K ratings update? We certainly do after a day of chaos in the organization tied to a scandal surrounding Celtics head coach Ime Udoka that broke just after we finished recording this episode.
In it, we talk with NBA 2K frontman Ronnie 2K about the latest iteration of the game, the Celtics in it, how they feel about their ratings, how it's made, and what might be coming down the pike. We even get into how Ronnie's looming wedding and host Cameron Tabatabaie's tweets made it into the game.
We do NOT talk about Udoka, of course, given the timing. But there's plenty of news about Boston's training camp prospects and other less incendiary topics to spell you from the whirlwind engulfing the Celtics at present.
Join hosts Alex Golberg, Justin Quinn, and Cameron as we talk all things 2K, and sort through all the news that seemed so much more serious 24 hours ago than it does now.
Buckle up folks, this is going to be a rough week.
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With training camp just around the corner at the end of September, rosters around the NBA's Eastern Conference are starting to morph into the form they will be in at the start of the 2022-23 season. Drawing on the state of rosters at the moment, one can get a general idea of what the East's order (and the Boston Celtics spot in it) might look like if the rosters on opening day remained the same until the end of the season.
That of course never happens, but one can't predict trades before they happen (with rare exceptions), so the folks at the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast got together with Zak Noble of Ball Is Life's "Noble and Roosh" podcast to try to project what the East might look like come April.
We also spend some time talking through the sordid affair of Phoenix Suns Governor Robert Sarver and the reaction to the NBA's attempt to address it, so if that's not your bag, drop into the pod at about the 14-minute mark.
Join hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn as they try to get a bead on how the East will play out this season while we close in on Boston's 2022 training camp.
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In the dog days of summer, amidst the worst of the NBA content desert, a whisper of expansion has caught the attention of the league's most faithful fans. Since pushed back on by those in the know as this topic seems to see every time rumors of adding new teams to the league tends to go, it has still captured our collective imaginations of what such a scenario might look like.
And as NBA commissioner Adam Silver has said in the past, the league will expand at some point, so some daydreaming about a league with 32 (or more!) teams is not entirely a pointless exercise, as any such expansion will have an impact not only on what teams the Boston Celtics play, but also our favorite team itself.
But is the NBA ready to add more teams? Would the talent be stretched too thin? What players might the Celtics protect from being taken by these new teams in an expansion draft, and which players left unprotected might get grabbed?
On the latest episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, hosts Justin Quinn, Alex Goldberg, and Cameron Tabatabaie put their heads together to answer these questions with a mock three-team expansion draft.
Check out the clip embedded above to hear our methodology and results on this episode of the Lab, as well as the latest news trickling in this late in the offseason.
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It isn't very often that a candidate for a major political office in the United States is also a huge fan of the sport of basketball, to say nothing of the Boston Celtics. It's even less common that they are scholars of the game's history. And it's nearly unheard of one being all that and a former pro in the sport.
But that would be an excellent way to describe the current Democratic candidate for Governor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Maura Healey. Currently the state's Attorney General since 2014, Healey has previously been co-captain of the Harvard Crimson women's basketball team and played overseas in Austria for UBBC Wustenrot Salzburg.
Healey has thrown her hat in the ring for the Governorship, but she doesn't just stick to politics; a serious fan of the Celtics and the sport in general, she spent her years as a player donning No. 14 in honor of Celtics legend Bob Cousy, and her time playing the sport inflects her work as a politician today.
The hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast got a chance to sit down with her to talk about the Celtics of today and our past, the sport more broadly.
At the end of the pod (so you can drop out if that's not your thing), we talk about her plans and tasks ahead if she wins the race to be 73rd Governor of Massachusetts.
Join your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn for one of our favorite interviews in some time, as well as the trickle of news coming in from Donovan Mitchell's trade to the Cleveland Cavs to rumbles of what Boston might do to fill their final remaining open roster slots.
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The Boston Celtics can finally concentrate on finding the players on finishing their roster with the Kevin Durant trade request from the Brooklyn Nets rescinded, and in so doing will likely create some new alumni in the process by bringing on a few new players in place of the depth that they had in the 2021-22 NBA season.
But where are the players from Boston's past signing for this upcoming season? What teams and leagues are they signing with? Who is making the leap into coaching? Who are still waiting for the logjam that is KD that just broke to open up some spots for them to sign with a team in the Association?
For this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, we decided to take a trip down memory lane to get ourselves up to speed on where the alumni of the Celtics are going to spend the upcoming season.
To do that we enlisted friend of the pod and unofficial team Twitter historian Honest Larry, who linked up with your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn to figure out where these blasts from Boston's past hang their hats (and their jerseys) now.
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After plenty of buildup complete with leaks about the more important games of the year in advance of the big day, the 2022-23 NBA schedule finally dropped this past Wednesday afternoon, immediately sparking speculation, projections, and analysis of what the lay of the land for the Celtics' next campaign will mean for the team and their 2023 title aspirations.
When will key players get rest this season? What are the marquee games? How many back to backs will there be? Is the travel situation favorable for the team? How strong is the slate of opponents, and when are the hardest and easiest parts of the league calendar?
Most importantly of all, taking all of the above into account, where do we expect Boston to finish relative to the rest of their peers in the league's Eastern Conference?
To answer all these questions and more, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast got together with NBC Sports Boston's Max Lederman to talk all things schedule related for the 2022-23 season, as well as some catch-up for what little news there's been since the last pod.
Join your usual hosts Justin Quinn, Alex Goldberg, and Cameron Tabatabaie to get your bearings on how the next Celtics season will play out in this episode of the Lab.
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While the dog days of summer are upon us, it might seem as if the wider NBA world is in something of a slumber. But the league has been hard at work promoting its brand abroad, while players like Boston Celtics star forwards Al Horford and Danilo Gallinari have been getting ready to represent their respective national teams.
Players have also been finding an offseason groove that suits what they need to focus on, whether that means family time or time abroad playing with FIBA. To talk about what's been going on with her family since the Finals, NBA investment in Latin American basketball, and other goings-on in her orbit, we brought on friend of the pod Anna Horford to share her perspective.
We talk about her brother Jon's recent run for office, Dominican basketball (and other) culture, and some potential projects coming down the pike with the Horford family.
We also touch on the trickle of news coming out as always with your regular hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Justin Quinn, and Alex Goldberg, so be sure to check this episode out.
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The Boston Celtics had by most accounts one of the better offseasons around the NBA, adding veteran forward Danilo Gallinari and former Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon via free agency and trade, respectively.
That they managed to do so with a collection of players who rarely saw the floor in the postseason left all of the Celtics' core of players from the 2022 postseason that got them to within two wins of an NBA title has put the Celtics in an enviable position. The depth Boston now has should not only help the team keep minutes down for their best players throughout the 2022-23 regular season, but also affords the team a dizzying array of options to play in terms of different lineups.
They can play very big, or hold their own with small lineups, able to field adept small and tall ball units equally. A squad built for switchy defense? Check. One built for shooting? Easy. Is the plan to put the opponent in a spin cycle with a mixture of passing and offensive skills? Got it.
On this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn take stock of Boston's embarrassment of riches when it comes to the players they can put on the floor together.
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The NBA's summer doldrums are finally here, with the league's seemingly endless well of news finally showing signs of drying up. But star Boston Celtics swingman Jayson Tatum has been keeping pretty busy despite the lull and stopped by the Celtics Lab podcast to fill us in on what he's been doing to prepare for next season, how he feels about trade rumors, and his new campaign about hydration with Gatorade.
There are also rumbles about said trade rumors being much ado about nothing, some camp signings for open roster spot competitions, and word of the Celtics' 2022-23 preseason schedule to discuss among several other topics of note still trickling in at the start of August.
On this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, we get you the goods on the latest Boston news -- or at least what little there still is two months out from next season.
Join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn as they do their best to beat the heat with Jayson Tatum in the Lab.
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What Boston Celtics Hall of Fame big man Bill Russell did on the basketball court is unparalleled in the history of sport, winning 11 NBA championships while helping to integrate the sports as part of the first all-Black starting five in league history, its first Black superstar, and first Black head coach among countless accolades.
But it is easy to lose the activism, mentorship, and life experience of the man in lauding the player, and perhaps more than anyone in NBA history, those things were inseparable. Russell was a monumental human being who answered the call for justice at what might have been great personal expense and at great risk, and it would be a disservice to who he was to elevate his identity as a basketball player above the rest of what made him so special.
With that in mind, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with the New York Times' Sopan Deb to talk with him about Russell's legacy as a person and an activist, and how his uncompromising perspective has shaped the wider world of today far beyond the NBA.
Join Justin Quinn, Alex Goldberg, and Cameron Tabatabaie as they remember the Russell that inspired them in more ways than the story 11 rings can tell as we memorialize not only an NBA and Celtics great, but one of the most important figures of the last century.
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Nearly 75 years after the first Black man in history was drafted into the NBA by the Boston Celtics, the city of Boston and America more broadly still have a long way to go in terms of equity for people of color. And while jabs at Boston's pretenses of progressivism via the behavior of their fans sadly holds water even today at times, the history of the organization itself in that regard is an important one.
Perhaps no player was more important to setting that in motion than the man in question drafted by the Celtics in 1950, Duquesne's own Chuck Cooper. And with that era also back in the contemporary news cycle due to former NBAer JJ Redick's widely-criticized comments about the level of play in Cooper's era, we thought it would be a perfect time to link up with his son Chuck III.
In this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, we talk about Cooper's trailblazing on and off of the court, the toll it took, and his and the Celtics' legacy in fighting for racial and social equity.
We also get into the good works the Chuck Cooper Foundation does up to this day in addition to tackling Redick's misguided takes head on.
Join your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn for one of our favorite episodes in a long while -- and a refreshing break from hypothetical trade talks about you know who.
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Fans of the Boston Celtics awoke to news their favorite team might be gearing up to trade not only Jaylen Brown but also Derrick White or perhaps even Marcus Smart and more to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for veteran superstar Kevin Durant. And while there is little debate that as things stand now that Durant is the better player in terms of what he can do for raising a team's postseason potential, the asking price, his salary, age, disposition, and injury history are also elements in need of consideration.
But as the morning continued, more information trickled out about the timing and potential intent of such reports percolating to the surface. Who benefits from such news breaking? What other clues can we divine from related reports about the level of interest in dealing for Durant around the league?
And perhaps more importantly, how is Brown's camp feeling about all of this, and might it be an issue of concern when the team wants to re-sign the Georgia native?
To get to the bottom of things, we linked up with the Boston Herald's Mark Murphy to try and get the behind-the-scenes info the veteran beat writer is hearing, with Murphy having spoken to sources close to Brown after the news broke this morning.
Check out the pod and get your bearings on some very splashy news that could very well simply end up another drop in a sea of Silly Season misinformation.
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The 2022 NBA 2K23 Las Vegas Summer League has come and gone in the same way the Boston Celtics' $17.1 million Evan Fournier Traded Player Exception (TPE) has, leaving the Celtics close to being done (we think, anyway) with their offseason team building plans and fans of the ball club with NBA-related content of current news.
As the period of the league calendar unaffectionately known as the "doldrums" -- named after the part of the Atlantic sailing ships used to avoid lest they be trapped in a literal sea of inactivity or movement -- settles in, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast take a look at what might be left to do with Boston's roster, what might have been with the TPE, and grill host Cameron Tabatabaie about what the Sin City NBA experience is like behind the scenes.
Joined by your usual hosts Justin Quinn and Alex Goldberg, they also get you up to date on the trickle of news still coming in, and even throw some darts at what the NBA could do to spice up a midseason tournament Commissioner Adam Silver has been trying to spark interest in.
As the NBA media cycle starts to wind down, join us on the Celtics Lab to wrap up the busy part of the offseason while we wait for training camp to kick off in late summer.
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The 2022 Las Vegas Summer League is very nearly over, and the first signs of the logjam breaking that has gripped the NBA for weeks now -- Kevin Durant's trade request out of the Brooklyn Nets' roster -- are starting to percolate up into the media as the 2022-23 season is starting to come into focus.
What have the Boston Celtics learned about the potential of the prospects they have had playing in Sin City for the last week, who might make the roster, and what is left for the team to do this offseason beyond the annual Nevada exhibition series?
In this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, we linked up with veteran beat writer Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald to talk all things Summer Celtics, Boston teambuilding, and more.
Join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Justin Quinn, and Cameron Tabatabaie to get up to speed on all the stuff from Vegas worth talking about, as well as what could yet be coming down the pike for Celtics fans this offseason.
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The 2021-22 NBA season may be well behind us, but the debut of NBA 23K3 -- the latest installment of the classic 2K series -- kicked off the annual Sin City offseason exhibition series better known as Las Vegas Summer League where the fiercest opponents on the court mingle together with the press that cover them all year while we all overreact to the next generation of players fighting to show they belong in the league.
Our Cameron Tabatabaie is in attendance himself to get the goods on the latest in the 2k series, soak in the Summer Celtics, and take the pulse of players and cognoscenti who made the trip to the big Nevada event about the state of the Boston Celtics.
In this special episode, Cameron links up with 2k curator Ronnie2k and Oklahoma City Thunder star Josh Giddey -- give it a listen to prove the old adage that 'everything that happens in Las Vegas' does not, in fact, stay there.
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Sometimes, the best window into the state of a team is from the outside, the eye of an opposing player giving a new perspective to the echo chamber-like coverage one often sees within a team’s sphere of coverage.
To that end, our own Cameron Tabatabaie got the goods on the Boston Celtics after their 2022 Finals run and build up to the looming 2022-23 season from Phoenix Suns star guard Devin Booker. The 2k23 cover star sat down with Tabatabaie to talk about everything from the newest iteration of the game his image now graces to the next car he plans to buy, but there was plenty of talk about the Celtics as well.
Booker, in particular, had plenty to say about Boston’s top-rated defense. Check out this mini-pod from the NBA 23k3 Las Vegas Summer League to hear the Suns star chat about the Celtics, the league, and more while we wait for the Sin City Celtics to square off with the Summer Heat.
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Basketball fans of all stripes love the popular video game franchise NBA 2K, and the latest edition is full of new features, exciting gameplay, and adorned with some of the game’s best players as cover athletes.
Devin Booker and Michael Jordan will be two of the stars of NBA 2K23, while the franchise tapped legends Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi as the cover athletes for the WNBA edition of the game.
Taurasi is the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer, a five-time Olympic gold medalist and a three-time WNBA champion. She’s one of the best to ever do it and a fitting cover athlete for NBA 2K23 -- and she even has some kind words about the Boston Celtics despite growing up a Los Angeles Lakers fan.
Our Cameron Tabatabaie chatted with Taurasi to celebrate this next milestone in her career. In an interview conducted at the end of June, Taurasi discussed her favorite video games, the state of athletics in the United States and the importance of some of the difficult headlines and issues in the world today we thought you might want to listen to while we work on our next installment of the Celtics Lab podcast.
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If the Boston Celtics are not done with their team-building activities in the 2022 NBA offseason, they are very likely close to it. A contract for the soon-to-be bought-out veteran forward Danilo Gallinari was quickly followed by a trade of a top-12 protected first-round draft pick, a pair of deep rotation players, and a trio of garbage time specialists for Malcolm Brogdon.
Not long after, Boston inked forward Sam Hauser and veteran big man Luke Kornet, and save perhaps for bringing on another reserve big man to eat some regular-season minutes for Al Horford and Robert Williams III, the Celtics could very well be finished with their 2022-23 roster.
To that end, we linked up with FiveThirtyEight's Jared Dubin to talk all things Celtics offseason assessments, and wrap up our conversation with some words about covering the league in the midst of some very contentious times far beyond the game of basketball.
Join your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn as we talk through team building in difficult times on this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast.
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The Boston Celtics were, by most accounts, not going to make much if any moves until the weekend got here. But whether that was a smoke screen or whether a happy accident set the Celtics team building wheels into motion, the team that represented the NBA's Eastern Conference in the 2022 NBA Finals just got quite a bit better.
It started with the team landing long-coveted veteran wing Danilo Gallinari, and went into hyperdrive with the trade for Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon, the Celtics sending out a top-12 protected first-round pick, center Daniel Theis, wing Aaron Nesmith, and three rarely-played deep rotation players.
To get a feel for how Brogdon will impact a Finals squad that gave up no core players to bring on the Indiana floor general, we brought on host of the Off the Glass "Full Access Pacers" podcast, Kory Waldron.
Your usual hosts Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn linked up with Waldron to talk all things Brogdon trade, Celtics team building, and plenty more offseason action.
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With Juancho Hernangomez on the court, Will Hardy on the sidelines, and Danny Ainge running the front office, you would be forgiven if you mistook the Utah Jazz for the Boston Celtics. But the Bo Cruz connection aside, the hires of Ainge as the team's CEO of basketball ops and more recently Hardy as head coach were no coincidence, the Salt Lake City-based franchise looking to steal a little of the mojo that helped Boston rise to the Finals contender they became in 2021-22.
What can the Jazz expect with so much Celtics brass running the show next season? Will Ainge be the right man for the job in Utah? How much will Boston and head coach Ime Udoka miss their assistant now that he's been promoted?
Celtics Wire general editor Justin Quinn appeared on Salt Lake City sports radio's "KSL Unrivaled" show on 97.5 FM locally to talk about the Hardy hire, Ainge in charge of the Jazz' retool, and more.
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The Boston Celtics are done with the 2022 NBA draft and have since turned their attention to the annual Sin City exhibition series better known as Las Vegas Summer League, with a familiar stashed floor general joining some of the younger players on Boston's roster along with a handful of undrafted free agents left over from this year's draft.
They also need to sharpen their focus on the looming free agency period set to kick off on the night of Thursday, June 30 armed with their $6.4 million mini-mid level exception and a host of traded player exceptions (TPEs) including several of consequence. What can we expect to see from the Celtics as the 2022 offseason hits its peak over the next two weeks?
To answer these questions, we recruited the help of Boston.com's Tom Westerholm and came away feeling pretty positive about where Boston is sitting heading into next season. We even touch on conspicuously liked tweets making the news for all the wrong reasons and try our hand (incorrectly, it turns out) at prognosticating where former Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving might be playing come October.
Join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn as we look ahead to the high points of a hopefully impactful Celtics offseason.
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If you are one of the many fans of the Boston Celtics scrambling to get caught up on what the team might do in the 2022 NBA draft this Thursday night at the Brooklyn Nets' home arena of Barclay's Center in New York City with the No. 53 pick of the draft, we have you covered.
With plenty of eyes justifiably fixated on how the Celtics were doing in the 2022 NBA Finals until Boston's Game 6 loss ended the series, getting caught up on what prospects might be in range for the Celtics and happen to also be a good fit for Boston's needs is what most hardcore Celtics fans have been up to over the last few days.
To that end, we coupled our own research with For The Win's Bryan Kalbrosky's draft expertise for the latest episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast to get you up to speed on what Boston might do in the draft above and beyond their second-round pick.
Join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn as they link up with Kalbrosky to get you everything you need to know about what the Celtics can do in the 2022 draft.
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The Boston Celtics lost Game 6 of their 2022 NBA Finals series with the Golden State Warriors to lose the NBA title to their West Coast rivals, but are already turning the page to the 2022-23 NBA season and how they can spruce up their roster and skills in order to not only make the Finals again, but this time, come out on top.
They have a very good idea about what they need to improve on as a team and as individual players and will have plenty of tools at their disposal to add some key new faces. Don't expect fireworks in terms of a splashy addition this offseason, but armed with a bevy of traded player exceptions (TPEs), draft assets, and young players, Boston could make some minor moves around the margins or even get aggressive should the right player become available.
There is a lot to cover on what the offseason might end up looking like, so we broke it into two chunks, with this episode covering free agents, trades, and internal improvements, and another coming soon that will focus on the 2022 NBA draft headed our way this Thursday.
Join your usual hosts Justin Quinn, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Alex Goldberg as we say goodbye to 2021-22 while turning our attention toward what needs to happen to make 2022-23 a success.
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The Boston Celtics squandered a game that saw Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry go a shocking 0-for-9 from 3-point range in Game 5 of their 2022 NBA Playoffs series with the Dubs, falling 104-94 and to a 2-3 series deficit as a result of Golden State's role players stepping up when no one on the Celtics did.
The series isn't over as it heads back to Boston and TD Garden on Thursday, but now the Celtics need to win two games to hang a banner, and one of them on the road should they force a Game 7. Did Boston blow a near-optimal opportunity to hang a banner in year 1 of the Ime Udoka era?
After the loss, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast decided to talk out their thoughts in reaction to the botched Game 5 effort, and get into what went wrong in the loss as well as what needs to improve if the team is to have any chance of winning it all.
Join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg and Cameron Tabatabaie as they break down Game 5 with an eye tilted towards Game 6 and (hopefully) beyond.
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The NBA is a fast-paced league with a fever-pitched pace unkind to those who linger on the past or even the present too long. That can make it a challenge to put together coverage that cuts deeper than the often-superficial (but still important!) topics that make up the bread and butter of NBA reporting.
The Ringer's Mirin Fader has made a career going against that grain, opening windows into the lives of those NBA players she covers on par with the best of the best long-form treatment seen in other fields of coverage evoking palpable, emotive worlds otherwise beyond our grasp and understanding.
Known for her biographical treatment of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and the recent author of an article focused on Celtics guard Derrick White, Fader has a unique window on Boston's current journey to the Finals she agreed to share on the latest episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast.
Join your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Justin Quinn, and Alex Goldberg as we talk all things longform NBA writing, the 2022 NBA Playoffs, and more with Mirin Fader.
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By now, just about every Boston Celtics fan with access to the internet knows the statistic regarding the winners of Game 5 in an NBA postseason series, but this Game 5 in the team's 2022 NBA Finals series against the Golden State Warriors feels especially important. Just how critical is it for the Celtics to steal another game on the road in their quest to hang an NBA-record 18th banner in the rafters of TD Garden?
Perhaps even more importantly, what did Game 4's loss teach us about what might be coming down the pike in the two team's next contest, and what could Boston do to counter what they have seen from Golden State so far.
In this episode of the CLNS Media podcast, we do our best to divine how the first of the three potentially remaining games of the 2021-22 NBA season might go -- and what the Celtics ought to do to maximize their chances at winning it all.
Join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn as we gear up for an absolutely massive Monday evening showdown.
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After an impressive Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors on their home court of TD Garden on Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics now find themselves just two wins away from hanging Banner 18.
How did it happen? Who stepped up and took care of business? What didn't go quite right despite the win? What did the Warriors do differently, and how did Boston respond? And more important than all of that, how are we feeling about being in the driver's seat with both teams now having a potential two games left in the season with a 2-1 series lead?
The hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast did a postgame recap to get some feedback from a massive win into your earholes faster, and with how palpable winning the title has become with the win, we can't wait for Game 4 to get here to see how the rest of the series plays out.
Until then, check out the podcast embedded above to get caught up with the action if you missed the game, or to revel in the afterglow of the win.
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The Boston Celtics fell victim to their worst tendencies in their Game 2 matchup with the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals, and against the Dubs, careless turnovers and passive possessions rarely if ever end well for the opposing teams. The Celtics found out why on their way to a 107-88 loss and a 1-1 series tie on Sunday evening but now head back to TD Garden for a Game 3 contest on their own home court.
What went wrong in Game 2 for the Celtics? How big of a role did refs play in the loss, if any? We of course dig into the impact (and treatment) of Draymond Green and spend plenty of airtime on what's to come for Boston in Game 3.
What adjustments can we expect? Is this the last we see of Daniel Theis this season? How often will there be double-big lineups, and how to avoid turning the ball over? In this episode of the Celtics Lab podcast, we link up with Sixers Wire editor Ky Carlin for an unbiased look at the Celtics in the 2022 NBA Finals.
John Carlin and your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn as we get up to speed on the state of the bi-coastal banner hunt.
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Given the number of outliers we saw from both the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors in alternating quarters of Game 1 of their 2022 NBA Finals series on Thursday, we can assume that however the two teams approach Game 2, the outcome will not resemble the previous contest's.
The Celtics role players will likely shoot worse, and Jayson Tatum better; Draymond Green and the Dubs will defend Boston better, and Stephen Curry will probably not put up the bulk of his offense in just one quarter. But how will the Celtics get their All-NBA forward going, and how will the Warriors adapt? Will we see more Payton Pritchard and less Grant Williams? Can we expect to say Golden State's Gary Payton II in Game 2?
To get to the bottom of what might be coming down the pike for Boston in the next installment of the NBA Playoffs, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast got together with the editor of our sister site Warriors Wire, Tommy Call III.
On this episode of the Lab, Call and our usual hosts Justin Quinn and Cameron Tabatabaie dive into what adjustments we might see come Sunday evening -- and how what we saw changed our opinions on how who might win it all.
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In many ways, the 2022 NBA Finals series between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors has been a series a long time in coming. From the golden age of the 1960s pitting Bill Russell against Wilt Chamberlain up to the present 3-point revolution sparked in large part because of the Dubs and the defense the Celtics have built to slow, the way these two teams have played one another serves as a tangible history of the league's evolution.
It just so happens that The Athletic's Mike Prada recently finished a book that traces the path of that evolution. In "Spaced Out: How the NBA's Three-Point Revolution Changed Everything You Thought You Knew About Basketball," the two teams currently facing off in the finals play a key role, making Prada an ideal interlocutor to break down how this series might play out.
On this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, Prada joins your usual hosts Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn to talk about his new book, how it is entangled with the basketball we are about to see unfold, and what we ought to expect from this Celtics-Dubs battle.
If you want a deeper understanding of how the game has changed over time without having to take intensive courses on NBA tactics, or just want to know who we all think will win the 2022 title, this is the pod for you.
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Even though it very much looked like it might not have happened in the waning seconds of the Boston Celtics' Game 7 win over the Miami Heat in the 2022 Eastern Conference semifinals as Jimmy Butler's last-second 3-pointer followed its arc on the way to the front of the rim, the Celtics are in fact headed to the 2022 NBA Finals starting next Thursday.
Their first trip back there since 2010 and the first trip ever for every member of the current team's roster, it felt right to take a last look back at the series with the Heat, Jayson Tatum's new (literally) hardware, and the season more generally before getting our minds ready for the fight for Banner 18 against the Golden State Warriors.
On this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, we take stock of the team's path to the finals and even take a peek at the series ahead of a full preview later this week.
Join your usual hosts of Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn as we pay tribute to the journey Boston has completed so far while getting ready for the final, hardest steps ahead.
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The Boston Celtics are a win away from the 2022 NBA Finals with a 3-2 series lead over the Miami Heat in the 2022 NBA Eastern Conference finals with the opportunity to close out the Heat on their home court of TD Garden.
Do the Celtics have the horses after having injured starters Marcus Smart and Robert Williams III play through swelling and discomfort? Can Miami dig deep and find a way to beat Boston on the road to force a decisive Game 7 in Florida? And how to sort through things sports-related in a week that quite understandably has our minds elsewhere?
In this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, comedian, noted Celtics fan, and friend of the pod Gary Gulman dives into the post-Game 5 aftermath to see what we can prognosticate about the rest of the East finals.
Join your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn as we talk all things Eastern Conference finals and beyond.
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The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat appear to be trading haymakers in their Eastern Conference finals series as each team adjusts to how the other played in the game prior, and bodies are turning up with the sort of damage one might expect in a match between two heavyweights, both teams looking at playing Game 5 without key players being available.
After a 102-82 blowout of the Heat at TD Garden on Monday, the series shifts back to Florida -- have the Celtics found the right way to play in order to put the Heat in their proverbial rearview mirror? Or can we expect Miami to unlock another gear despite all their dings and bruises? Are there any adjustments left for either team beyond simply playing better?
This episode, we are joined by Kyle Russell of the Off The Glass podcast "Heaters Gonna Heat" to get as unbiased a view as we could for what we ought to expect from both teams in Game 5 and beyond.
Join your usual hosts Justin Quinn, Alex Goldberg, and Cameron Tabatabaie as we dive deep into Game 5 futures ahead of Wednesday's big game.
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The Boston Celtics are seeing a familiar pattern develop in their Eastern Conference finals series with the Miami Heat that in some ways resembles what unfolded in the last round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs with the Milwaukee Bucks, each team trading wins in the earlier part of the series.
But unlike the Bucks, the margins of victory in this series are substantial, and so far injuries -- and players playing through them -- have been an important factor as well. The health of Celtics like Robert Williams III and Marcus Smart, as well as Heat players like Jimmy Butler, PJ Tucker, and Kyle Lowry will be critical to winning Game 4 and beyond.
To make sense of the series so far and get a handle on what might be coming in the rest of the East Finals, host of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast Justin Quinn is joined by USA TODAY's Jeff Zillgitt to talk all things Eastern Conference finals.
In this episode, we broke down what went into the Heat's Game 3 win, how both teams might adjust, the importance of health, as well as a look across to the Western Conference finals series between the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies.
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The Boston Celtics started off their Eastern Conference finals series against the Miami Heat with an excellent first half, only to get punched hard in the mouth in the game's third quarter by the Heat's increased physicality.
The team crumpled like a wet cardboard box until they found their legs too late in the fourth quarter to mount a successful comeback, squandering an opportunity to steal a win on the road with Miami point guard Kyle Lowry unavailable. What can the Celtics do in Game 2 to adjust, if anything? How is the health of Marcus Smart, Al Horford, and Robert Williams III? Could a COVID outbreak do more damage to the team's roster at nearly the worst possible time?
In this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, hosts Cameron Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn try and predict what might be coming down the pike in this series in terms of both health and potential adjustments.
The Celtics get a shot at redemption on Friday with a potential return to action for Smart to boot -- but does this team have enough to win in Miami? Listen to hear our perspective on what we expect to see.
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Any NBA postseason series is about matchups and adjustments, and in the case of the Boston Celtics' 2022 Eastern Conference semifinals series with the No. 1 seeded Miami Heat, they will likely prove critical elements to the team that finds a way to advance to the finals. The Celtics own the best defense in the league in the 2021-22 regular season, but the Heat are not far behind at No. 4 in that department, and both teams have an adaptable style of play and solid coaching staff to guide their respective teams on both ends.
We also knew coming into the series that health was going to be a factor with each team's lead point guard dealing with injuries sustained earlier in the postseason -- Marcus Smart with a sprained foot he hurt in Game 7 against the Brooklyn Nets in the East semis, and Kyle Lowry with lingering hamstring issues.
We did not, however, know that veteran big man Al Horford was going to end up back in the NBA's health and safety protocols, or that center Robert Williams III is reportedly likely and able to play significant minutes against Miami.
On this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, your hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn do their best to predict the East finals matchup between Boston and Miami, even as they learn about Boston's injury woes mid-recording.
Buckle up, this is going to be a rough ride for the Celtics.
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The Boston Celtics defied the odds and forced a Game 7 at TD Garden on Sunday with a 109-95 win over star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, evening up the Eastern Conference semifinals series at 3 games each.
What went right for the Celtics to make it happen? What went wrong for the Bucks to keep Boston's 2021-22 season alive? Who deserves the flowers for the guys in green, and what did Milwaukee get wrong? Much more importantly, what implications did the Game 6 victory have for the looming, decisive Game 7 for the Celtics? Do either teams have any adjustments left up their sleeves to find a way to advance to the 2022 Eastern Conference finals?
This episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, we are joined by Celtics Blog's Jack Simone as we break down the highs and lows of Game 6, and doing our best to get a bead on how the most important game of the Celtics season might go.
Check out the clip embedded above to hear Simone and regular hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn's perspectives on what is shaping up to be an all-time classic series between the two East juggernauts.
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For much of the Game 4 matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks, it looked like the Celtics' season might be on the ropes, with star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks pummeling Boston almost as hard as the unfriendly whistle was.
But then, in the second half, after the Greek Freak made another of his typically flashy flushes, Giannis made the mistake of taunting veteran Boston big man Al Horford, kicking his already-excellent play into a career night for the Florida product and elevating the Celtics to a key series win to hand Boston homecourt advantage.
What did we see from Game 4 the team can build on? How will the Bucks respond? To dive into the state of the Eastern Conference semifinals series heading into Game 5, we linked up with the man behind the voice in the Celtics' East semis hype video, Boston's own Avenue.
In this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, we cover everything from Avenue's hip hop career, how he ended up making that Celtics connection, and what we expect out of the team now that they look like they've turned a corner in the series to the officiating issues driving NBA fans around the league up the wall.
Check out the clip embedded above to hear your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn as they make some sense about what might come next as the series heads back to TD Garden.
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The Boston Celtics looked like two very different teams in Games 1 and 2 of their second-round series with the Milwaukee Bucks, first getting blown out by the Bucks and then blowing out Milwaukee in return. What impressions can we take away from this series given how disparate the first two games were from one another, and what can we expect to see from both teams moving forward?
How will the health of Marcus Smart's thigh contusion and Jaylen Brown's hamstring tightness affect the series? What can the Bucks do in order to adjust to Boston's single-man coverage of Giannis Antetokounmpo? Will the Celtics keep firing away from beyond the arc at historic rates, or will they look to score in other ways?
On this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, we enlisted the help of NBC Sports Boston's Max Lederman to get our bearings on a very closely matched Eastern Conference semifinals series.
Join Lederman and your usual hosts Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn as we take stock of Bucks - Celtics as the series heads to Wisconsin for Milwaukee's two-game homestand.
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The Boston Celtics are soon to take on the reigning NBA champions in the 2022 Eastern Conference Semifinals after beating up on the Brooklyn Nets to get the sweep in the first round. But unlike the Nets, the Milwaukee Bucks are no slouch on the defensive end of the court, and could be just as dangerous or even more so putting points on the board as well.
How are the Celtics going to have to adapt their play if they want to have a shot at making the Eastern Conference Finals? What will the Bucks be looking to do against Boston? Perhaps even more importantly, how will the absence of All-Star Bucks forward Khris Middleton affect the series -- and how much should we worry about star Celtics wing Jaylen Brown's hamstring tightness?
To answer all these questions and more, we invited on The Athletic's Jared Weiss to talk all things tactics between these two East juggernauts on the latest episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast.
Join your usual hosts Alex Golberg, Justin Quinn, and Cameron Tabatabaie as we get our bearings on both ends of the court ahead of Sunday's Game 1 season opener.
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The Boston Celtics have eliminated the 2022 preseason title favorites in four games, about as improbable an outcome at the midpoint of the season as might be imagined. Yet, the Celtics will advance to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs to face either the Milwaukee Bucks or Chicago Bulls after dispatching the Brooklyn Nets just the same.
How did it happen? Who deserves flowers? Where did the Nets go wrong, and what lies in store for them in their future? Your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn got together to gloat a little and think a lot about what might be coming down the pike in the next round of the Celtics' postseason action.
We cover everything from All-Star forward Jayson Tatum's ascent to superstardom to the critical buckets made by Payton Pritchard, and do our best to envision a rough outline of what a second-round series with Boston's most likely opponent might look like.
It will be a few days before that is potentially decided, and longer still for the Celtics to get back on the court, so get your Boston podcast fix with us as we take stock of one heck of a first-round series.
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The Boston Celtics are poised to sweep the team that was widely seen as likely to win the 2022 NBA title on the Brooklyn Nets' home court this coming Monday, and questions about what could be going wrong with the Nets has shifted to how impressive the Celtics have been not only in their series with Brooklyn but well before the postseason even began.
What did Boston's Game 3 win tell us about the Celtics' title chances? How will the return of big man Robert Williams III inflect those odds? And what were the elements that came together in the latter half of the 2021-22 NBA season that set the table for this unprecedented success?
The hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast Alex Goldberg, Justin Quinn, and Cameron Tabatabaie got together with the creator of the "Alex Hoops" YouTube NBA video breakdown series Alex King to try and get a handle on what it was that got Boston to this enviable position.
Check out the clip embedded above to hear what the foursome had to say about the Celtics getting up 3 games to none over the Nets, and what it might mean moving forward.
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What can Game 1 of the series between the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics potentially tell us about what might happen with the rest of the first-round series of the 2022 NBA Eastern Conference playoffs tell us about the rest of the games Boston will play against Brooklyn?
On this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, we brought on Ajayi Browne of Nets Daily to dissect the buzzer-beating win and see how much of what we saw in Game 1 that could have bearing on the contests to follow in the NBA Finals-like atmosphere we saw on Sunday afternoon.
Will Kyrie continue to be a lights-out marksman from everywhere on the floor? Can the Celtics keep Kevin Durant from becoming one as well? Will Boston anticipate Brooklyn's adjustments in Game 2? And when do we think each team's bigs will be back, anyway?
Check out the clip embedded above to hear all Browne and your usual hosts Justin Quinn, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Alex Goldberg have to say about what they expect to see in the series moving forward.
We even have a healthy debate on whether your 2022 Kia Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart truly deserved the honor (spoiler: he does).
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The Boston Celtics are gearing up for Game 1 of their first-round series with the Brooklyn Nets this coming Sunday, April 17, hoping to start the 2022 NBA Playoffs out with a win. With one of the league's best offenses, they hope to offset the concentrated firepower of the Nets that is superstar forward Kevin Durant and star point guard Kyrie Irving and their experience winning banners with the top defense in the league and their depth.
Who has the coaching advantage with two relatively new head coaches helming each team? When will big men Robert Williams III and Ben Simmons return for each team respectively -- and will it be soon enough to matter? Are there any adjustments or other personnel in this series that Brooklyn or Boston need to plan ahead for? And what about the path beyond the Nets and the season leading up to it?
There's a host of things to discuss to get our bearings on this series, and to that end, we brought on legendary Celtics beat writer and current Heavy NBA reporter Steve Bulpett to talk it out.
Join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn as we chop it up with Bulpett -- and stick around for the barbecue advice.
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The 2021-22 regular season is in the books and the 2022 NBA Playoff seeding is set, with the Boston Celtics in the running for some hardware for the former and staring down a first-round collision with the Brooklyn Nets regarding the latter.
With uncertainty swirling around whether Ime Udoka will nab Coach of the Year, Brad Stevens Executive of the Year, and even whether star forward Jayson Tatum will crack the top 5 of the 2022 Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, we turned to the king of NBA Twitter polls and co-host of the BallIsLife "Noble and Roosh" podcast Zak Noble.
We also touch on the relative health of Boston and Brooklyn's star frontcourt players -- Robert Williams III and Ben Simmons, respectively -- and whether we are buying reports of where either big man's health is on this edition of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast.
Join your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn as we get you up to speed on everything you need to know heading into the Celtics' 2022 postseason.
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As the 2021-22 NBA regular season draws to a close, so begins the projections of analysts and fans of which players ought to win what end-of-season awards. The Boston Celtics did not at all look like a team that would be in the mix for many if any such hardware at the midpoint of their campaign this season but have since very noticeably turned their season around in a historic way under first-year head coach Ime Udoka.
With a league-leading defense and a top-10 offense possessing one of the best point differentials in the league, the Celtics have all the indications of being a team that can win an NBA title so long as no more serious injuries after Robert Williams III take place.
And with Timelord potentially even returning early, it's easy to get distracted by the postseason on our collective doorstep.
But with this success should come accolades, and for this week's CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, your usual hosts linked up with Josue Pavon of the "Cedric Maxwell" podcast on the same network and Heavy.com to talk all things Defensive Teams and where Boston's players should be on it.
Check out the episodes embedded above to hear Justin Quinn, Alex Goldberg, and Cameron Tabatabaie's cases for All-Defensive teams, with Pavon offering his own views and keeping us honest.
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The Boston Celtics have at least one player likely to land on an All-NBA team for the 2021-22 season in All-Star forward Jayson Tatum, but due to his eligibility at both guard and forward for the honor (to say nothing of the positional flexibility afforded some stars but not others), it remains unclear whether the St. Louis native will end up with first, second, or third team honors.
Uncertainty also abounds in the team's media coverage with potential playoff eligibility in a series against the Toronto Raptors with speculation abounding regarding the vaccination status of all Celtics players in light of Toronto's vaccine mandate.
In this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, we team up with "The A-List" podcast host and NBC 10 Boston broadcaster Kwani A. Lunis to talk through these forward-looking issues.
Join your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn as we do our best to suss out where Tatum (and the rest of the league's best players) should be honored by the league and more.
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With news that the Boston Celtics will be without their starting center Robert Williams III for four to six weeks to the social impact of the slap heard 'round the world, there's plenty of space for a comedic perspective in Celtics circles and beyond.
To that end, the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with noted Boston homer, foil to The Ringer's Jason Concepcion, and comedian Mike Mulloy to talk about how the Celtics will cope without Timelord, thoughts about the Oscars and the role of comedy in the world, and basketball in Boston more generally.
Blow off a little steam after a tense couple of days with Mulloy and your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Justin Quinn, and Cameron Tabatabaie.
We even dive into the world of pro wrestling and which Celtics might excel in it in this episode, be sure to check it out (listener note - this episode has more explicit language than usual).
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While most people are starting to focus on the 2022 NBA Playoff picture starting to come into focus in recent days, a certain subset of NBA draft fanatics are already looking past that to the next big news item on the Boston Celtics' teambuilding agenda -- the 2022 NBA draft.
And though the Celtics will not be anywhere near the letter or even the first round of the draft without making some fairly substantial trades to pick up draft assets for this year's big event, they do have a second-round draft pick that could be used to pick up a steal in what is seen as a fairly deep if not especially talented draft class.
There won't be any "plug and play" prospects in the latter third of the round where Boston is likely to be selecting, but Boston could find talent able to move the ball and shoot at potential future positions of need with the right eye to find it.
And to that end, we brought on For The Win and Hoops Hype NBA draft expert Bryan Kalbrosky to talk about what value can be squeezed out of such a late pick, as well as if they happen to still be in the NCAA Tournament for Celtics fans to get a look at in the coming week.
Check out this pod with hosts Cameron Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn as we talk all things big dance, draft and even get into the Great Batman Debate among other recent Boston news nuggets.
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It won't be long now until the remaining games for the Boston Celtics of the 2021-22 NBA regular season can be counted with single-digit numbers, and with the 2022 postseason nearly upon us, we can start to get a picture of how the Eastern Conference standings might look when the dust settles on the season.
With so much parity in the East among playoff teams, seeding could be as important as it has been in many years for postseason success, with the play-in tournament looking like it may well have an epic showdown brewing with a legitimate contender likely to end up in it, and the range in which the Celtics are likely to fall anywhere from favorable to fraught depending on which East foe they end up drawing.
To that end, on this week's episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, hosts Justin Quinn and Cameron Tabatabaie try to suss out where they think each team will end up using strength of schedule, health, and desirable matchups.
They also get into how the team has been playing of late, a last look at the (we hope) end of the feud between Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, and everything else newsworthy for Boston between now and the last game of the regular season.
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Followers of the Boston Celtics who happen to also be fans of standup comedy are for the most part aware of popular comedian Gary Gulman's love for the team he grew up watching as a native of Peabody, Massachusetts. And Gulman is also a fan of dropping in on Celtics-oriented podcasts while rightly advocating for patience with this up-and-coming roster.
So the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast linked up with Gulman to talk about his prescient analysis of the 2021-22 Boston roster in our most recent episode, touching on everything from how he played the sport along with football in high school (and the latter in college at Boston University) to his outstanding standup and advocacy for mental health.
We even get into the new HBO series "Winning Time" and his inside view of the series as it was developed via his own ties to the cast producing the Los Angeles Lakers-centric docu-series given its unignorable ties to the Celtics in the 1980s.
Join Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn for a fascinating talk about Boston sports now and past with one of our favorite comedians in this special edition of the Lab.
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The man of the hour this Sunday afternoon will see his No. 5 jersey heading up to Boston Celtics basketball Valhalla to hang amongst the rafters, The Big Ticket's big day finally arriving after the Celtics play the Dallas Mavericks on March 13.
And with that caliber event that will see Hall of Fame Boston big man Kevin Garnett be immortalized forever in Celtics lore, we had to record a special edition of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast with a teammate of his from the two seasons following the winning of Banner 17. That teammate would be Boston alum JR Giddens, who took some time to regale us with some stories of what it was like to play with a living legend.
Giddens also gives us an insight into how it was fighting for playing time on a team with designs on deep postseason runs and a coach notorious for not playing younger players -- as well as what advice he'd give current Celtics dealing with not so different issues themselves.
We even get into the University of New Mexico product's current coaching career and his time playing overseas, so be sure to check out this special edition of the pod in honor of KG's big event.
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This Sunday, the Boston Celtics will retire the jersey number of one of the greatest big men to play for the team, Kevin Garnett. Steeped in organizational history as well as the glory of Banner 17, the event -- scheduled after the Celtics' Sunday afternoon matchup with the Dallas Mavericks -- will also incorporate elements of the NBA's 75th-anniversary celebrations.
With such a historical moment about to unfold for Boston fans, we hosts of the CLNS Media podcast "Celtics Lab" felt it only just to bring on an expert in such things, the Twitter historian for the Celtics, known for his online curation of all things Boston sports and particularly the team that now strives for Banner 18 under head coach Ime Udoka.
That would of course be Honest Larry, who is a must-follow on Twitter if you are not already -- and like the hosts of the pod, an educator by trade.
Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn talk the history of Celtics jersey retirements, Garnett's time in Boston, and how the game has changed over the decades among many similar topics.
Whether you're already an Honest Larry supporter or not, if you love Celtics history, Kevin Garnett, and everything in between, this is the episode for you.
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With the 2022 NBA trade deadline now well behind the Boston Celtics, we have a pretty good idea of what this team is capable of after consolidating talent on the roster to bring back old friend Daniel Theis and trade for their ball-moving defensive specialist Derrick White.
But the rest of the league's Eastern Conference did not stand still at the trade deadline for the most part, meaning the landscape of the Celtics' primary arena of competition changed as well -- what should we expect from the other teams Boston will be up against in the 2022 NBA Playoffs and beyond?
To answer those questions in a (hopefully) engaging way, the CLNS Media podcast "Celtics Lab" brought on friends of the pod and hosts of the Off The Glass podcast "Hoopsology" to make use their focus on the entire league in figuring out what is true and false about Boston's place in a revamped East.
Justin Goodrum and Matt Thomas join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn to assess the Eastern order of the NBA -- if you want an objective view on where the Celtics stack up in it, be sure to catch this episode.
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As the Boston Celtics inch towards contender status with improved play on both ends of the court at the same time the Brooklyn Nets are trying to find enough health to compete for a title, the two teams could very well be on a postseason collision course.
One that began almost a decade ago when a fateful trade sent Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Jason Terry to Brooklyn, and, given that it is just weeks before Garnett will have his Celtics jersey raised up to the rafters, we couldn’t think of a better person to talk about it with on the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast than the JET himself.
In this episode, Cameron Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn are joined by Terry to talk about his time in Boston in their last era of contention, what it was like playing with KG, how he thinks of the Celtics and Nets’ short and medium-term futures, what’s keeping him busy these days and plenty more.
This was a very fun pod that even has a Big Ticket in a helicopter story, so be sure to check it out.
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The 2022 NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and with it and the time needed for their young roster and new coach to gel, the Boston Celtics are a very different team.
A league-leading defense and a humming offense finally have the Celtics looking like the team many hoped they'd become, with this iteration of the team looking like it's going to make some noise in the postseason. And while there's plenty to be happy about, it's worth remembering that as much as the NBA is a business, much of the work that takes place at the deadline isn't so easy on players and their families.
To strike a balance between the two poles, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast got together with friend of the pod Anna Horford to talk about what the deadline was like for her brother Al and her family, the team's new look and both sides of the coin regarding what went into it.
Justin Quinn, Alex Goldberg, and Cam Tabatabaie also talk about everything from Deuce Tatum's budding stardom to whether Al will be dancing at Anna's wedding coming up soon, so be sure to tune in to hear it all.
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The Boston Celtics by all accounts had themselves a very productive 2022 NBA trade deadline, adding top-flight rotation talent bordering on starting level without paying an exceptionally high price to get the deals done while also consolidating contracts to clear playing time for their younger prospects as well.
No easy task, the Celtics now face the next step of their journey back to contention -- adding more talent around the margins as they seek to bolster the defensive firewall that is their primary identity while also boosting the team's offensive capabilities with the best buyout and free agent targets available.
Who is there to work with? What are they up to now, how can they help, and what are the odds Boston can land them?
On this episode of the CLNS Media podcast "Celtics Lab", hosts Justin Quinn and Cameron Tabatabaie get into the end game for teambuilding for the 2021-22 season as we approach All-Star Week and the stretch run after.
Alex Goldberg has the week off along with most of the Celtics' roster but will be back in the saddle again soon.
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While more than a few fans and analysts suspected that the Boston Celtics were set to perhaps at most make a small move to duck under the tax, the team instead re-shaped its roster about as much as is possible without moving core players in a blockbuster deal.
Now, after starting the day with 17 players (counting two ways), the team finds itself with five (yes, five) open roster spots, Derrick White from the San Antonio Spurs, Daniel Theis returning from the Houston Rockets and perhaps the most intimidating defenses assembled in recent NBA history to play with for the rest of the season.
What do these moves mean for the Celtics in the long and short terms? What can we expect to see as far as an on-court product? And where do the Celtics stand in comparison to the rest of the East after a flurry of moves around the league radically transformed the NBA landscape as we knew it?
The hosts of the CLNS Media podcast "Celtics Lab" are back with a special post-trade deadline edition with friend of the pod Yossi Gozlan, cap expert for our sister site HoopsHype.
Check out the clip embedded above to get your bearings on the aftermath a a VERY busy trade deadline not only for Boston, but the NBA writ large.
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A flurry of unexpectedly early deals in the 2022 NBA trade deadline season caught fans of the Boston Celtics and wider NBA by surprise Tuesday morning, with plenty of rumbles tied to the Celtics that may yet still unfold as well.
As we sift through the detritus of those fairly significant deals between the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, and New Orleans Pelicans to try and divine what might be next for Boston and the rest of the league, the Celtics are poised to overtake the might Brooklyn Nets in the standings after an eight-game losing streak and with their own potential blockbuster concerning James Harden hanging over their heads.
To that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast are joined by Nick Fay of the Off The Glass "Brooklyn Buzz" podcast to try and make sense of all the action so far, as well as what might yet be in store for both teams and the NBA ahead of the Thursday, Feb. 10 deadline.
Check out the clip embedded above to get all the latest details about what's been going on around the league in terms of trades, and what it might mean for Boston moving forward.
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With the 2022 NBA trade deadline less than two weeks away, Silly Season -- that time of year you can't trust a trade rumor further than you can throw it -- has arrived. And with it, new reports that Jaylen Brown might want out of the Boston Celtics if things don't improve with the team moving forward, plus whispers the Utah Jazz (headed by former Celtics president Danny Ainge) might have eyes for Josh Richardson on the trade market.
How much stock should we put in such rumors? Does it matter if the reporter has impeccable bonafides? What should the team's front office be considering regarding the players they have now should teams come calling? Are there players Boston needs to be shopping ahead of the Feb. 10 deadline?
So many questions and we might just be warming up with several staring contests between rival GMs already starting to get further entrenched, so for this week's CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, we're joined by fellow CLNS alum Adam Kaufman to talk all things Celtics and trade deadline.
Listen to the clip embedded above to get up to speed with the latest rumors and facts percolating up as the moratorium on dealing players in the 2021-22 season draws close.
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In this extra-special edition of the Celtics Lab, we got to sit down with Boston Celtics Hall of Fame big man Robert Parish. In it, we talk the NBA's 75th-anniversary team, the 2022 All-Star Game, the growing potential of Robert Williams III and more. Be sure to check out this exclusive interview with a Celtics legend on the league today.
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The 2022 NBA trade season is off and running at a full gallop with the Boston Celtics having been among the first teams in the league to make a deal, with the buzz surrounding the team suggesting that the Celtics remain among the league's most active teams on the phones calling about potential deals ahead of the Feb. 10 limit to making trades this season.
With plenty to cover about rumbles tied to veteran Boston players like Marcus Smart and Al Horford as much as more recent arrivals in Dennis Schroder and Josh Richardson, the hosts of the CLNS Media Podcast "Celtics Lab" reached out to Celtics Wire alumnus Jared Weiss of The Athletic for some context behind his recent reporting on the team regarding trades.
Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn get a peripatetic snapshot of Weiss' Celtics trade intelligence and debate some of the rumors floating around in the ether tied to Boston.
Check out the clip embedded above to hear what the Celtics might be considering just as the trade market is likely to heat up.
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The Boston Celtics are making moves on the margins already seemingly with an eye to getting under the tax line for the 2021-22 NBA season -- how will the franchise finish out the rest of its roster-building moves given what we have seen from President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens so far?
The latest episode of the CLNS Media podcast "Celtics Lab" was recorded before the deal that sent Juancho Hernangomez to the San Antonio Spurs to bring back Bol Bol and PJ Dozier, but the analysis hosts Alex Goldberg, Justin Quinn and Cameron Tabatabaie brought to bear in it came very close to predicting such a move.
The trio get into the teeth of what else might be in store for the team before the Feb. 10 deadline arrives.
Check out the clip embedded above to get an idea on what else might be coming for the storied franchise during what's left of the 2022 trade season as the potential for bigger moves unfolds.
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With a little more than three weeks to go to the 2022 NBA trade deadline, fans of the Boston Celtics are scouring the internet for any signs of what their favorite team might be up to in an effort to improve its fortunes in this and future seasons at the same time NBA reporters try to pry some juicy secrets about what might be going down in the league's front offices to the same end.
And for that reason, we brought on HoopsHype's Michael Scotto to give us some details on what he has been hearing around the league with regard to the Celtics' trade deadline efforts, as well his thoughts on what Boston might do (or not do) in terms of personnel changes before Feb. 10 rolls around in a few weeks.
While there are no blockbuster trades on the immediate horizon, it seems the Celtics organization is doing its best to hit a bunch of singles for a later home run.
So, be sure to join your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn (Alex had a last-minute technical hiccup) as they get down to brass tacks with Scotto about what Boston's trade future may hold.
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The Boston Celtics are already percolating in the rumor mill when it comes to the NBA's 2021-22 trade season with the Feb. 10 deadline still more than a month away. Will the team make a major move? If so, what should they be looking for? And if not, what makes sense out of the range of directions the team could go in while pursuing deals of the non-blockbuster variety?
Of equal importance is what the team can NOT do, as well as other limitations and concerns which may be shaping the team's thinking. And on the latest episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, your usual hosts Justin Quinn, Alex Goldberg, and Cameron Tabatabaie help highlight the realms of the possible at the trade deadline with the help of Celtics cap guru Ryan Bernardoni (A.K.A. Dangercart).
From transformative trades down to kitting singles, the foursome outline the contours of one of the most important trade seasons the Celtics have faced in some time.
To hear what might be in store for Boston before mid-February as well as the news and general goings-on in the wider Celtics world, listen to the clip embedded above.
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The Boston Celtics have plenty of things to work on in 2022, and there are no shortages of theories out there on the internet regarding what they ought to be doing about them. From issues closing out games and maintaining focus throughout them to shooting and passing compounded by sub-optimal roster constructions and the awkward rotations which arise from them.
Trading for new players is clearly one of the primary tools available to the Celtics, but there are things that could change from within with the right leadership and will to make that happen. What should be the focus of Boston's front office ahead of the 2022 NBA trade deadline, and moving forward?
In our most recent episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, we brought in ESPN's Tim Bontemps to talk about what the team we cover ought to be focused on changing -- and more importantly how they ought to do it -- to escape what has grown into an increasingly long stay on the dreaded treadmill of mediocrity.
Check out the clip embedded above to hear all Bontemps and your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn have to say about the Celtics' woes and what tools they have at their disposal.
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With January and a new year just around the corner, attention for most of us tends to turn to the things we have had trouble with in the previous year, and what we can do in the coming one to avoid the mistakes of the past that have kept us from being our best selves.
And the Boston Celtics certainly are no exception whether you are talking about them as a group of individual players who have a lot of things to improve on, or as a team that is far from the coherent, competitive squad they (and we) want them to become. In the case of the Celtics, however, we hope whatever New Year's resolutions Boston comes up with last longer than ours usually do.
To that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast put together a list of resolutions for the coming year to try and take a positive spin on a spate of negative play.
We've all been in a slump before, and with the passing of one of our least favorite years in modern history, we all have a chance to start over.
Listen to the podcast embedded above to hear what we want to see from the Celtics moving forward, as well as our usual news roundup from Cameron Tabatabie and Alex Goldberg (Justin Quinn was on lost cat duty for this pod, which he found).
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The Boston Celtics are seemingly stuck at around .500 midway through yet another season that was supposed to be the campaign that saw them finally ascend to contender status while a large part of the roster (and for that matter, the NBA) is in the league's health and safety protocol after testing positive for COVID-19 despite the majority of the team being vaccinated.
Between all this, the political zoo appearing on our televisions and cell phones on a daily basis, and a host of other disappointing to downright frightening things going on in the world at the moment, there is no limit to the things fans of the Celtics could -- and should -- be complaining about.
To that end, on this week's episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, hosts Justin Quinn, Alex Goldberg, and Cameron Tabatabaie host a Festivus-inspired airing of the grievances for all things Boston Celtics, NBA, and beyond.
We try to keep it mostly light in a bit of a dark patch in the NBA schedule with all the COVID-related news currently gripping the league (and put most of the pandemic related talk further towards the end), and touch on the team's recent play and signing of former No. 10 pick Joe Johnson to keep things balanced.
So, be sure to check out the clip embedded above to hear all there is to gripe about in the Celtics media sphere on up with your three favorite NBA curmudgeons.
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With a brutally tough schedule, early-season injuries and new additions to the Boston Celtics' roster and coaching staff making an evaluation of the team an uphill battle, the franchise will soon have to make tough decisions about the direction of the team in the short term that could have reverberations across a much longer-term context.
Is this team good enough now to make a deep postseason run? Does it need minor changes to inch towards contention? A major tear down? A complete overhaul? And do they have the tools they need for the path that makes the most sense?
On the latest episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, your usual hosts Justin Quinn, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Alex Goldberg are joined by renowned Celtics podcaster homerism foil Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated.
Nadkarni helps temper our optimism in key areas as we four try and divine what sort of moves Boston will make as the trade season gets underway.
While the business of sniffing out agendas in trade rumors may be an annoyance at this time of year, the potential for novelty that will drive future success is always a compelling topic.
So, buckle up and dive into this episode with us to get up to speed on who might be joining the Celtics soon -- and who is likely leaving.
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The Boston Celtics center once known as Enes Kanter is back with a new identity as a US citizen and human rights activist with an updated name to reflect this new iteration, Enes Kanter Freedom. He has been using his platform as an NBA player to draw attention to a number of important causes.
But as many have learned parachuting into a struggle they are not part of personally and thus do not have the same stakes nor familiarity with the details, Freedom is finding his efforts are not always going as planned -- nor received perhaps as hoped. Getting flak for tactics and his comments about LeBron James, Jeremey Lin, and Americans protesting their government, the Celtic center has felt blowback in recent days.
To that end, this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast features your trio of usual hosts taking a closer look at Freedom's activism with Sports Editor of The Nation and columnist criticizing the new US citizen's recent activism, Dave Zirin. Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn talk with Zirin about what's not gone right, and what could go better.
They also cover how de-centering oneself from the work at hand and forging ties with affected communities that allow them to use their own voices for their own struggles rather than usurping their place in the fight can breathe new life into Freedom's goals.
And more importantly, help do less damage while trying to do good.
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The Boston Celtics face by far their toughest stretch of games starting tonight with the Philadelphia 76ers, soon after which the team heads out for its annual West Coast swing, returning to cap off the most challenging portion of its 2021-22 schedule with another tilt against the Sixers on their home court.
Over those 10 games, the team faces all but one of the league's like title contenders, and precisely zero teams with a losing record. With the team playing mostly winning basketball of late through the steadying play of veterans like Marcus Smart and particularly Al Horford, we at the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast felt there was no one better to talk about a brutal slate of games bookended by Philly than Anna Horford.
Your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn spoke with the host of the Horford Happy Hour about her brother's role in breaking out of the team's early slump, building better habits, and of course what we ought to expect from the team in a most challenging December.
We also break down our responses to Enes Kanter Freedom's recent media appearances and the fraught balancing act between speaking truth to power while courting it.
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Thanksgiving day is nearly here, and along with it, a sharp uptick in the difficulty of the Boston Celtics' 2021-22 schedule. Over the course of the Celtics' next dozen games, only two teams currently possess a record below .500 at the time of this writing Tuesday evening, with the majority of the league's realistic title contenders on the docket for at least one game in that stretch.
The Celtics run the gauntlet starting Wednesday against the early favorites to come out of the East in the Brooklyn Nets who still sit at the top of the conference despite the ongoing absence of Kyrie Irving, health issues afflicting several key rotation players, and an early-season struggle for James Harden. Scarier still, they'll do it with their own roster not quite healthy either.
In this pre-Turkey Day edition of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, your usual hosts Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn talk about what will face the team in the month to come, the looming showdown with Brooklyn, and much more while Cameron Tabatabaie takes the show off for the holiday to come soon after.
Buckle up, it's going to be a turbulent month ahead.
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The rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers is one of the oldest and most celebrated in all of sport, and for good reason. Somehow, nearly seven decades into the heated competition for dominance in greatness between the two storied franchise, the tally remains at a tie after the Lakers' most recent title, with each club now at 17 titles each.
This Friday, Nov. 19, the two teams will meet again on the Celtics' home court of TD Garden, but this time around the two teams will not exactly be arriving at the tilt in the best of shape in terms of records, with each club struggling a bit early in the 2021-22 NBA season.
On this episode of the CLNS Media podcast "Celtics Lab," your usual hosts of Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn are joined by special guest Anthony Irwin of Silver Screen and Roll and the "Locked on Lakers" podcast to talk about what's behind each club's slow start, and what we can expect to see Friday among several other topics.
If you're of the ilk with tribalistic hatred for all things purple and gold, this might not be the pod for you, but if you want an honest look at both clubs as they are this season, hit play on the clip embedded above.
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When it comes to using analytics to get a fresh perspective on things, there are few in the game with a better angle on that than The Athletic's Seth Partnow. Former Head of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks and recent author of the new book "The Midrange Theory: Basketball's Evolution in the Age of Analytics" (pre-order it here!), Partnow joined your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn on the most recent edition of the CLNS Media podcast "Celtics Lab" to talk about his new book and all things analytics.
Get ready to have some of your assumptions about this team, its coaching, and even some especially contentious recently rumored trade proposals challenged on one of our favorite pods in recent memory.
If you are a regular listener to the Celtics Lab, it's clear you love the team, basketball, and quite possibly both, and we have met very few people who enjoy talking hoops more than Partnow.
Check out the clip embedded above to hear everything from what we expected out of Robert Williams III in the new Celtics offense to why some triple-doubles (we see you, Magic Johnson) are more meaningful than others.
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Against the Washington Wizards on October 30, the Boston Celtics flirted with a historically bad shooting night, hitting just 7.7% of their 3-pointers, making just 2 out of 26 attempts. One of their best marksmen from deep, Jayson Tatum, is shooting under 30% from 3-point range and veterans Marcus Smart and Al Horford are both having a rough shooting start as either have had in years -- if not ever.
At the same time, the team isn't playing two of their best young shooters under new head coach Ime Udoka and have only won two of their seven games. Could there be a connection? Or are the team's woes a product of more complicated issues?
To this end, on this episode of the "Celtics Lab" podcast, we brought on Roger Galo of the Galo Shot-Making Method (and former shooting coach for Celtics alum Brad Wanamaker) to see if one of the more glaring issues affecting the team this season might be a main or major factor.
Your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Justin Quinn, and Alex Goldberg also explore what else might ail the Celtics, as well as getting caught up with some other news pertinent to the team.
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It isn't often that an NBA Finals MVP writes a book detailing a behind-the-scenes view of their career at the highest level of competition in the best basketball league in the world, but Celtics Hall of Fame forward Cedric Maxwell has done as much in his new book "If These Walls Could Talk: Boston Celtics: Stories from the Boston Celtics Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box."
It's rarer still when said Hall of Famer sits down with you for a personal account into that slice of NBA and Celtics history. And on this most recent episode of the Celtics Lab, hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn were thus graced for an episode you truly don't want to miss.
Cornbread -- as Maxwell is called -- was the bridge between two eras of title contention in the mid-1970s and 1980s, with scores of tales to tell about the franchise's life cycle while he helped raise Boston back to title town status with the arrival of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, and Danny Ainge in the first years of a new decade.
We also talk about some more contemporary issues ranging from the rising stars of the Jays to the confusing fit of the Los Angeles Lakers -- and how in a lot of these situations history is rhyming -- if not repeating itself, to perhaps paraphrase Samuel Clemens.
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Fans of the Boston Celtics hope their team avoids the COVID-19 travails of last season, and many might have been surprised to hear the two vice presidents in the NBA's Player's Association referring to the vaccine as a "personal choice" as controversy over local mandates churned around the league.
Why wouldn't a union whose job it is to act in the best interests of its players, their health, and their ability to play in games automatically support vaccine mandates? At the Celtics Lab, we decided to wrap up our offseason programming looking into the dynamics of how such a situation might have come to be by talking with friend of the podcast N. Jeremi Duru, professor and published expert on professional sports unions.
He joins your usual hosts Cam Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn as they try to understand how collective bargaining and public health work together in today's NBA.
We of course also cover the news of the week, say goodbye to some camp invitees, and try to make sense of Boston's waiving of Jabari Parker just hours before he was brought back and more.
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Much of the conversation ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season circulating in the NBA media has revolved around something that isn't necessarily a basketball conversation, though it has pervaded virtually all aspects of contemporary life. We are of course talking about COVID-19 vaccination in the league, and in particular some especially vaccine-resistant players who occupy positions of considerable influence.
But rather than making the story about those individuals, the hosts of the "Celtics Lab" podcast Justin Quinn, Cam Tabatabaie, and Alex Goldberg dug deep in the hopes of re-setting the narratives a bit surrounding how we should engage those persons and the issue of vaccine hesitancy (and more pernicious anti-vaccine sentiments) in society more generally.
It can be hard for some of us in the media to see Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, and others resistant to making choices for the common good, but a steady stream of fan and media ire is almost certainly going to do little to change their minds on how they can best use their platforms (and bodies) to make us all safer (and teams perhaps more successful) in the midst of a pandemic.
To that end, we were incredibly lucky to have Andy Slavitt of the "In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt" podcast to talk on the intersection of public health in an era of COVID-19, the NBA and society at large. Andy has worked with the last three presidents on issues of public health, most recently serving as President Biden's COVID-19 advisor.
We hope you find this podcast as informative and helpful in coping with and making progress on this viral scourge affecting all of our lives as we did.
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The Boston Celtics have played their first game of their 2021-22 preseason slate, giving fans around the world their annual first taste of mostly meaningless games to over-react to. And far be it from us at the "Celtics Lab" podcast to miss out on such cherished annual festivities.
To that end, we brought on a special guest, Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston, to try to predict what sort of a team we're going to see in the 2021-22 season based on lineups and rotations we may see little or even none of during the regular season. We also try our best to prognosticate the season from standings at the end of the season, hardware, and more.
In the podcast's 69th episode (nice!) as the Celtics Lab, we dive as deep as ever with Chris into everything Celtics basketball with a dash of Red Sox aversion and even some hair care tips.
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Along with most of the NBA on Monday, the Boston Celtics held their annual Media Day proceedings. And like most of the other teams, there was a lot of hope and good vibes inflected with a tinge of controversy as the league's vaccination status became a topic of conversation touching almost every franchise in some way.
The Celtics as a team were without head coach Ime Udoka -- absent to isolate after an asymptomatic case of the viral malady in question -- but had plenty to say about new expectations, new roles, new faces and new challenges to come along with the arrival of the 2021-22 NBA season.
On this episode of the "Celtics Lab" podcast, your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Justin Quinn, and Cameron Tabatabaie have plenty to say about all of the above, balancing our excitement against our disappointment in areas you can probably already divine.
Get your bearings on the season to come with our assessment of the annual season kick-off event, with Boston's preseason set to start in a little less than a week.
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Less than a week away from training camp, we find ourselves about as anxious for Boston Celtics basketball as we have been since the pandemic hiatus, chasing after whispers of potential star trade target disgruntlement and arguing over meaningless player rankings. But for many, visiting an NBA arena or even watching a game on television is a luxury beyond the usual reach.
A significant number of Celtics (and sports more generally) fans are disabled in ways that make enjoying and participating in sport a serious or even insuperable challenge without the help of teams and their arenas to accommodate those people. The Celtics are among a group of professional sports organizations who have made the choice to do something about this, working with the Beautiful Lives organization to make sports and sporting events as accessible as possible for their fans.
In this episode of the Celtics Lab podcast, we got together with that organization's co-founder, Bryce Weiler, to talk about what Boston and other teams are doing to such an end.
Of course, we also quibble about player rankings and opposing general managers irking their star players as you might expect -- but for this episode, we are proud to help spread the word of the great work Bryce and company have been up to.
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With news that the Boston Celtics might target Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls should Washington Wizards star guard Bradley Beal prove out of reach of the Celtics, the hosts of the "Celtics Lab" podcast got to thinking on just how hard it is to create a true contender in the NBA right now.
With a fair amount of talent coagulated in just a handful of superteams, the pod's hosts Justin Quinn, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Alex Goldberg tried their hand at creating even vaguely plausible superteams, stretching the definition of that star-studded roster status to its limits in the process.
Join us in the depth of the NBA doldrums as we do our best to make the Celtics into a contender with imaginary trades while talking about the LaVine rumbles, some Celtics moves around the margins, the Hall of Fame, and more.
Listen to the pod embedded above to see how the Celtics might get to superteam status in every way imaginable, including trading for Zion Williamson to standing pat.
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With one of the most active offseasons in the entire league this summer, you will be forgiven as a fan of the Boston Celtics if you have lost track of what the other teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference have been up to, much less what the consensus is on where they may end up in the standings by the end of the next season.
But at the "Celtics Lab" podcast, hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn have been surveying the 15 teams on Boston's side of the league with expert help from Ky Carlin of Sixers Wire and Ajayi Browne of Nets Wire to see where the Celtics sit in contrast to their East peers.
We also get caught up on a surprisingly busy week of news for so late into the summer, with trades, signings and some pre-gaming the looming Hoops Hall induction of Celtics legend Paul Pierce.
Listen to the podcast embedded above to get caught up on what's shifted in terms of expectations for the league's Eastern Conference as the doldrums of summer settle in.
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Assessing the Boston Celtics' 2021 NBA offseason has become something of a cottage industry in recent days with the assumption that the team has more or less wrapped up its major moves for the season after handing out a spate of contract extensions.
So far be it from us, your "Celtics Lab" podcast hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Justin Quinn and Alex Goldberg, from avoiding a reckoning of new team president Brad Stevens' first stab at team building. To that end, we were lucky enough to be joined by Sports Illustrated writer Michael Pina, who recently gave the Celtics high marks for their offseason moves.
Listen to the podcast embedded below to hear us debate the finer points of Boston's reconfiguration in context, as well as our assessments of other moves around the league.
We even get into some random Jaylen Brown love dating back to Pina's GQ interview with one of our favorite Celtics.
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The Boston Celtics started their offseason with a bang, making major moves to create cap flexibility and seeming to signal they were all in on pursuing a max deal star in free agency perhaps as soon as the 2022 NBA offseason.
Until it became clear they were not. Now, more recently, the Celtics have been handing out contract extensions to the players on their rosters like candy on Halloween, with veteran guard Marcus Smart, rising big man Robert Williams III and recently acquired wing Josh Richardson all getting additional years -- four apiece in the case of Smart and Timelord -- added to their contracts.
What might be the plan here? How does it impact what we already know about the team? How do we feel about the moves?
Join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn as they dive into these important questions and the news of the week on this episode of the Celtics Lab, including Kevin Garnett's jersey retirement news and the release of the full 2021-22 schedule.
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The Boston Celtics started their offseason with a bang, making a splash into the realm of cap flexibility when they moved on from former starting point guard Kemba Walker's contract almost before the dust settled on their 2020-21 season.
They continued to make moves to free up their cap, which many thought signaled a plan to pursue a star -- perhaps Bradley Beal? -- via free agency. Since then, signing veteran guard Marcus Smart to a long-term extension has blown those assumptions to bits, so what can the Celtics moves this offseason signal about their plans for the future of the franchise?
Add in the sign-and-trade executed with the New York Knicks regarding the services of a one Evan Fournier, and the haziest bits of a picture might be coming together if you know how to read the proverbial tea leaves.
To that end we brought on friend of the pod Yossi Gozslan of Hoops Hype to share with us his knowledge on the NBA salary cap, and what the Celtics might be hoping to achieve.
We also talk about Las Vegas Summer League, Yam Madar's next step and more with two of your usual hosts, Justin Quinn and Cameron Tabatabaie (Alex Goldberg is getting in some much-needed offseason R&R). Give a listen to hear their takes on a pretty eventful summer, and if you like what you hear, tell a friend -- or better yet rate and review the pod.
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Just hours after the most recent episode of the Celtics Lab was recorded, free agent point guard Dennis Schroder announced his plans to sign with the Boston Celtics, presumably on a one-season deal for the taxpayer mid-level exception (MLE) of approximately $5.9 million.
To that end, your hosts Alex Goldberg, Justin Quinn and Cameron Tabatabaie put together a short emergency pod to talk all things German Rondo and how Schroder's signing changes Boston's offseason, potential, and other moving parts. How long is Kriss Dunn for the team? Does this change Marcus Smart's extension calculus? Will we get to see Yam Madar join the team this season, or has the inking forced a return to the Israeli Premier Basketball League for the Beit Dagan native?
Listen to the podcast embedded below to learn more about Schroder's strengths and weaknesses, likely future with the team and more.
(Minor corrections: it is the NON-taxpayer MLE that triggers a hard cap, and extensions can be signed until the first day of the new season.)
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There's been a lot of ink spilled on what the Boston Celtics might be planning, who they might be after with their apparent push to keep their books clean enough to sign a max player in free agency next offseason or soon after, and just what it would take to get the presumptive target to Boston.
But what if that target -- Washington Wizards All-NBA guard Bradley Beal -- isn't who the Celtics are keeping the proverbial powder dry for, or they fall short in their pursuit? What other potential options are out there for Boston to lure into signing with the franchise, or to push all their chips in to trade for?
Recorded just hours ahead of the Dennis Schroeder signing, we won't be covering that juicy nugget of Celtics news in this episode -- be on the lookout for that in a future pod coming soon.
But, your regular hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn have plenty to say about who Boston might be monitoring for summer 2022 in the meantime.
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With Silly Season in full swing and the summer free agency nearly upon us, making sense of potentially explosive rumors, trade proposals and free agent signings can send one's mind into a tailspin.
The Boston Celtics might trade away longtime point guard Marcus Smart -- or extend him. They could end up dealing for New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball, Brooklyn Nets floor general Spencer Dinwiddie, Los Angeles Clippers veteran guard Reggie Lewis or a small army of other targets. And now we are hearing that we need to have a conversation about the King in the Fourth!
How to make sense of what might happen, what has, and what we don't yet know enough to say?
Join us for a pre-free agency edition of the Celtics Lab where your regular hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn dive into the madness about to descend on the league.
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There are some strong opinions out there on whether or not the Boston Celtics ought to trade for Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal, but even if the team doesn't end up dealing for the potentially disgruntled All-NBA guard, they will need to have an alternative plan in mind.
To that end, on this episode of the Celtics Lab, we dive into our thoughts on a potential deal for Beal as well as some other directions the team might take in the short term in order to prepare the franchise for bigger moves down the road. We even have an alternate blockbuster in there that may be far-fetched, but then perhaps so are dreams of a certain University of Florida product in green and white.
Check out all this, some more draft chatter, and some news catch-up among several other topics covered in this episode of the pod, hosted as usual by Cameron Tabatabaie, Justin Quinn, and Alex Goldberg.
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With every passing moment, Boston Celtics fans draw closer to the 2021 NBA draft, and while they may not have a first round pick, that doesn't mean the Celtics can't extract a valuable player with some careful drafting on the part of new team president Brad Stevens and company.
With that in mind, we brought in friend of the pod and NBA draft expert Bryan Kalbrosky of USA TODAY SMG to talk all things draft-related for Boston's 2021 options, zeroing in on some of the more likely suspects who could conceivably fall into the Celtics' range and a few more who likely won't.
We also get into the Olympics, trade rumors and a host of other news in the podcast embedded below.
So, join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Justin Quinn and Cameron Tabatabaie for the lowdown on where the Celtics ought to be sniffing around regarding the draft and a whole lot more.
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The NBA's offseason tends to shift the focus of its fans to a more international context as favorite players spend time abroad and potential overseas players come into focus for the season to come. But in an Olympics year in particular, we can find the league's media attention focused outside the ambit of the NBA even more than usual.
And for fans of the Boston Celtics, a much-anticipated guard previously stashed abroad coming stateside in one Yam Madar makes for a most cosmopolitan basketball summer. To that end, we brought on Sports Rabbi's Moshe Halickman to get us up to speed on Madar's potential in the NBA, and some context about what he's accomplished so far.
Halickman has covered the Beit Dagan native including breaking his contract arbitration news, and has plenty to say that won't be slowing down the Yamaniacs and their hype train any time soon.
Our regular hosts of Cam Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn also talk Team USA's struggles with Celtics Lab O.G. Josh Coyne (also of Double Clutch U.K.) to get an unbiased perspective on just how much we ought to be worrying about the potential of the U.S. National Team.
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While there isn't any Boston Celtics basketball to watch, there is news of current and possibly future Celtics gearing up to play some roundball in Las Vegas. There's also several Boston alumni about to play in the 2021 NBA Finals to keep us busy basketball-wise, and some disheartening commentary regarding covering them making the rounds.
On this episode of the Celtics Lab, hosts Cameron Tabatabie, Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn talk about Jayson Tatum and Team USA prepping for the Tokyo Olympics in Sin City, the news stashed 2020 guard prospect Yam Madar may join the Celtics' Summer League squad slated to take the court in Las Vegas later this summer.
They also address the controversy over Rachel Nichol's comments regarding Finals coverage that's in the news for all the wrong reasons.
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While it might have been a trade that not only was predicted by half the Boston Celtics media, it's also one the fanbase effectively wished into existence -- the deal in question of course being the Al Horford return to the Celtics from the Oklahoma City Thunder.
And with Al comes the Horford clan, and friend of the podcast Anna in particular. A Boston lifer who was as happy as anyone -- maybe even Al -- that her brother is back in green and white, we had to catch up with Anna to talk Al's return, her thoughts on the Celtics as they are currently composed and some thoughts on NBA fandom from her unique perspective.
Check out the pod embedded below to hear her thoughts on the Horfords' return and the new-look Celtics under head coach Ime Udoka.
Join hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn as they catch up with the host of the CLNS Podcast "Horford Happy Hour" to talk all things Boston, and Al.
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The Boston Celtics have a new head coach in former Brooklyn Nets assistant Ime Udoka, and former Celtic big man Al Horford made his first appearance with the press after his trade back to the team from the Oklahoma City Thunder.
With all this in mind, we felt we needed to make an early podcast appearance to discuss some of the significant goings-on with the team, taking the temperature of the Udoka hire and talking through our excitement --and Al's -- for the return of Horford to the Celtics. In a week of significant change for the team, we just couldn't wait any longer to talk through some serious developments for Boston.
Listen to the podcast embedded below to get up to speed on the Celtics' new coach, Horford's fit in today's Boston roster and more with your usual hosts Justin Quinn, Alex Goldberg and Cameron Tabatabaie.
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While it might be an era many Boston Celtics fans would prefer to forget, the story of Kyrie Irving's exit to join a Brooklyn Nets superteam is a window into some uncomfortable truths about the city and a subset of the team's fans. And while certainly no stranger to self-created controversies through his communicative style and mercurial persona, there's still quite a lot of ties between the former Celtic and several contemporary Boston players. To simply focus on broken promises and over-the-top gestures in questionable taste misses much of a story about today's NBA and even the Celtics that should be told.
To that end, former Bleacher Report and Esquire editor Matt Sullivan wrote a new book detailing Irving's exit from Boston to form the Nets as we know them in the present, touching on how franchise icons like Bill Russell helped shape his decision to decamp. Sullivan's book, "Can't Knock The Hustle" also deals extensively with activism in light of the broader societal upheaval taking place as a backdrop to the so-called "Disney Bubble," which of course was inseparable from Jaylen Brown's activism and voice. Join us on a special episode of the Celtics Lab with your usual hosts Cam Tabatabaie, Justin Quinn, and Alex Goldberg. We take a deep dive into Sullivan's recently-released book, the stories behind it, and how it intersects with issues much bigger than basketball -- and be sure to stick around to the end of our conversation.
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Al Horford is a Boston Celtic again and Kemba Walker is now a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, while Moses Brown -- the big from that team you probably hadn't heard of before he hung 21 points and 23 rebounds on the Celtics -- is also headed to Boston in a trade that took most by surprise in timing if not structure. Boston's first-round pick is headed to Sam Presti's ever-growing war chest while both teams swap second-rounders, and there's a host of things to discuss from cap implications to the fit of the players with plenty more in-between. To that end, we hosted an emergency Celtics Lab podcast with the editor of our sister site Thunder Wire, Logan Newman, along with our fellow USA TODAY family cap expert, Yossi Gozslan of HoopsHype. We talk all things Horford reunion, try to divine what our favorite UConn product will be doing in his new home, what this means for team-building in the short term and run the gamut of imminent concerns for the Celtics and the Thunder after this deal set the stage for the Brad Stevens era as Boston's team president. Listen to the podcast embedded above to get up to speed on the trade with your usual hosts Justin Quinn and Alex Goldberg -- and don't worry, Cameron Tabatabaie wasn't included in the trade, he just had the night off.
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Former NBA Finals MVP Cedric Maxwell helped bring two titles to the Boston Celtics, and played his career under a number of famed coaches of the storied franchise, so he knew a thing or two about the dynamics a coaching change can have on a team with title aspirations even before he tried his hand at the trade himself.
And now with the Celtics neck-deep in a coaching search, Maxwell has made a point to call for a person of color -- perhaps even a woman -- as the next head coach of the team he once carried on his back to win one of the 17 banners hanging in the rafters of TD Garden. We were lucky enough to have the Boston great join us on this most recent episode of the Celtics Lab, where we talk not only what sort of head coach Boston's front office ought to hire, but also the moves the team should make this critical offseason, the apparent lack of fight the team displayed at times last season, and a lot more.
Join your usual hosts Justin Quinn, Alex Goldberg and Cameron Tabatabaie on this episode to get the low down on the Celtics shake-up from our special guest.
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With some time to have thought about both, it's time to reflect on the 2020-21 Boston Celtics and how the team's major front-office shakeup will affect its future. With longtime team president Danny Ainge stepping down from that role in favor of (then) head coach Brad Stevens, the Celtics have as much on their plate to work on as they have at any point in the last two decades. Head coaching searches, potential further moves in the front office, bringing back some players and perhaps shipping off others -- the list is truly ponderous when you get down to brass tacks. And we can't forget about the season that was given how much of an imprint it will have on everything moving forward! To that end we brought in two of our best experts on the landscape of the league and Boston's financial situation, Michael Scotto and Yossi Goszlan of HoopsHype. They join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn in sizing up the season past and how it shapes the needs of the Celtics in the present -- as well as what might be coming down the pike. There's a lot on this podcast to wrap your head around, and we'll go further in-depth on a lot of these topics as the offseason dictates, but let's all get our collective bearings after a tectonic shift of sorts within the wider Boston landscape.
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The Boston Celtics followed up a disappointing first-round exit at the hands of the Brooklyn Nets in the 2021 NBA playoffs with a truly major shake-up internally, easily the biggest set of changes the organization has seen in nearly two decades. The announcement of longtime Team President Danny Ainge's retirement and the elevation of Head Coach Brad Stevens to the position of Head of Basketball Operations not only radically transformed the Celtics organization at a critical moment for their aspirations of chasing an NBA-record 18th title. It also raised a host of questions about the future and direction of the storied franchise. Who will replace Stevens as head coach? Did Ainge make the right call? Is Stevens the right man to replace him, and who else might have been in the mix -- or perhaps should have been?
In this episode of the Celtics Lab, we talk about the tumult currently in process within the organization and what we think about the future of the club under its new structure. Join hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn as they get down to brass tacks about the future of our favorite franchise in light of the earth-shaking news.
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Former Boston Celtics and current Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving poked the third rail of Boston sports ahead of his first appearance in front of fans since leaving the team in free agency by (rightly and justifiably) asking for a response from the fans coming to Games 3 and 4 free of casual racism. In asking the fans of his former team to 'keep it hoop,' he seemed to breach his own social contract by symbolically stepping on the Celtics logo at midcourt, which may or may not be in some way tied to a fan throwing a water bottle and (rightly and justifiably) getting arrested and banned from the arena for life. In this episode of the Celtics Lab, we take a quick look at those events and the general trend of terrible behavior around the league, and try and make sense of our thoughts on this complicated set of interrelated issues. However you feel about Irving's choice of symbolism after Game 4, the trend of how players in arenas are being treated is a problematic and highly visible phenomenon the NBA needs to find ways to address more effectively. We aren't sure if upping the ante with increasingly aggressive criminal charges is the answer, but ignoring the problem certainly isn't the answer either.
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When Boston Celtics fans were hoping for a distraction from the turd of a series their banged-up Celtics club was producing vs- the Brooklyn Nets in the East's first round, they probably weren't looking to get sucked into the city's sordid history of fraught race relations nor the reprehensible behavior sweeping the league at the moment.
But former Boston point guard Kyrie Irving said some things, and some well-respected Celtics said some things in response, and suddenly not just Boston but much of the NBA more generally is debating what ought to be done about fans acting like sociopaths in the league's recently reopened arenas. Joined by Off the Glass' head honcho and "Brooklyn Buzz" podcast co-host Nick Fay, we dive into some difficult but important basketball-adjacent issues on this episode of the Celtics Lab. With the NBA forging ahead in one of the most difficult years in modern history on a number of levels that affect fan engagement in live game action, it may be time to re-assess how the league and we as fans come together to enjoy sport. And things much bigger than it, while we're talking about it.
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prospects for winning even a single game of the matchup diminished, it would be easy to doom and gloom about the Boston Celtics' 104 - 93 loss to the Nets Saturday night. But despite the sting of defeat, there were a fair amount of positives to take from the contest -- and the potential for an upset win or two are still out there if with fewer chances to accomplish them. To take stock of what we saw and bring in an opposing view on the series, we invited the editor of our sister site Nets Wire to come on the Celtics Lab podcast, and to that end Ajayi Browne had plenty to say about the series so far. We get into Robert Williams III's big game, where the Celtics could have done better, and even take a look around the league's other postseason games to close things out. In a season of soured expectations and countless setbacks, there's been some real value in riding out the storm to see who has the chops to grow with the team moving forward.
Join your usual hosts Justin Quinn, Alex Goldberg and Cameron Tabatabaie for a deep dive into the positives -- really, there were some -- coming out of Game 1 against the Nets.
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Whether the Boston Celtics win or lose their play-in tournament game against the Washington Wizards, it's safe to say it won't affect the legacy of recently-inducted Hall of Fame Celtics legend Kevin Garnett. So in the spirit of sports positive inspired by friend of the pod the Riffs Man, we decided to take a break from focusing on the season at hand to pay homage to KG's career in the week of his induction to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. We are joined by special guest Sopan Deb of the New York Times, who talks all things The Big Ticket with us after penning an account of the start of Garnett's career. We even try and prognosticate what might be coming down the pike in the coming offseason for the Celtics. Join hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn as we honor KG in this most recent episode of the Celtics Lab.
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It can be easy to lose sight of the things that matter in moments of crisis, and in a year and counting of a global pandemic, it can be even easier to forget we're all profoundly impacted by it.
The 2020-21 Boston Celtics are dragging themselves across the finish line of perhaps the most difficult season in the seventy-year history of the NBA, missing key players to injury, personal tragedy still fresh for many players on the team, and just starting to get their bearings after getting harder by COVID than any other team in the NBA. Yet somehow, fans and media alike have taken this team trying to make it through the day like the rest of us and put them on a pedestal, forgetting their humanity and everything Boston's players have accomplished both on and off the court. To that end, we linked up with friend of the pod and Celtics fan fixture The Riffsman to talk the season so far and more importantly the Peoples Tommy Point Charity Drive For 18. Countering the negativity with a drive to help the Celtics -- and Marcus Smart's YounGameChanger Foundation, specifically -- The Riffsman dives into all things Boston with us in this episode. To find out more about what the Peoples Tommy Point Charity Drive For 18 is and how you can help or just to lift the funk hanging over many Celtics fans of late, make sure you listen to this pod.
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While the fourth seed and home court in the first round is not out of reach, is it still a realistic target? What would Boston likely be up against if they slip to the sixth seed -- or worse, the play-in tournament? Is there a scenario that could realistically see the Celtics bounced before they even sniff the actual playoffs? And just what is this team's realistic ceiling, given what we've seen? This episode, hosts Justin Quinn, Cam Tabatabaie and Alex Goldberg are joined by special guest and Celtics Wire alumnus Q. Albertie Shiron of SLAM! to talk postseason seeding and its potential impact, exploring all the possible permutations of the end of Boston's season.nWe also dive into the week that was, given the history that was made and the play that often went with it to make one want to avert their eyes. Press play on the player embedded above or subscribe on your favorite purveyor of podcasts to hear all this Celtics content and more.
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There's ten games left in the Boston Celtics schedule, and after witnessing their lackadaisical effort in the team's 119 - 115 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday night, one might be forgiven if one thought the team's players wish it were fewer. But the Celtics still have time to build some chemistry and rhythm heading into the postseason, and exactly 10 games to accomplish it. Who do they face, what are the contexts that matter about those matchups -- and most importantly, who do we expect to win the final 10 games of Boston's season? For this episode of the Celtics Lab, we dive into all things stretch run for Boston, putting the schedule under the microscope for some fine-grained analysis. Join your hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn as they parse the final phase of the 2020-21 NBA season from a Boston Celtics perspective.
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The Boston Celtics have made something of a name for themselves as a good landing spot for players whose career has fallen short of where expectations had at one time had them pegged, with head coach Brad Stevens getting a reputation as the sort of coach able to get a little more out of such players than his peers. Now, the team has decided to sign former No. 2 overall pick Jabari Parker to a two-year deal in the same sort of mold as we once saw for the Jordan Crawfords and Evan Turners of the league. What should we expect from Parker given how hard injuries have impacted his career, and just how real is the imagined capabilities of Boston as a potential career rejuvenator? This week's edition of the Celtics Lab asks exactly these questions, with hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn diving deep into the data and narratives surrounding the modern-day Celtics mystique of career rehabilitation. We find some nuggets of truth to it, some glaring exceptions, and discord about who should even be considered such players. Plug in your aux cords or earphones and press play, this edition of the lab sets the table for the Jabari Parker in Boston.
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As the dust from the 2021 NBA trade deadline settles and teams more or less know what they have to work with, only injuries and chemistry remain to shake up the Eastern Conference standings heading into the stretch run ahead of the playoffs. With a three-team upper class of the Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks virtually certain to finish out the season in more or less the same place barring an implosion of major proportions, where do the Boston Celtics stand in comparison to the rest of the East's "middle class" of teams all within a few games of a .500 record? And which are the teams we want to avoid ending up in a first-round matchup? To that end we got deep into the details of what's left of the 2020-21 season for those ball clubs with the host of the CLNS podcast "The Garden Report's" Jimmy Toscano with some cautious optimism mixed with a healthy dose of concern. Tune into this episode to get the lay of the land for how the postseason seeding picture and the games it will generate ought to take shape with hosts Alex Goldberg, Cam Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn.
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With news that veteran shooting guard Evan Fournier will be entering the NBA's health and safety protocols for the second time in a week just before the team squares off with the Philadelphia 76ers, it'd be easy to get negative about the Celtics outlook. But for this week's episode of the Celtics Lab, we decided to flip the script and look at the positives we've been seeing from this team since the 2021 NBA trade deadline. Joined by CLNS Media's Content Director and co-host of the Garden Report Celtics Post Game Show John Zannis, we do our best to dive into the positives we've been seeing from the Celtics, trying to decide what's sustainable and what's a mirage. While we didn't put on our green-tinted lenses, we did find some promising signs that bode well for the rest of the season, even if the coming games without Fournier ought to be tough. Tune into the the Lab this week with hosts Cam Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn as we try to roll with positive vibes only.
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While there's been plenty of good and bad things alike to point to since the 2021 NBA trade deadline for the Boston Celtics, the other big event in the basketball universe that is happening this month -- the NCAA tournament -- is getting close to its finale, and with that attention tends to turn to the Celtics potential targets in the 2021 NBA draft. To that end, we brought on friend of the pod and NCAA basketball expert Ben Kaloupek to dive into all of the players Boston might be keeping tabs on in the range it will likely draft this coming offseason. From floor generals to scoring wings to defensive-minded big men, we cover the gamut of players the Celtics ought to be studying up on as we begin to get our bearings on this cohort of NBA prospects. Hosts Justin Quinn, Cam Tabatabaie and Alex Goldberg also talk expectations for the remainder of the season and the results of recent games, so press play and get up to speed on all the above in this latest episode of Celtics Lab
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With tons of trade action in the Eastern Conference and perhaps less than Celtics fans wanted, we've got plenty to talk about on this special post-trade deadline podcast of the Celtics Lab, where we're joined by Michael Scotto of HoopsHype and USA TODAY Sports. We dive into the deals that brought in shooting guard Evan Fournier and big men Luke Kornet and Mo Wagner, break down whether it was a good idea to use Boston's traded player exception (TPE) to do it, take stock of the rest of the East and what the Celtics lose in Daniel Theis' exit plus a whole lot more. Join hosts Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn for this special episode (Cam Tabatabaie has the night off) as we dive headlong into all things 2021 NBA Trade deadline.
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The Boston Celtics are front in center in seemingly every trade rumor there is ahead of the 2021 NBA trade deadline, with fan favorites like Marcus Smart supposedly in the mix to be moved to a new team, and a bevy of other names linked casually or in hot pursuit. Enough to leave even a savvy superfan in a spate of dizziness, we felt it best to turn to the experts and get the skinny on what the Celtics might be up to this week. To that end, we brought on Celtics Wire alumnus and Athletic NBA insider Jared Weiss to get some intel on what he has been hearing about Boston, as well as what he thinks is going to happen. While it is certainly possible the team looks much the same come Friday, March 26, from what we are hearing it might do you well to prepare for some serious change. Without being too forthcoming (or any more oblique), join hosts Cam Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn on this episode of the Celtics Lab to get caught up on what Boston might be getting ready to pull the trigger on.
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With a historically-massive $28.5 million traded player exception (TPE) generated by the exit of veteran forward Gordon Hayward last offseason, the Boston Celtics find themselves the nexus of the 2021 NBA trade deadline, for better or worse. And with a COVID-inflected season that's seen the Celtics' fortunes rise and fall with the seeming fickleness of the weather, many a fan is clamoring for the fabled-but-absent trade deadline fireworks when they very well could get sparklers if they get anything at all. Team president Danny Ainge has made it clear he has no problem whatever waiting until the coming offseason to use the TPE if the right deal doesn't materialize for Boston, yet the rumors continue unabated linking the Celtics to any number of potential moves. Which ones make sense? Which ones are nonsense? In this episode, we'll do our best to answer those questions. Join hosts Alex Goldberg, Justin Quinn and Cam Tabatabaie as they put a magnifying glass to the sundry trade whispers concerning the Celtics as March 25th approaches.
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The dust has settled on a hastily-assembled All-Star game in Atlanta at the mid-point of the 2020-21 NBA season, with the Celtics star wings having made some noise in the annual exhibition after turning around a spate of ill fortune heading into the break. But what does the coming second act of the season hold for the Celtics, who dive into it about as hard as one can with a match against Atlantic Division rival Brooklyn Nets this Thursday? Will the center hold, or will they take another nosedive in the standings? Is it worth going all-in on using the team's massive traded player exception (TPE) now if the Nets are an immovable object in their path to the Finals? To get an outside perspective on these questions as well as some answers on just how much better Brooklyn might be with the addition of Blake Griffin over the break, we brought in some expert opinion. Off the Glass head honcho and "Brooklyn Buzz" podcast founder Nick Fay joins us this episode, and we got down to brass tacks on what both teams can expect in the East's second half. Join hosts Cam Tabatabaie and Alex Goldberg as they cover all things post All-Star 2021 on this episode of the Celtics Lab.
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The Boston Celtics aren't dead -- they're feeling better, actually! Three-fourths of the way through a critical closing stretch to close out the first half of their 2020-21 NBA season, the Celtics have won all but the last one remaining, and have transformed the stormy, depressing narrative that had attached itself to the team in recent weeks. From majority owner Wyc Grousbeck and team president Danny Ainge appearing on local sports radio to signal the ball club might punt on the season to revived confidence in Boston's potential and Kemba Walker's health, it's been a heck of a week. Join hosts Alex Goldberg, Justin Quinn and cam Tabatabaie as they break down one of the most positive weeks of the season for the Celtics, and enjoy the new intro ahead of Alex' band Divine Sweater's new single release.
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The Boston Celtics can't seem to string two wins together in a season they were anticipated to contend for a title, and while that goal might not be off the table just yet, it's also clear some major changes are in order to stabilize the ship. With so many factors in play for creating the dissonance in the Celtics' play in 2020-21, it's hard to pinpoint exactly what the problem is -- or if the issue is more that there are several. Almost no offseason, a condensed season, a pandemic with few if any fans in stands and COVID-19 and other injuries hampering the roster all factor into the equation. But who's to blame, and who ought to be exploring new opportunities as a result if any? This pod, we're joined by CLNS podcast producer Evan Valenti as we try to get to the bottom of these questions. Join Alex Goldberg, Cam Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn as we point fingers and beg for change going forward.
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Before the Boston Celtics got back in the win column against the Denver Nuggets Tuesday night, it's probably safe to say emotions surrounding the Celtics internally and among their fans were at a nadir for the season. With a .500 record and embarrassing losses driven in part by players the Celtics could have drafted, rumbles of ire and fingers of blame abounded. But a voice of reason emerged from the wilderness to help us at the Celtics Lab podcast in the form of the so-called "godfather of Weird Celtics Twitter" The Riffsman. If you know him, this is an episode you don't want to miss as he guides back from the darkside in a most prescient manner. And if you don't, stick around for the in-depth conversation on how to un-[expletive] the Celtics vibes, Bill Russell's humanitarianism, and who might click with Boston's big traded player exception. Join hosts Alex Goldberg and Cam Tabatabaie for an unbuttoned Lab, only made better by the Riffsman calling it like it is.
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The Boston Celtics have nearly completed their annual West Coast road trip as they inch closer to the 2020-21 NBA trade deadline, and it's clear that even considering several recent injuries, the team has issues it needs to address. At the same time -- and possibly because of that -- team president Danny Ainge revealed that the Celtics were on the hunt for the right sort of deal to address those issues, emphasizing defense and "shooting with size". In the latest episode of the Celtics Lab podcast, we link up with The Playgrounder's Matt Esposito to talk about potential fits for all three of Boston's traded player exceptions to that end, as well as a host of other issues. If you're bent out of shape regarding the possibility of an All-Star game in a pandemic, or have strong feelings on what the Celtics' next big move ought to be, this is the pod for you. Join hosts Alex Goldberg, Cam Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn as they dive into just what those supposed trade rumbles might be asking after.
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The Boston Celtics had a tough week with losses to the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs, but they could have also lost Marcus Smart for a long while to a leg injury that turned out to be much less severe than it initially appeared. At the same time, Boston geared up for a west coast road trip while JJ Redick trade rumors tied the veteran guard to the Celtics, and old friend Isaiah Thomas joined Team USA while ruling out a Boston return. With the west coast turn and IT news, we teamed up with inaugural Slow Grind Publishing author Jon Finkel to talk about "Hoops Heist", his new book on the Seattle basketball scene and the Seattle Supersonics in particular. The King in the Fourth's first foray into publishing, Finkel also shared his thoughts on a tough week for the Celtics fans and a whole lot more. Join Alex Goldberg, Cam Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn as they talk basketball from Tacoma and back again with Finkel in this latest episode of Celtics Lab.
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Roughly a quarter of the way through the NBA season, the Boston Celtics are closing in on a fully-available, healthy roster, and with that and the feedback generated by their 10 - 6 record, the team is going o have to start making increasingly difficult decisions. The first ones are easier -- who to play when and with whom once most if not all of their players are able to take the floor, but could impact the tougher questions. With several important dates in February and March drawing close quickly, trade options for Boston's three traded player exceptions will begin to surface -- if they haven't already begun to. Join Justin Quinn and Cam Tabatabaie along with special guest Brian Robb of Boston Sports Journal and the Winning Plays pod as they get into what the Celtics have to think about -- and what they ought to do once they have.
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In what can only be described as a historic week full of infamy, risk and the solace we find in sport, even that realm was rocked by turbulence of the typical and extraordinary. In this episode, we welcome back friend of the pod and NBA collective bargaining expert professor N. Jeremi Duru to talk everything from the seemingly growing COVID-19 crisis the league is facing to the attempted assault on the peaceful transfer of power that occurred in Washington D.C. on January 6th, 2021 - as well as what the role of athletes, the media and the academics who cover both are in a moment of unparalleled national tumult. We even get around to talking about the more quotidian side of the league and team we cover, addressing the Celtics' return to play in the shadow of the pandemic -- and of course the impact of a certain trade taking place with a certain team in the New York market. Join Alex Goldberg of Off the Glass and Justin Quinn of Celtics Wire as we dive in deep as we ever have -- we think this podcast an important one, and we hope it keeps some important conversations circulating in these uncertain times.
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With a little less than ten percent of the 2020-21 NBA season having been played is it enough to say we have an idea of what this iteration of the Boston Celtics is or could become? With three wins and as many losses to both good and bad teams and a significant part of the rotation yet to suit up there are a lot of unanswered questions about this team. But we've also had a solid look at some new faces including some pleasant surprises. We've also seen some unexpected ugliness on both ends of the ball, and issues like bench scoring and capable depth don't look much better off than they did in the Disney bubble. Join Alex Goldberg (Off the Glass) Justin Quinn (Celtics Wire) and guests Sam Sheehan (ATO podcast) and Cory Waldron (Full Access Pacers podcast) as they break down the start of the season and what we ought to expect moving forward.
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The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets are two franchises with unusually intertwined fates over the course of the last decade, and that entanglement hasn't lessened since the infamous deal that set the Celtics up for a post-Banner 17 future back in 2013. With former Celtic Kyrie Irving playing alongside superstar Kevin Durant, the balance of power between the clubs has shifted back in the other direction -- but will the basketball gods continue to favor Williamsburg's finest? With health a nagging issue for both teams in recent years and a potential James Harden trade perhaps tempting the Nets as much as the Celtics, the two teams just can't seem to snap that funky connection. To that end, we got together with Jac Manuel of Brooklyn Buzz and Nick Friar of our sister site Nets Wire to talk everything Nets-Celtics BUT the Christmas Day game -- and we had plenty of things to say. Join Cam Tabatabaie (Celtics Hub), Alex Goldberg (Off the Glass) and Justin Quinn (Celtics Wire) as we get our bearings on both teams for the 2020-21 season.
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The Boston Celtics are set to embark on their 2020-21 NBA season with a preseason tilt against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, Dec. 15 with a number of questions swirling around the team regarding the readiness of several new members and the growth of multiple returning players. To that end, the team at Celtics Lab decided to try our hand at all things divinatory, with over an hour of predictions for the coming season, Boston's rookies, vets, and new signings. We dive into the team's potential to earn some hardware by the end of the season, and wrap things up with a review of the team's superlatives. Join us as Justin Quinn of Celtics Wire, Cam Tabatabaie of Celtics Hub and Alex Goldberg of Off the Glass take our best stab at what this team could become by the time the dust has settled on the 2021 NBA Playoffs in the latest episode of the Celtics Lab.
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The Boston Celtics just wrapped up their media week, the annual event (usually just one day, under normal conditions) where the press gets a look at the team as it will look for the most part going into the coming season. This year, things are considerably different than they've been in years past, and for good reason. This is the first season where contention is not only on the plate but expected since the rebuild began more than a half-decade ago, and it's happening in the midst of a global pandemic -- both inflecting the event in their own important ways. But it's also the week we learned that starting point guard Kemba Walker will miss the first few weeks of the season or more as he builds up strength in and lets a stem cell injection help his often-balky knee. Just how worried should we be? We try to answer this very question with special guest John Karalis of Masslive and the "Locked on Celtics" podcast, who sticks around to tell us about his new book, "The Boston Celtics All-Time All-Stars - the best players at each position for the Cs". Join Alex Goldberg of Off the Glass and Justin Quinn of the Celtics Wire as they join John to talk all things media week, the newly-released 2020-21 schedule, and much more in this episode of Celtics Lab.
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The Gordon Hayward era of the Boston Celtics has officially come to a close, with the biggest traded-player exception in NBA history going to the Celtics, and the Butler product to the Charlotte Hornets. With that move comes several others to spruce up the roster, such as the signings of big man Tristan Thompson and point guard Jeff Teague, two new rookies in Aaron Nesmith and Payton Pritchard, and some familiar faces coming back on new deals. Join Cameron Tabatabaie of Celtics Hub, Alex Goldberg of Off the Glass and Justin Quinn of Celtics Wire as we get our bearings on the roster for the coming season. And stay for the discussion of how Boston might choose to make use of its TPE, what limitations it has, and how we feel about former Celtics stepping into the ring or onto the team's coaching staff with Nate Robinson and Evan Turner making their way back into Boston's offseason news cycle.
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With free agency kicking off at 6pm Friday, November 20th and Gordon Hayward a free agent, we recruited The Athletic's (and former Celtics Wire editor) Jared Weiss to help us sort through the unfolding chaos that is the Boston Celtics' offseason. With Celtics stalwarts Brad Wanamaker, Semi Ojeleye and Enes Kanter likely on the move, Vincent Poirier on his way to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Tacko Fall and Tremont Waters likely to stay with the team, incoming draft picks and incomplete trades to consider on top of Hayward's critical situation, there's a lot of things on the plate to digest. Join Celtics Hub and Off the Glass' Cam Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn as we talk with Weiss about all the most important free agency rumbles finding their way to our ears this week.
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We originally planned to talk out irrational gut feelings or overconfidence in 2020 NBA draft prospects ahead of Wednesday's big event, but a legend passed in the interim. With franchise icon Tommy Heinsohn's death arriving after a long absence from the team he never could stay far from, we instead chose to share our favorite memories of the Celtic giant. We're joined by Red's Army writer and resident historian Mike Dynon, who regaled us with a window into his early fandom watching the Hall-of-Fame player and coach move to the other side of the clipboard. We did manage to squeeze in at least some of the draft talk we'd initially planned to focus on afterwards as well. Join Off the Glass' Alex Goldberg, Celtics Hub's Cam Tabatabaie, Celtics Wire editor Justin Quinn and Celtics Lab's Mark Allison as we work out our nagging suspicions about the NBA draft.
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The NBA and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) are reportedly on the cusp of a new agreement that will see a December 22nd start date to the 2020-21 season and a $132 million salary cap among several other pressing issues. What will the potential impact of such a cap situation on the league and with the Celtics as they try to assemble a contender ahead of the Christmas week start? Will they be able to afford keeping Gordon Hayward? Could the team one day have to say goodbye to Marcus Smart? How long could revenue shortfalls last, and what are ways they might be addressed? Join Cam Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn as they sit down with HoopsHype and USA TODAY Sports Wire's in-house cap expert Yossi Gozlan as we try and divine the answers to these and several pressing questions for Boston and the NBA in this pod.
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With the longest season in league history behind us, the Boston Celtics and rest of the NBA turn their attention to the 2020 draft, sure to be among the most unusual ever held as well. With the pandemic hiatus changing how the combine works and our usual channels of gathering intelligence impinged upon in order to safeguard the health of a new cohort of prospects and league personnelle alike, getting a read on what players may end up where has never been a greater challenge. Luckily for us at the Celtics Wire, we've got access to the team at Rookie Wire, and to that end we borrowed one of the main minds behind their 2020 draft coverage, Bryan Kalbrosky. We break down the various draft strategies the Celtics might take, whether picking where they stand or trading up in a variety of scenarios, diving into a host of popular Boston pick projections -- and some sleepers who might surprise. This is one of the more informative pods out there on what the Celtics might be after, so be sure to check it out if the draft is a mystery -- or a beacon.
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After the 2019-20 NBA season has finally come to a close, it's time to get our bearings on what's ahead for the Boston Celtics. We take a quick look back at the Eastern Conference Finals and the Los Angeles Lakers winning the title, as well as a quick survey of the draft and trade options that will await the Celtics once they can begin making moves. We also take a look back to some of the Celtics who have left the team over the last few seasons to check in on how they're doing as well.
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The Boston Celtics survived the Toronto Raptors only to collide with the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. Their third trip to this stage in four seasons, we break down what we ought to be expecting from our Floridian foes in the team's quest to hang Banner 18. Join Topher Lane, Alex Goldberg, Cam Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn as they dive into the coming series while getting us up to speed on all the other playoff action.
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With the Boston Celtics and the NBA working their way through the impact of a historic wildcat strike sparked by the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a range of interconnected issues has surged to the fore in talk about the league, its Disney bubble restart, and the role of sport in race relations among many others.Ahead of that Disney restart, Celtics Lab reached out to Professor N. Jeremi Duru, author of "Advancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL" and an expert on sports law and its intersection with race to talk the league's negotiated commitment to racial justice.In that conversation, we discussed the types of interventions the NBA could make as part of that agreement, and strategies players could use to hold the league to that commitment up to and including sch a strike.Now that one has come to pass and the season appears to have weathered the accompanying storm -- at least for the moment -- we decided to reconvene to take stock of the momentous occasion, and what it could mean for the league going forward.
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With the Boston Celtics set to face the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2020 NBA Playoffs for the third time in three seasons, a Sixers - Celtics postseason series is becoming something of a tradition again. This time however, there's an awkward new twist -- Al Horford is a 76er, facing his old team for the first time in the playoffs. To that end, we put together a crossover pod with Ky Carlin, the editor of Sixers Wire, and a very special guest able to speak to that awkwardness better than anyone save Al himself, Anna Horford. Join Justin Quinn and Josh Coyne of Celtics Lab as we talk everything from Al's role against his former team to the vagaries of British English and the unusually gruff style of Philly fandom.
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In this podcast, hosts Cam Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn speak with special guest Professor of Law N. Jeremi Duru of American University's Washington College of Law and author of "Sports Law and Regulation: Cases and Materials", "The Business of Sports Agents" and "Advancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL," to talk about the NBA's commitment to racial justice in the Disney restart. We talk everything from jersey slogans, anthem protests, and Len Bias to general strikes -- be sure to bring a snorkel, because this episode goes DEEP.
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The NBA is back with actual games of the 2019-20 NBA season scheduled once again. Teams are gearing up to head to the Disney-hosted bubble taking place in Florida next week, and conversation is already starting to shift towards sports again.
But should it?
Join Cam Tabatabaie of Celtics Hub, Justin Quinn of Celtics Wire and Alex Goldberg of Off the Glass as we take as deep a dive as we feel comfortable on the ethics of reopening the NBA, and for those of you less prone to wax philosophical about such a serious issue, we DO talk about the restart, schedule and playoffs as well.
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In this episode of Celtics Lab, we talk about how we're adapting to one of the more chaotic moments in US politics in decades -- if not ever -- with nationwide protests and a pandemic that have transformed our quotidian engagement with sports. To that end, we spoke with anthropologists Frances Sutton and Dr. Jeff Cohen, Authors of "Why Are Sports Fans So Bereft Without Live Games?" to discuss these vital topics from an anthropological angle.
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In this episode of Celtics Lab, we have a special roundtable on the future of the cap in an uncertain moment of NBA history. We spoke with Early Bird Rights' Jeff Siegel, SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell, Vik Chokshi, formerly of The Big Lead and Derek Spallone of Spallone Sports on how the Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors and several other teams around the league will be looking to manage cap and contention concerns among other issues.
We also get into the growing drumbeat of restarting the 2019-20 NBA season at Disney, Paul Pierce inserting himself into a variety of debates, put The Last Dance to bed and more.
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This pod, we dive into how the coronavirus pandemic has changed our engagement with sports. Whether from the perspective of fans, with history, interviews and well-intentioned if snooze-worthy events like H-O-R-S-E, or from the perspective of content producers, we discuss what NBA basketball and Boston Celtics coverage looks like in the era of COVID-19, and what we can expect in the future. Join Justin Quinn and Cam Tabatabaie along with guest Nick Friar of the Nets Wire as we talk about the state of the sport, the news and more.
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This episode, we break down the various ways the Boston Celtics and NBA could see changes in the short term due to the coronavirus pandemic. We also look back at some of the unsung heroes of Boston's last rebuild, holding a draft for an imaginary 3-on-3 tournament in the style of the Big3.
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We're back from a long hiatus to help fill the space in our lives left by the suspension of basketball at all levels caused by the coronavirus pandemic causing turmoil in all of our lives. Join Cam Tabatabaie, Matt Esposito and Justin Quinn as we talk how our lives have changed due to COVID-19, our thoughts on the season before it was interrupted, and what we think the future will hold for basketball and the wider world.
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Ahead of the aborted reunion with his former team, Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving finds himself at the nexus of several popular narratives circulating in the NBA and especially Boston Celtics media sphere. The Nets have struggled early while Boston has exceeded expectations in Kyrie's absence; to what extent is his presence (or lack thereof) responsible? Is he hard to get along with? Does he need a certain roster makeup to succeed? And speaking of absences, does the Duke product take games off when facing former teams at home? Join Justin Quinn and Cam Tabatabaie as they link up with the Brooklyn Buzz' Jac Manuel as we try to get to the hard data behind (or not) these talking points.
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Despite being the twin towers of New England basketball, the two northeastern powerhouses share a surprisingly small degree of overlapping players over the last half-century. But, those former UConn Huskies who HAVE played for the Celtics have usually left an impression -- and in recent years, some very big ones. Join Justin Quinn as he catches up with friend of the pod and UConn Today editor Tom Breen to talk all things Celtics-Connecticut -- and apologies for the occasional glitch.
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Preseason is over, and the 2019-20 NBA regular season is nearly upon us! Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they talk about the finalization of the roster, a look back to who shined in camp, and early returns from preseason before jumping into the lab for a special crossover. There, we're joined by Garbage Into Gold's 76ers specialists Brandon Apter and Jesse Larch as we team up to provide some outside views on each team's strengths, weaknesses, and potential. It's exactly the kind of deep dive you expect from the Lab, so get ready to hear about everything you need to know about each team's coming season...and more importantly, basketball that actually counts.
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In the lab for this pod, we have TradeNBA.com's Zach Rodriguez on to talk with Justin Quinn about his soon-to-drop changes to his trade checker. Already one of the sport's most popular, Zach breaks down all the new features he's added since he last came n the pod, as well as the changes on their way for the coming season. We also talk on Team USA's lackluster performance, and where blame, if any, should be laid.
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Is the Team USA Breakout a real thing? And if so, is it worth it? This pod, Justin Quinn is on a solo mission to convince you that there actually ARE tangible benefits from NBA players participating in FIBA World Cup play, and that its enough to justify the risk of injury...to a point. Buckle up for a deep dive into the data behind bumps and breakouts in performance after exposure to Team USA play.
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Welcome inside the Lab! After three years with our friends at CelticsLife, we decided to go completely independent to go in a new direction. That direction, of course, is to follow our favorite team into deeper dives and compelling interviews weekly podcasts simply don't have the space for. We're striving to provide something you won't find elsewhere, so expect a slightly more erratic schedule of pod releases while we search for the stories and guests worth more than a five-minute segment.
For our soft launch, we decided to discuss TWO such deep dives (we'll usually have some brief current news before wherever we decide to go for the focus of each pod), feeling we needed to take stock of all of this summer's moves and how they could pan out next season, as well as a bigger-picture look at player movement and other pressing issues related to the league as a whole. We hope you dig the new name and format, and welcome any feedback on what you like -- or don't.
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We knew the week would be a wild one with almost half the league up for free agency, but even in the thick of things, surprises kept coming, with the worst-kept of them -- Kemba Walker's interest in the Boston Celtics -- making Sunday night more pleasant than many were expecting even a week ago. A few days into the summer free agency period, the shape of the league in 2019-20 is starting to come into focus, but in ways few people would have guessed. Sign-and-trades, usually a rarity, abounded, while at least one big fish -- Kawhi Leonard -- still hasn't made up his mind. Tampering galore and surprise moves highlighted the early action, and the bulk of double-digit million contracts are already inked. Join Cam Tabatabaie and Mark Allison as they break down all the moves Boston made so far, and how the league they'll be facing could look come training camp.
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After Anthony Davis became the latest superstar to slip by the Boston Celtics, triggering an exodus of Boston's premier talent and leaving fans wondering what exactly Danny Ainge's plan might be, we thought it wise to take stock of the team's free agency options in light of the team's selections in the 2019 NBA Draft. Are Kemba Walker, Nikola Vucevic or Steven Adams realistic options in free agency? If not, who might be? Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they break down the possibilities from likely to "pinch me", as well as sharing their thoughts on Boston's new crop of rookies and other news around the league.
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The Boston Celtics are in a most unenviable position, with years of hard work potentially threatened by their star players potentially leaving in free agency, with their best bet of retaining them tied to trading for a player who may himself leave in free agency next summer.Will Kyrie Irving and Al Horford stay? Will the Cs be able to trade for the New Orleans Pelicans' Anthony Davis? Will Danny Ainge go ahead and trade for Davis even if Boston can't return Irving and Horford? Could Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson's injuries impact the future plans of Boston's free agents? What might their options be to improve the team in any of these scenarios?With so much at stake for Boston in the coming days and weeks, and SO much misinformation out there regarding trade and signing rules and the limits they place on teambuilding, we thought it wise to invite Ryan Bernardoni on the show, better known to most Celtics fans as @Dangercart on Twitter, where he is regularly doing Red's work by helping casual fans and media alike out with his legendary cap knowledge.We also cover the big news since our last pod, from the Toronto Raptors' first NBA championship to the injuries of the Golden State Warriors and how it could re-shape the league, all the way to where it looks like Kyrie might be headed and who will likely win the AD trade sweepstakes. So buckle up, hit play, and let Mark Allison and Justin Quinn help you sort through all the madness that's been unleashed in this already-crazy offseason. Apologies in advance for the occasional drop in sound quality, but we think you'll love this episode just the same.
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The landscape of the East might look radically different come fall, and there's so many moving parts it can get dizzying at times. With the Toronto Raptors in the Finals, will Kawhi stay? Will Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris stay with the Philadelphia 76ers? Could another East team steal away Kyrie Irving or trade for Anthony Davis? Will ANYONE be able to trade for Anthony Davis? And could supermax contracts (or the threat of some players qualifying for them) shake a few surprises loose just to complicate things further? Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they try to sort through the chaos.
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The offseason is finally, mercifully upon us, and taking stock of the Boston Celtics' future is in order. Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they make sense of the results of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery in relation to summer trade and signing opportunities, as well as team-building options more generally. They also give individual grades to the entire organization based on last season's performance, and even take a glance at some potential draft prospects and how the Conference Final struggles are shaping up.
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For those few optimists among us, you may want to skip this pod. The Boston Celtics are on the brink of elimination by the Milwaukee Bucks, down three games to one, and there's plenty of blame to go around. Kyrie Irving has justifiably earned the ire of many a Cs fan in this series and season, and coach Brad Stevens certainly not without at least some blame. But who else has led us to this dark and dire place? Or, rather, NOT led us? Is there any hope left to salvage in this postseason run? What might be coming down the pike after it ends? Join Topher Lane and Mark Allison as they break down their thoughts on all this and more in this week's CL Pod.
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The first round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs are nearly in the books, and the Boston Celtics are slated to face the league-best Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Semifinals after a sweep of the Indiana Pacers.
How will Boston contain (or at least slow) Giannis Antetokounmpo? What kinds of matchups and rotations will we see? Will Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon be able to return in time to impact the series? If Boston can get past the Bucks, who might they face in the Conference Finals and beyond? Join Cam Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn as they try to answer these questions and more in this week's CL Pod.
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With every series in the 2019 NBA Playoffs underway, we take a look at the landscape along the Boston Celtics path to the Finals. We also talk about injuries, from Marcus Smart's recovery timeline to Aron Baynes evident lack of one, and even touch on the coaching search (and dumpster fire) going on with the Los Angeles Lakers organization, and how it could affect Boston's summer plans. So, join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn for all this and more on this week's CL Pod.
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We're entering the final stretch of the 2018-19 NBA season, and for Boston Celtics fans, the playoffs cannot get here soon enough. With hopes for a blockbuster regular season long ago left behind in the hopes that the team has been keeping the powder dry for the postseason, Mark Allison and Justin Quinn try to divine what the team will look like on the court in a few weeks, as well as a quick look into some of the NBA Draft's more interesting prospects. Who might the Cs face, and how will they manage rotations? Who will fill the final roster slot heading into the playoffs, and who might they draft this summer? Scroll down, hit play, and listen to hear our thoughts on these and many other topics.
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For the slow month of March, the Boston Celtics are finding ways to stay busy, and not all of the results are so great. But the fundamentals of play missing at the start of the season are becoming more consistent despite the unfavorable results over the last few games, which should give fans a shred of hope as the regular season winds down. And with that winding down comes some clarity regarding what Boston's postseason will look like in terms of seeding and opponents. Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they break down all of the above, IT's return, dropping a game to the Philadelphia 76ers, and a lot more.
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The Boston Celtics are finally flirting with playing like the team most of us expected at the start of the season, with something resembling chemistry producing a much better version of the team on the court. They have struggled significantly as they have sought to cement a consistent identity as much as they have a consistent approach to games, but recent off-court activity on the now-complete west coast road trip have gone a long way with calming those concerns.
At the same time, longtime rivals Los Angeles Lakers are facing potential disaster, as LeBron James' arrival has failed to produce measurable improvement, and has had a negative impact on team chemistry in the wake of failed Anthony Davis trade machinations, while one of their brightest prospects faces a life-threatening malady. Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they discuss these issues and the remaining schedule of the season, getting us up to speed on all the above and more in this week's CL Pod.
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This Boston Celtics squad continues to find ways to disappoint, and we fans are starting to check out. As we begin to move on from the underwhelming regular season performances we're regularly being given, Topher Lane and Justin Quinn have it out, voicing their frustrations in the hopes that it either brings catharsis, or makes us look like the cretins we probably are in a few months. We somehow find a way to talk about how the team can still improve, and take a quick look at the schedule ahead, doing our best to stay positive in a very negative stretch.
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The dust has settled on the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline, and Anthony Davis is NOT a Los Angeles Laker. That's far from the only thing that (didn't) happen, however, as multiple East teams improved their rosters for the playoffs, and teams in the Western Conference made moves that may impact the Boston Celtics incoming draft picks this summer. The Cs even made a minor but potentially impactful move by opening up a roster slot able to be filled with any of several interesting options on the buyout market. Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they sort through all the week's past action, and try to divine the team's short and longer-term plans as well.
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We'll excuse you if you feel like you're not sure if you're coming or going after the onslaught of Silly SZN, the as the week before the NBA Trade Deadline is sometimes called. We hear from cold-blooded killers to stay calm and things will be OK, but have the devil in our ear telling us not only the megastar we've been after for years is slipping from our grasp, but that he might take our current star player with him. Which is it? We'd be lying to you if we said we had answers, but Topher Lane and Justin Quinn sit down to talk all this nonsense, and try to make their best guesses. We also talk the All-Star Game, the Boston Celtics' improved play, and a whole lot more.
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After very-public fissures appeared in the Boston Celtics after yet ANOTHER regression to sub-standard play, and an even more public leadership epiphany from star point guard Kyrie Irving, the Celtics continue to win. Is it a change in mindset that's making the difference? Communication? Style of play? Join Cam Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn as they gingerly tip-toe around whether the change is for real, what they think is behind it, and the schedule ahead, as well as All-Star voting returns, the pros and cons of Marcus Smart's intensity, and more. We even get a chance to talk with UK correspondent Josh Coyne about this year's London Game, how the NBA continues to grow overseas, and of course, the (sad) state of the rivalry that maybe never was with the Washington Wizards through the eyes of Markieff Morris, Marcus' twin brother.
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, all in a little over a week. The Boston Celtics have played world-beater and whimperer as their best selves gave us a look at what they can do to teams like the Indiana Pacers, while also showing how little they can give each other against teams like the Orlando Magic and Brooklyn Nets. What's the deal? Who will be seeing come April, and will the seeding have gotten so bad it won't matter? Who is to blame for the bad, and who deserves credit for the good? What are Boston's immediate and longer-term priorities given all of this? Join Topher Lane and Justin Quinn as they try to make sense of this complicated and often-frustrating team as we cross the season's halfway point.
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A new year has arrived, and with it, a chance for the Boston Celtics to put early struggles behind them. Join Topher Lane and Justin Quinn as they talk about the improved team play overall in recent weeks, as well as breakout performances from Gordon Hayward, Jaylen Brown, Terry Rozier, and more. We even debut our locally-sourced, recently-updated Celtics drinking game for those of you in need of some Bostonian-themed inspiration for the next big game.
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Banged up and undermanned, the Boston Celtics are dealing with another unpleasant losing streak. After dropping a game to the Milwaukee Bucks, the team had an extended meeting to address the recent spate of losses. Is there light at the end of the tunnel? How long IS this tunnel going to be? What needs to happen to turn things around, and how soon can we expect to see results? Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they discuss all these issues, some perpetually recurrent trade rumors, and a whole lot more.
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After opening the season something of a mess on the offensive end of the court, the Boston Celtics have turned the ship around, with gusto.
Not only have they gone from one of the league's worst teams in terms of putting points up, but have morphed into one of the league's most elite offensive units over the last five games. Even when missing multiple key players due to minor injuries and illness, they have still found ways to keep winning, owning the league's longest win streak. They even made history against the Chicago Bulls, breaking several league and franchise records in that 56-point victory. Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they cover the offensive renaissance, and try to forgive Justin's microphone, which somehow sounds like he's talking through an old vinyl record.
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The Boston Celtics had themselves a game against the New Orleans Pelicans, the offense clicking after some much-overdue starting lineup tinkering. Does that single game show us enough positive things that we can relax about the team's 10-10 start? Should we even worry about the start at all? Plenty of teams have done as bad or worse and made the postseason, some even as far as the finals. Join Luis Gonzalez and Topher Lane as they debate the current state of the green and white, as well as catch up on Boston-relevant news around the league.
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First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from the CelticsLife crew.
There's not a whole lot to be thankful for lately as a Celtics fan, but Topher Lane and Justin Quinn try their best to take the long view yet again, looking at Boston's rough start and the options out there that might be a solution. We had some technical issues, so apologies about the subpar audio, and we recorded this before the New York Knicks debacle. so take what we have to say with a grain of salt. We're inching back towards the precipice ourselves, so let us know why we shouldn't take the next ticket onto the Panic Bus in the comments below, or maybe help us calm down a bit, because the Cs sure as hell aren't.
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This week, things are changing in the Atlantic Division, with Jimmy Butler heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. How will it affect the Boston Celtics? Will it work out? Who's the "winner" of this deal, if anyone? The slate of games for the Cs finally relaxes a bit after a murder's row to start the season, and there's other movement of note around the league to take into consideration. Join Topher Lane and Justin Quinn as they break down all of the news of the week, and even dabble in a little NBA conspiracy talk as some unusual coincidences spark some reflection on the league's tin foil hat topics.
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This week, Topher Lane and Mark Allison try to make sense of the rumors swirling around a one Terry Rozier, as well as the lingering rust the Boston Celtics are slowly shaking off early in the season. They break down the team's recent games, including whether Jayson tatum might need to re-evaluate his shot selection, and even take a look at how some former Celts we'll see playing against their former team this week.
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The Boston Celtics are back on their game, and while they have some kinks left to work out, the team we expected to be watching this season is showing up, and it's noticeable.
And it's not just the Celtics who are looking good, with the Boston Red Sox having just won a World Series, and the Celts will face the league's last remaining undefeated team, the Milwaukee Bucks, on Thursday for what will likely be the team's biggest test of the season to date. This week, Mark Allison and Justin Quinn get into all these issues and more, ranging from cannabis' future as medicine in the league to Tyronn Lue's firing from the Cleveland Cavaliers, Robert Williams' surprising early development, and even a cameo by the Evil Emperor himself.
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With week one of the 2018-19 NBA regular season behind us, we have a very small sample of games to give us an early idea about what the coming weeks, months, and season may look like. While it might be far too small a sample size for any definitive takes, we are already beginning to see some of the issues concerning depth and roles having an impact on games, and player recovery is still clearly an issue. In the long run, some of these issues may even turn out to be complimentary, as the Celtics considerable depth may help them recover and stay as healthy as possible for an expectation heavy playoff run. Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn this week as they break down the early on-court results for the Cs, and catch up on the goings-on of Rajon Rondo and the rest of the league in a spicy start to the season.
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Less than 24 hours from when you listen to this podcast, it will be the first day of the NBA's regular season, and the Boston Celtics will be suiting up to take on the Philadelphia 76ers. Join Topher Lane and Justin Quinn as they look at Tuesday night's home opener against the Philadelphia 76ers, Friday's tilt with the new-look Toronto Raptors, Saturday's game with the New York Knicks, all the way to what they think the playoff seeding will look like by season's end...and beyond!
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This week, we talk expectations as the Boston Celtics preseason winds down, and preparations for the 2018-19 NBA Regular Season begins. We discuss whether the Celt's 1-3 preseason record is cause for concern, as well as some of the bright spots from an otherwise-lackluster showing in what we HOPE is a tuneup for the games that count. We also talk expectations for the team and individual players, using a best- and worst- case model to temper expectations as much as to set the bar high. Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn for all this and more, as the CL Pod moves back to its weekly schedule now that the regular season is upon us.
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With training camp looming just over the horizon, most of us would like to be turning our attention to the goings-on of the Boston Celtics with renewed fervor given the lofty expectations for this year's squad.
Leave it to life to make that a fraught proposition, however, with news of Jabari Bird's arrest on domestic violence charges, putting the Boston Celtics (and the NBA) into unchartered territory, as the latter has introduced a new, redesigned domestic violence protocol with little precedent to work with, but good science behind it.
Three former members of the Boston Celtics are now new members of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, the candidacy of at least one stirring up those debates of who belongs in what halls of fame and why, and there's been a predictable uptick in Celtics-related news as camp draws closer. This week, join Topher Lane and Justin Quinn as they try their best to tackle all the highs and lows since our last podcast.
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With three weeks to go before players even arrive at camp, there's not a lot of basketball news to cover.By now, most of us have read up on Jackie McMullen's excellent series on mental health in the NBA (and if you haven't, you should), and we're pretty sure Terry Rozier won't be in a Phoenix Suns uniform any time soon. There's Hall of Fame inductions involving former Boston Celtics on both sides of the ceremonies, and a little smidgen of other news around the league we break down in this summer edition of the CL Pod, which is running every-other week in the offseason, at least until things start to heat up, anyway.But, since the news is not enough for a full-length podcast, we decided to pit the cities of the projected top four teams (the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets Toronto Raptors and of course the Celts) plus some classic (Los Angeles Lakers) and arguably forced (Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Wizards and Denver Nuggets) rivalries in an 8-team one-and-done tourney on which city has the best...music!While you might not know yours truly (Justin Quinn) worked for a decade of his life as a music buyer for several independent music stores, you ought to know about CelticsLife UK correspondent Josh Coyne has a double life as a music podcaster as well, running the Handstamp Podcast in addition to his NBA coverage (seriously, check it out and subscribe if you haven't already). So, we hope our combined musical knowledge will convincingly settle the score - we gave it our best, least-biased take, so buckle up and listen to the results in the podcast above, and however you feel about non-basketball-related podcasting, we're under a month to some actual basketball business.
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Two months out from the start of the regular season, and nearly half as long from camp, more than a few of us are starting to get antsy without basketball to watch.With that in mind, we decided it was time to dust off the microphones and record an episode of the CLPod to talk about the (very few) moves of note going down since the last time we recorded two weeks ago.And with the team in a liminal space between seasons, neither last season's Celtics nor the next, Mark Allison and Justin Quinn got to thinking about all the different ways this timeline of Boston's journey from one contending squad to the next could have gone differently.So, we put our heads together, and tried to imagine how the Cs might look if Danny Ainge had kept the last title team together longer, or if Brad Stevens had said no, or if Boston hadn't signed Al Horford, or...well, you'll have to listen to hear them all.So, if you're as ready as we are for some real, live NBA games that count, you're going to have to wait a while. But if you want some news and analysis on not just this timeline, but several others we don't happen to be on, buckle up and listen to this week's CLPod - we have at least another month of doldrums ahead of us, and a lot to be thankful for, if our thought experiments are as realistic as we think they are.
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After signing Marcus Smart, the Boston Celtics have completed all important offseason business, and the team turns it's attention fully towards the coming season.With other teams wrapping up their major moves as well, the rosters of the Cs' opponents are coming into focus as well, and with big names on the move, Topher Lane and Justin Quinn break down the state of the Celtics heading into August and beyond.Is the Kawhi Leonard trade, sending he and Danny Green from the San Antonio Spurs to the Toronto Raptors, a difference maker in the East? Will LeBron James and his new team the Los Angeles Lakers even make the playoffs? What about the other end of that deal? Should we expect the Spurs to regain some mojo behind a miffed DeMar DeRozan?How does Isaiah Thomas getting picked up bode for the former Celtic's future? Did Danny Ainge and company overpay Smart? Why did Justin forget his microphone (sorry, y'all)? We try to answer all these questions and more on this week's CLPod - so check it out!
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The summer free agency period has mostly cooled off, leaving a few loose ends around the league.For the Boston Celtics, that would be Marcus Smart's still-unresolved free agency, while for other teams, like Boston's storied rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, well - let's just say they still have a lot of work to do.After scoring what many thought was the early coup of summer free agency in signing LeBron James, the Lake Show has not had much go their way, perhaps badly enough to force the team to reconsider championship aspirations until February, if not later.For those of us hoping to crush James in our least favorite uniform, well, we might have to put that thought on hold for a bit - but maybe not! We decided to balance the scales with how we evaluated the Celtics offseason to date (as well as the state of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry) with friend of the show, former NBA scout and Lakers fan Alton LaBrecque, so get yourself some earphones, a speaker, or your laptop, and join Justin Quinn in this week's podcast.
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This week, join Mark Allison and Topher Lane as they connect the offseason team-building dots with a fun, draft-style assault on all the different issues facing the Boston Celtics as the offseason kicks into high gear. They cover everything from from the Robert Williams pick to whether the big names on the free agency market will try and land in Boston - and whether the Celtics can retain their own free agents. They leave no stone unturned, and best of all, it all clocks in well under an hour with the crew on the clock for each topic. This was a really fun pod to make, give it a listen and get ready for all of summer's madness and the season beyond it.
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For the Boston Celtics, offseasons are a thing of the past, or so it seems.
Fresh off of rumors LeBron James might meet with the Celts this summer, we now hear rumors Kawhi Leonard may not be a San Antonio Spur much longer, and that Boston might be interested in trading for him. To that end, we brought on a special guest - the creator of a brand new, feature-rich trade checker (TradeNBA.com) who just happens to be a Spurs fan with an interestng connection to the organization. We also talk about the draft and what Danny Ainge might do in it, the new practice facility, and even Kyrie Irving's new song.
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With the offseason in full effect for all thirty NBA teams, attention now turns to the process of assembling next season's squads, and with the Boston Celtics poised to be among the league's elite, you'd think it would look to be a slow summer.
And you'd be wrong, if analysts like Stephen A. Smith are correct that LeBron James will meet with Danny Ainge this summer about joining the team. There's also (potentially related) rumblings former LeBron teammate and current Celtics star Kyrie Irving may not want to stick around after next season, a plethora of trade proposals (most of them bad) to consider. Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they try to make sense out of all this unexpected drama, as well as getting caught up on other news within the organization and around the league.
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With a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals in the books, the offseason begins for the Boston Celtics.
It's shaping up to be an important one, and while there's unlikely to be any "fireworks" on a scale most younger Cs fans would expect before heading into a season where Boston is widely seen to be among the league's strongest contenders, some very important business lies ahead. From resigning key free agents and potentially extending eligible players, to who the team might add via the draft and in free agency, Topher Lane and Mark Allison have plenty to discuss in this week's CL Pod. There's even a little schadenfreude to be had as they discuss the ending of Game One of the NBA Finals, and whether (or where) that end might send LeBron James, so be sure to stick around to the end.
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The Boston Celtics have regained control of the Eastern Conference Finals, and only have to win one of the next two games against the Cleveland Cavaliers to dispatch LeBron James and advance to the NBA Finals.
The Houston Rockets have also incredibly matched Boston's underdog performance to pull ahead of the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, but may have lost Chris Paul to a hamstring injury for at least a game if not longer. As the number of remaining games dwindles and the last series of 2018 comes into focus, which of these four teams will be the two who compete for the league's highest honor? Is Banner 18 a real possibility? Mark Allison and Justin Quinn dive into the last two games of the East Finals, and touch on the west as well, debating these questions and more.
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The Boston Celtics sit atop a two-game lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers, and are poised to dispatch the Cleveland Cavaliers to advance to the NBA Finals.
They've done this despite injuries to Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward, Daniel Theis and Shane Alrkin, and might just be the team to end LeBron James' eight-year finals streak, last interrupted by the 2010 Celts. They still have to win another pair of games out of the five potentially remaining, and are heading to Cleveland for that squad's homestretch. How will the Cavs repond at home? What should Boston do to adjust (if anything), and if succesful, how might things get shaken up in the East? Mark Allison and Justin Quinn tackle these questions, and even take a stab at the NBA Draft prospects who might fall in Boston's range now that the draft lottery is settled.
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You can't blame a team that's stunk on purpose for half a decade for getting a little over-excited on the cusp of a second-round playoff win.
You can blame a player for jumping the shark with his trash talk, just like you can blame the NBA media for believing "The Process" was complete, and clear favorites to come out of the East. But that's what happened when Joel Embiid got a respectable lead at home, and when the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Miami Heat in the first round to earn a second-round matchup with an injury-riddled Boston Celtics. Even Las Vegas oddsmakers favored Philly, but three games to one later, the score is a little clearer on several accounts. Join Topher Lane and Justin Quinn as they break down the 76ers home stretch of the series, the...interesting officiating of Game Four, the games ahead in this series and beyond, and a whole lot more.
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The Boston Celtics survived the Milwaukee Bucks best punch in Game Seven of the first round, and now face the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
How did the Celts manage to gut out the first-round win despite all the injuries the team has been dealing with? How will they match up against the 76ers now that they have had a taste of Boston's elite defense? Will Philly keep shooting so poorly? Will Boston keep shooting so well? Where has this version of Al Horford, Terry Rozier, and Jayson Tatum been until now? How is Jaylen Brown's hamstring injury coming along, and will we see him on the court again this season? All these questions and more are answered by Mark Allison and Justin Quinn, followed by a modern-day duel between Eric Bledsoe and Terry Rozier to settle their enmity once and for all.
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It wasn't long ago Boston Celtics fans were getting ready for the second round of the playoffs after taking an early 2-0 lead in their first-found matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Two losses and a tied series later, the very short-term future of the team is much less clear, and a number of questions will need answering between now and this summer regardless of how the playoffs shake out. How can Boston counter the newly-energized Bucks, and if they make it past them, what things will they need to address in a second-round matchup? Once the season is over, who will be suiting up come October? Can Boston afford both Marcus Smart and Terry Rozier? How will Danny Ainge structure the team in seasons to come given all the potential star talent already on the roster?
Our regular listeners have heard the opinions of the CL Pod team on all these issues at one point or another, but with so many important issues headed Boston's way in the coming weeks and month, we decided to call in a special guest to provide expert opinion on all these topics and more. Join us as Justin Quinn welcomes Early Bird Right's Jeff Siegel to shed some light on all things Celtics, and get to know his new site - an invaluable resource for cap nerds and casual fans alike who want to know what makes teams tick, both on-court and off.
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The Boston Celtics have a two-game lead over the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs, and are poised to take a commanding lead should they win their first away game of the series.
Will they be able to close the series out in Wisconsin, or will it take a return trip to the TD Garden to finish the job? Is their lead even safe? How might Marcus Smart's potential return - and the terrible news of his mother's diagnosis - affect the Celtics' playoff aspirations? Who might shake out of the rest of the Eastern Conference range in future rounds and how might they match up with Boston? What the hell ever happened to Jason Terry's Celtics tattoo? Join Topher Lane and Justin Quinn as they seek to answer all of these compelling questions and more.
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The Boston Celtics are limping into the 2017-18 NBA Playoffs down four of their best players, and have matched up with one of the league's most dangerous players in the first round.
Playing Giannis Antetokoumpo and the Milwaukee Bucks early means the Celtics have their work cut out for them, and if they don't come hard early, they may not even have a chance of Marcus Smart coming back late in the first round to help. But this Bucks squad is far from invulnerable, so long as Boston plays the series well. The rest of the field is looking pretty beatable, from the one seed to the eighth, so we may see more upsets in both the Eastern and Western Conferences than we have in a long time. Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they break down the entire playoff picture in the East, as well as an interesting look back on the 2007-08 title squad on the tenth anniversary of that fabled run.
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The Boston Celtics are quite the banged up roster, but they're getting healthier every day, and winning lots of games they probably shouldn't.
What kind of future can they expect in the post season, and how might their current players develop in future seasons? With the seeding for the Eastern Conference coming into focus as we enter the last week-and-a-half in the regular season, we've got a better idea of who Boston might be facing, but if the team is missing much of its backcourt and a fair amount of the rest of their roster, will they even see the second round?
More importantly, what do the Celtics have under the hood? Who might return from this year's unrestricted free agents? Do we have any potential stars on the roster? How does our depth look as the team gets older? Should we be worried about how all these insuries might affect the future play of guys with few if any years left on their deals? Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they try to divine the Cs' future - this season, and into the next few.
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The Boston Celtics aren't dead - they're feeling better actually.
Excuse the Monty Python reference, but with all the injuries this team has managed to keep going with yet still be in the hunt for the ultimate prize, Python's Holy Grail seems pretty apt. The starters have shown signs of life despite being left for dead by the national media, and the second unit keeps on fighting despite losing several key parts, much like the Black Knight. But what other moves has Boston made to address their significant lack of depth, and how are the playoffs looking this week? Maybe most interesting of all, why are beat writers penning missives to their lack of yearning for a departed former player six months after said exit? All these questions and more are answered by Luis Gonzales and Justin Quinn in this week's podcast.
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With the Boston Celtics looking at their playoff odds to take home Banner 18 shrinking with every new injury besetting their roster, it's starting to feel like deja vu all over again.
To put the icing on the cake, Isaiah Thomas recently suggested he'd not be averse for a return to a team that faced a similar scenario before getting booted by the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team that sent Boston Kyrie Irving, who has been struggling with leg issues of his own. Join Topher Lane and Mark Allison as they discuss what Kyrie's knee, Marcus Smart's thumb, Daniel Theis' meniscus and Gordon Hayward's recovery all mean for the Celts' contention aspirations, as well as a dive into just how realistic a return by the King in the Fourth really is.
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March Madness is upon us - as are a disheartening spate of injuries that may hobble the Boston Celtics' playoff aspirations.
There's still scenarios where the Celtics can make some noise in the postseason, but a lot of things - from how fast players heal and whether others need surgery and how playoff seeding shakes out - could affect how the situation plays out. Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they cover all things NCAA, the injury situation and playoff picture, and even take a quick look at players who might end up available in the range of Boston's own first round pick.
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With coach Brad Stevens making his most definitive statement yet about Gordon Hayward not coming back this year and Greg Monroe finally starting to look like he understands the Boston Celtics' system, it's been something of a rollercoaster of a week in terms of news. Luis Gonzalez and Justin Quinn take stock of where Boston sits with the three-fourths of the season behind us, how the playoff situation is shaping up in terms of seeding, and whether something needs to be done with all the teams tanking right now. So, join them as they navigate the rapidly-approaching post-season picture - there's a lot to consider, and the stakes are high.
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With the action around the league slowly but surely warming up after All Star Week, Topher Lane and Mark Allison decided to take stock of where the Boston Celtics sit in the pantheon of New England sports. The Bruins, Red Sox, and Patriots are league-leading squads in their respective sports - but which teams rule the northeast, and who will win it all first? Join these two as they make their cases, getting us up to speed on what's been going on with the current Celtics squad, as well as checking in on some ex-Celtics in Salt Lake City to see if the grass really is greener on the other side of the proverbial fence.
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All Star week has come and gone, surprising us with a boring dunk contest and exciting All Star game run under an enitely new process. Join Topher Lane and Justin Quinn as they break down the week's festivities and changes, as well as what went right, what went wrong, and what they'd like to see in future years. They also dabble in the other Boston Celtics-related news of the week, and debut a new segment for keeping tabs on former Celtics in new places. While the week might be slow given the dearth of impactful ballgames to discuss, there's plenty on our agenda in this week's podcast, so give it a listen - we promise we won't play any of Fergie's uh, "anthem" at any time during the pod, which automatically makes it a classic.
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The dust has finally settled after an active trade deadline, with the Cleveland Cavaliers making big moves while the Boston Celtics stood pat.
Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they make sense of all the (non) moves that went down last week, and their thoughts on another big event about to take place. That event, the Paul Pierce jersey retirement ceremony, converges with the new-look Cavaliers at the Garden this Sunday for a convenient coincidence allowing Danny Ainge and company to sidestep the awkwardness swirling around the Isaiah Thomas tribute video controversy most of us would like to forget. Justin and Mark also dive into the potential of the buyout market, IT's new situation with the Los Angeles Lakers, and some of the potential longer-term implications of the moves made this week for Boston and the rest of the league.
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As the trade deadline draws close, the Boston Celtics have a host of hard decisions to make.
Having reportedly won the Greg Monroe sweepstakes, they now have to navigate a minefield of personnel decisions without sabotaging contention aspirations both now and in the future. Having won five of six games since Marcus Smart's self-inflicted injury, can Boston part ways with such a big part of the defense they will need to defeat opponents in the later rounds of the playoffs? Or will it matter more to pick up some offense off the bench with a potential Gordon Hayward return potentially rendering such a move pointless? It's a difficult knife-edge to walk, but this week Topher Lane and Justin Quinn discuss the details Danny Ainge and company are trying to sort out - and Banner 18 might just hang in the balance.
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It's been a rollercoaster of a week in Boston Celtics fandom.
Losing streaks extended, then broken and key players looking ahead of schedule healing (Gordon Hayward) while others hurt themselves needlessly (Marcus Smart) gives a good outline of the week's story arc, set against the backdrop of the Celts' sending four players to All Star weekend events and a near-miss against the reigning champion Golden State Warriors. This week, Topher Lane and Luis Gonzalez get into it over what Smart's shenanigans might mean for his future, and all the highs and lows of a pretty turbulent week
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This week's pod starts on a somber note as we say goodbye to a true Boston Celtics legend after Jo Jo White's passing.
Topher Lane and Mark Allison pay a moment of homage to the Boston great, and talk about the All Star game's starting five, among which figures our own Kyrie Irving. They also talk about the changes they'd like to see in the game and week, the state of the Eastern Conference and the Cleveland Cavaliers' recent woes, and who might be on the move that Boston should be keeping tabs on. They even talk about the Ringer Curse (for the unfamiliar, check last week's pod), and whether another blessing from Lil B - or anything besides better play- can solve it.
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The Boston Celtics are back in the States, riding a new win streak - perhaps buoyed by Lil' B's blessing. Topher Lane and Mark Allison break down the state of the Celtics in relation to the top of the East, the coming relaxed schedule, and whether the Cs have a curse to worry about as well. They're also joined by Justin Quinn and Josh Coyne, who discuss Josh's behind-the-scenes reporting from London's O2 arena, where he got to speak to several players on both the Philadelphia 76ers, Celtics, Brad Stevens, the Starter's Tas Melas, and even the man himself, Commissioner Adam Silver.
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The Boston Celtics are set to take the court today to play the Philadelphia 76ers, and CelticsLife teamed up two of their international writers - Josh Coyne and Justin Quinn - with Celtics Hub's resident Australian correspondent Cam Tabatabaie to talk about all things NBA from an international point of view. They talk about the London game, the league's growing worldwide success, potential expansion talks that could see a new team in Mexico City join a renewed Seattle Supersonics franchise, and even what it's like trying to watch a ballgame in countries where the NBA is not one of the major sports - yet. So, if you've ever wondered how the rest of the world feels about Boston and the Association more broadly, or are just excited for the game today, join these three for a deep dive into all things Global Games.
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"London calling to the faraway towns; now war is declared, and battle come down..."
There's a clash coming soon to London, and I'm not talking about the one who wrote the lyrics quoted above - it's the Boston Celtics who will take on the Philadelphia 76ers in a match taking place in the capital of the United Kingdom this Thursday, January 11th. To that end, CelticsLife's Justin Quinn has teamed up with Sports Talk Philly's Joshua Liddick to bring you another crossover podcast where they dive into each team's season since we last linked up, how each team looks to take the floor after a stacked December to account for both team's trip across the pond, and we even take a look at how Boston stands in the contention race and whether or not Isaiah Thomas should have his video on the same night as Paul Pierce from an outside perspective.
Like the December schedule, this episode is jammed full of content, so whether you're putting some petrol in your lorry, home on holiday mowing the garden or eating some chips in your flat, give this podcast a listen - we'll help you translate all the things you need to know for this week's big game.
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The 2017 season might have started out with about the worst imaginable results, yet somehow the Boston Celtics managed to turn it into a red-hot start anyway.
What will 2018 bring? A slower schedule, more rest, (probably) a better win percentage than December's brutal schedule allowed...maybe even another banner? It's too early to say for sure, but that didn't stop Luis Gonzalez and Justin Quinn from doing their best to wrap up one of the most hectic first halves of a season in a decade or more. Join them as they break down the recent past and potential future of the Celts as they wrap up a 2017 to remember.
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Admit it - you thought that game was lost.
Terry Rozier, however, did not, and we're all in his debt for pulling off the last-second steal that gave the Boston Celtics the win over a surging Indiana Pacers - and that's not even the most important news Justin Quinn and Mark Allison get into on this week's edition of the CelticsLife Podcast. With the December 15th trade restrictions in the rear-view mirror, they dive into some of the rumors tied to Boston, with an eye on who we should watch for the Celtics' Disabled Player Exception, take stock of who's exceeding or not meeting expectations of late, and break down a crazy week of tight games and unexpected blowouts. Did I mention Gordon Hayward is up and ambulatory, looking like he might even play again this season?
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This week, the Boston Celtics might have stumbled a bit against a healthier San Antonio Spurs squad - but they also got some news that ought to have you pretty excited.
That news - that Gordon Hayward might come back this season - is still a long way off from reality, with many benchmarks that will need to be met. But it's officially OK to start thinking about how his return might impact the season (and for that matter, Hayward himself). Join Mark Allison and Topher Lane as they tackle this most interesting of thought experiments, as well as the deal that sent Jahlil Okafor to the Brooklyn Nets, where the rest of the Celts' roster stacks up against the best players in the league, and a whole lot more! So get your earphones ready, plug those bad boys in, and get up to speed with the week in Celtics news from your favorite CelticsLife writers.
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The Boston Celtics are still in pole position when it comes to the NBA's standings, but the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons are quickly gaining ground.
Join Mark Allison and Luís Gonzalez as they discuss how Brad Stevens' Coach-of-the-Month performance got them where they are, how real of a threat the Cavs and Pistons really are, the week's upcoming games and last week's results, and how all this bodes for the rest of 2017 as we enter the season's second quarter. With games against the Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs, the slate is as hard as the team may face before we usher in the New Year, and these two are starting to wonder exactly how high the team's ceiling really is.
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The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics have been rivals almost as long as there's been a league for them to be rivals in, and while that rivalry has ebbed and flowed over the decades, with both squads coming to the end of respective rebuilds, it looks to be heating back up again.
To that end, the folks over at Sports Talk Philadelphia's podcast, the Pick Swap, teamed up with CelticsLife's Justin Quinn to take a look at each other's rebuilds in context, where the teams are at now, and where they might go from here. They also dive into the game this Thursday and the match in London this January. Jesse Larch, Brian Apter, Joshua Liddick and Justin get into Marcus Smart's value to the Celtics, what he might command in free agency, and all kinds of juicy tidbits about each other's teams. There's loads of information about the 76ers, and lots of thoughts on how Boston looks to non-fans, so block off some time and listen to this week's mid-week podcast - we promise you won't walk away without learning something new about our longtime rivals...and maybe even the Celtics, too.
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We all knew it was coming.
Win streaks are streaks because they have both a start and an end, and the end for the Boston Celtics came Wednesday night against the Miami Heat. Too many times, Boston fell into holes, and this time, they couldn't fight their way back out. There's only so many times you can tempt fate, and while it's frustrating, we learned a lot about this team for its duration. This week, Justin Quinn and Mark Allison break down where the streak places the Celts in terms of the short and longer-term future of the team, as well as where it stands in league history. They also check in on the rest of the league, and take stock of who might be looking like contenders or lottery teams come spring.
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Improbably, the Boston Celtics win streak continues unabated.
The Golden State Warriors came to crush the upstart Celts like a bug, but left with a bad taste in their mouth instead. The Brooklyn Nets couldn't sneak up on Boston beforehand, nor the Atlanta Hawks afterwards. Poorly fitting masks were nothing compared to the tragedy Jaylen Brown played through, but both were non-factors in stopping him or Kyrie Irving this week, with big nights from Marcus Morris, Al Horford, and solid effort from the starters to the deep rotation have made a season that started as rough as one can into something of a spectacle for all the right reasons. Join Luís Gonzalez and Justin Quinn as they break down how this came to pass, what's ahead, and how they're feeling about Boston's short- and long-term future.
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It's been a wild season so far, and the season isn't even a quarter spent.
From the rollercoaster offseason that brought the Boston Celtics Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving to the freak accident that took Hayward down in the season opener all the way to the streak that put them on top of the league on the eve of their showdown with the reigning champion Golden State Warriors, this has been a season for the ages. And if you think it's been intense as a fan, imagine what it's like for the families of the team as they've fought their way onto the top of NBA standings despite the early adversity - which is exactly why CelticsLife's UK correspondant Josh Coyne linked up with Anna Horford, sister of Boston's star big man Al Horford, and renowned NBA Twitter personality in her own right.
They get into the offseason, the injury, the winning streak and life beyond the basketball court, diving into some controversial but important issues, and even share some thoughts on the best places to visit in the city of Boston for a bite to eat. Check out the talk for yourself, and if you have anything you'd like Anna to know about where you head for dinner before a trip to TD Garden (or anything else), leave a comment below or write her yourself on Twitter. We're very excited for the opportunity to share this exclusive interview with you, our readers, and hope you enjoyed listening to it as much as we did putting it together.
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The week before the Boston Celtics face off with the defending champion Golden State Warriors, Kyrie Irving got his face broken by Aron Baynes, Jayson Tatum tweaked his ankle, and the Cs still managed to keep their streak alive.
Twelve games deep, they now sit atop the league with sole possession of first place, and we're all collectively pinching ourselves, waiting for the dream to go down with a loss. It would seem logical the Warriors would be the team to knock them down a peg, but could the game before (the Brooklyn Nets) or after (the Atlanta Hawks) sneak up on Boston while it focuses on Golden State? Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they discuss the streak, Kyrie Irving's newest accessory, potential options to fill the Disabled Player Exception (DPE), and much, much more.
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The Boston Celtics are riding a nine-game winning streak and now hold the best record in the entire NBA. Topher Lane and Mark Allison break down what's gotten them to this point, and whether or not this C's team is for real. Some stellar play from the young guns in Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum is a big part of the Celtics early success, but can either of them realistically take home some individual accolades at the end of the season? And the Cleveland Cavaliers have been bust-outs so far, do the Celtics have enough without Gordon Hayward to usurp the King in the East?
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The CelticsLife mid-week podcast is back, bringing you interviews and important news that just can't wait for the weekly pod.
CelticsLife's resident Brit, Josh Coyne, connected with professional musician and NBA fanatic Dan Bailey during his world tour with Father John Misty. As a lifelong Los Angeles Lakers fan, Bailey spoke with Josh about the famous rivalry, the Lakers' development, his thoughts on Boston's competitive youngsters and his playing days. Both kept control of their fandom for the most part and only a couple of expletives were uttered while they waxed poetic about past Lakers-Celtics history, the state of this season's NBA in general, and what life is like for a professional musician with a basketball jones.
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There's never been a start like this to an NBA season before.
From Gordon Hayward's brutal injury just minutes into the start of the 2017-18 NBA season up to today, the whole league has been throwing curveballs before the assocation has made it two full weeks into the regular season. Hayward's misfortune was followed by a rash of injuries around the league, and the presumptive NBA Finals opponents currently have a .500 record between them seven games in, leaving people wondering if the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors matchup is as inevitable as it felt way back in September.
Meanwhile, the Detroit Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies sit atop their respective conferences despite predictions both would be well-served with a major teardown, and the Boston Celtics are somehow a top-five defensive team with one of the best records in the NBA. Join Luís Gonzalez and Topher lane as they try to make sense of all the strange things going down in the league, and what the Celts might do going forward.
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NBA basketball has returned to our lives, but Gordon Hayward (and quite a few other players) won't be on the court for a while.
This week, Topher Lane and Justin Quinn break down Hayward's injury and what it means for the Boston Celtics' future, as well as offering up their theories on what could be behind the unusually high number of early-season non-contact injuries that is currently plaguing the league. They break down the first week's action, and take a little solace in the demise of the evil emperor after news Louisville and former Celtics coach (and GM) Rick Pitino is canned with just cause in a federal fraud case involving kickbacks to families of NCAA recruits. The season isn't even 10 days old and it's already been a roller coaster of a ride, so buckle up - we've got a long way to go, folks.
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The regular season starts TOMORROW, folks.
Are you excited? We're excited - and Mark Allison and Justin Quinn dive into the season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers this Tuesday evening, who should get the final roster slot, and the merits of extending Marcus Smart before the season starts. If you're chomping at the bit like we are for some bonafide basketball action, or just want to hear our scorching- hot takes about Kendrick Perkins and Gerald Green rejoining the Boston Celtics, this is the episode you've been waiting for.
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The offseason is over, folks.
With camp and preseason upon us, Mark Allison and Justin Quinn break down all the action going on with the Boston Celtics and across the league as teams being to finalize rosters and get the first look at what they have under the hood. They also tackle the recent changes to the All-Star game, enjoy some schadenfreude at Rick Pitino's expense, and talk about how the Celt's rotation might look this season, so dive on in - the water's fine.
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Topher and Mark break down 2k18, the Marcus Morris trial, and now that the Celtics no longer hold Brooklyn's future in their hands, Josh Coyne spoke to Sandy Mui of The BK Game about Nets fans resentment toward Boston, how they've coped and where the team goes from here.
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This week, Topher Lane and Justin Quinn struggle through the first slow week of the offseason by diving deep into the ephemera of who is speaking to whom. Isaiah Thomas spoke to the media, Paul Pierce to Ray Allen, and several ex-Celtics spoke with their agents as they inked new deals with new teams. The action might be slowing down for a few weeks before the start of training camp, but the podcast doesn't! Help stave off the doldrums, and keep that basketball jones under control with the latest edition of the CelticsLife Podcast.
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Luis and Mark dive into a myriad of NBA conspiracies, whether or not the world is actually round, and Lil B curses and blessings.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers are trying to shake down the Boston Celtics, and it's not going to work.
Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they break down the fiasco of a situation that's been brewing ever since word leaked to the press that new Cleveland general manager Koby Altman and company might want "additional compensation" after Isaiah Thomas had his physical. We break down what we know, what we don't, and what might end up happening depending on how this deal goes down (or doesn't). We also talk about some guys the Celts are looking at for training camp and possibly the end of the bench, so whether you're just re-entering the world of NBA madness or riveted by this latest drama, we've got you covered.
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Justin Quinn started us off, and Josh and Topher keep it going with a few days to figure out what happened and what the trade means for the Boston Celtics
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Justin Quinn has the breakdown of the Kyrie Irving trade that saw Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and the 2018 Brooklyn pick sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Luis and Topher break down what's happening with former Celtics in the doldrums of summer, including Doc Rivers, nicknames for the soon-to-be-stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and what Tatum's ceiling looks like compared to other rookies this year.
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In the darkest heart of the offseason, we've found some compelling basketball issues to talk about. This week, Justin Quinn and Topher Lane get into a host of topics, ranging from Jaylen Brown's stellar outing at this year's Africa Game to which rookies look ready for prime-time, and what changes we'd like to see in the league as a whole. So, put down the kleenex and stop mourning our beloved sport's seasonal demise, and dive into this pod with us. We had to fight the basketball gods a little to get it to happen, so forgive some minor glitchiness, we think you'll enjoy this week's pod even with the struggle.
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Luis and Mark discuss what the returning Celtics could improve on, Kyrie Irving, the Cavs' mess, Isaiah Thomas' hip, and more!
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This week, Luis and Justin ddiscuss the wild news that Kyrie Irving wants out of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and how this potential move affects the Boston Celtics and their NBA Finals hopes. They also discuss the reported John Wall extension, and what exactly is going on with all these minimum contracts being signed around the NBA. Finally, what was the motivation behind the Shane Larkin signing? Trade bait? A (very expensive) extra training camp body? Listen to find out what they think!
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Gordon Hayward officially signed with the Celtics, will be wearing number 20, the Celtics Summer League squad falling to the Mavericks officially kicks off the worst part of the year for basketball fans, and changes to the NBA rules and how it may affect the Celtics.
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Mark and Topher break down the unfortunate departure of fan favorite Avery Bradley and how/why it came to be, Jayson Tatum rocking the summer league both in Utah and now Las Vegas, and the flurry of moves that have gone down across the NBA in the past week.
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While the Boston Celtics were neck-deep in nonsense trying to determine whether they had indeed landed their primary free agency target yesterday, the rest of the league continued with their own signings, much of which could have significant impacts on the Celts in some way or another.
Join Justin Quinn and Luis Gonzalez - formerly of The Players Tribune - as they sort through what might have caused the confusion with the Hayward signing, and as they make sense of what next season's changing landscape might imply for Boston's assets and playoff hopes. Quite a few teams, from the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers to the Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings are trying to improve in a hurry, while a lack of reinforcements for contenders in the east may also ease the path the NBA Finals. There's a lot to chew on, so come with an appetite - and brace yourself for some hard decisions.
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times - and then it was the best of times again.
For those of you who just finding out about the ordeal three teams (the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat and Utah Jazz) went through as Gordon Hayward reportedly signed with the Celtics, only to have that report denied just moments later, well, that saga has finally come to an end. We think. After several hours of confusion, Hayward confirmed he is indeed signing with Boston; join Topher Lane and Justin Quinn as they cover the day's dizzying arc and Hayward's eventual signing and its impact on the team.
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Major trades and already signings before the start of free agency, what's it mean for the Celtics and their pursuit of banner 18? Justin and Topher explain.
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The start of free agency is almost upon us, and before it's even started, we've already seen the first major move of the offseason, sending Chris Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Houston Rockets. Join Topher Lane and Justin Quinn as they break down the move and its potential impact on the league, their analysis of the most likely targets for the Celts come July 1, and a whole lot of other news about Boston and the rest of the league as the offseason starts to hit its full stride.
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Luis and Mark take a deeper look at the Celtics selections and some moves made on draft night around the NBA. They discuss the potential and probability of the Paul George/Gordon Hayward combo coming to Boston and how an additition of those two stars will effect the Celtics short and long-term future. They also shed some light on the Josh Jackson fiasco with the Phoenix Suns coercing him to avoid Danny Ainge and the C's.
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It's the day after the draft, and a lot of questions swirling about which direction Danny Ainge and company were going to take have been answered. Mark Allison and Justin Quinn break down each of the picks the Boston Celtics made in the 2017 NBA Draft, with some light analysis on each and discussion of all the trades that went down that night that might impact the Celtics next season. We'll be taking a deeper dive into each selection and the potential impact of all the moves that took place last night, but if you want a general feel for where Boston looks to be headed in the short term, make sure you check this pod.
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Can't decide if Danny Ainge just made a genius move or a terrible one? Getting lost trying to keep tabs on who we should draft? Curious to know how another fanbase is looking at all of this? Join Justin Quinn and friend of the pod and former NBA scout Alton Labreque - who just so happens to be a fan of the Celts' arch-rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers - as they break down the trade for the top pick, the players both the Celtics and the Lakers should be looking at, and how they were taking the first signs of the NBA apocalypse currently gripping the league. If you want to know how an informed experts with loyalties unfiltered by green-tinted lenses are taking in all of the madness, make sure you listen to this pod.
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Danny Ainge went and did it. He traded the first-overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft less than a week before the big day. The news began to leak out Friday night that this deal with the Philadelphia 76ers was in the works, and it only took another day for the two teams to come to an agreement. We took a day to stew on the shocking revelation, and let it out last night on the podcast.
Topher Lane and Mark Allison dive into their thoughtson the deal, what it means for the Boston Celtics immediate and long-term plans, and what the hell is going to happen Thursday night. They also get into the news that Paul George has told the Indiana Pacers he's out after next season, essentially forcing them to trade him for whatever they can get. Does it make sense for the Cs to take a shot at a possible one-year rental? They certainly have the assets; could the facilitate a deal to the Cleveland Cavaliers if it nets a solid return? I'm not sure I want to help the Cavs get any better.
We even talked to Josh Horford, brother of Celtics' big man Al, about the chaos, and he let Josh Coyne know who he'd like to see in green this summer, and how he feels about Ainge's wheeling and dealing. We'll have loads of coverage in the lead-up to the draft, but this is one episode you do NOT want to miss.
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This week, Luis Gonzalez and Justin Quinn break down how the 2017-18 cap situation will affect the teambuilding efforts of the Boston Celtics, and several other teams around the league long-term plans. They also get into some (mostly ineffective) attempts to come up with some nicknames for future and current Celts, touch on the NBA Draft and Summer League, and even get into a little bit on the NBA Finals. If you want to understand how league rules on contracts and rosters might shape what Boston does this offseason without memorizing the entire league's Collective Bargaining Agreement, this is the episode for you.
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Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they try and predict which current Celtics will still be on the roster come October, and which potential free agents might take their place. They also talk about Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball and other NBA Draft-related issues, and have a little fun at Lebron James' expense while recapping the NBA Finals. This episode even has dramatic readings of original poetry to remember our soon-to-be-former Celtic (we can only assume) Amir Johnson by our own Topher Lane. Trust us, it's the epic masterwork of the ages. Or at least humorous. You be the judge.
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This week, Luis Gonzalez and Justin Quinn take a quick look back at the 2016-17 season and Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals, and a preliminary dive into the MANY options the Boston Celtics have on their plate for what's shaping up to be one of the more exciting offseasons in living memory for Celtics fans. With a boatload of decisions to make and a ridiculous collection of assets at their disposal to grease the wheels, the roster could look very different come training camp, giving this pod - and the summer - a lot to chew on in the best possible way.
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After a nailbiting win almost no one expected, Topher Lane and Justin Quinn take a look back at what went a long way towards dispelling some of the sillier narratives floating around the NBA media of late. They also take a look at potential top pick options in the 2017 NBA Draft on the incredibly unlikely chances Danny Ainge and company make a surprise pick, or perhaps trade back a bit in the draft. Medical concerns with Isaiah Thomas and Guerschon Yabusele are also broken down (no pun intended), and of course the looming showdown at home is previewed in light of the recent life displayed by our Celts in this series.
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Luis Gonzalez and Justin Quinn take on the unwelcome tasks of recapping the first two losses in the Eastern Conference Finals versus the Cavs just before Game Three's epic comeback victory, as well as debunking the "worst #1 seed ever" narrative that's been used recently to describe the Celts. We recorded this before Game three yesterday, which went a LONG way to making our point for us in dramatic fashion. We also discuss how the recent All-NBA team announcements may affect Boston's summer teambuilding targets, and take a look at the club's bright future and great season.
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The Draft Lottery Special! Topher and Mark recorded this while watching the lottery Tuesday night so you get their initial reaction to the Celtics win as it happened! They talk who the C's should select at #1 (cough Fultz) and whether or not a trade could be in the cards now that we know they've landed the top spot.
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Join Justin Quinn, Topher Lane, Josh Coyne and a bunch of other guests as we recount the storied career of Boston Celtics legend and First Ballot Hall of Famer Paul Pierce, the "mother#&!% Truth". We cover the highlights (and one especially low moment) of his career, talk about his potential future in the league now that the era of Pierce as a player has drawn to an end, cover his recent words regarding Ray Allen's departure on Area 21, and take the pulse of fans around the league for good measure. This is our longest pod to date, chock full of all the content we could find to remember this Celtic great, so we hope you enjoy listening as much as we did making this.
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Luis and Mark talk about the Celtics dropping two in a row to the Wizards and the importance of game 5, the 2008 C's mini reunion on area 21 and their thoughts on Ray Allen, Kelly on Kelly violence, the coach of the year awards, and all kinds of other fun stuff.
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In this midweek episode Topher and Mark go over Isaiah Thomas' monster 53 points in game 2, last nights drubbing in Washington, some fond Pierce memories, and we debut our Celtics themed drinking game that came about from trying to make Marcus Smart launches from downtown a lot more fun.
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The Boston Celtics closed out the Chicago Bulls in six games to get their first trip to the NBA Playoffs' Second Round for the first time in the Brad Stevens era, only to face a surging Washington Wizards squad...and win the first game of the series. Luís Gonzalez and Justin Quinn talk about how Boston got its act together, and how the current series looks to play out after a very tough start for both teams. They also discuss the resignation of Larry Bird from the Indiana Pacers and how it might affect summer team-building, the retirement of Paul Pierce, some unexpected dentistry for IT, and a lot more.
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This week's deep dive mid-week pod covers the potential impact of First Round NBA Playoff results on the Boston Celtics' summer plans for free agency and trades. Luis Gonzalez and Topher Lane break down how recent struggles on and off the court have changed the outlook for players like Gordon Hayward, Jimmy Butler, Blake Griffin, Paul George, and several other likely Boston targets. While this was recorded before the recent news surrounding Larry Bird's resignation from the Indiana Pacers as President of Basketball Operations, the future of players like George, Butler, Griffin and others may have taken changes favorable to the Celts, while that success may have made the odds of signing Hayward and other players a little less likely. Tune in to hear their thoughts on how summer might play out now that we have an idea how at least some of the bigger fish in Boston's team-building plans may be looking at their future with their respective clubs.
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Mark Allison and Justin Quinn celebrate the Boston Celtics fighting their way back from the brink, and discuss a potential curse on Rajon Rondo by rapper Lil B, Fred Hoiberg's comments about Isaiah Thomas' dribbling, Blake Griffin's toe, LeBron James getting some rest after sweeping the Indiana Pacers, and a whole lot more about what's what with the state of the first round matchups around the league. We also talk about Games Five and Six against the Bulls and potential Second Round matchups as we return to a more hopeful mood in Boston Celtics fandom.
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This week, Mark Allison and Justin Quinn do the unwelcome task of dissecting the two first-round losses to the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Playoffs, as well as a quick look at the other results around the league. We also talk about some guy almost none of you remember who played less than a quarter of the least memorable Celtics seasons in history (trust us, there's a reason), Ray Allen explaining why he didn't accept an offer to return to the Celts, and much more.
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Gear up for the playoffs with Luis and Justin as they break down first round matchups in BOS and around the league. We talk about the whole field of 16 from top to bottom, with (of course) a focus on Chicago's series with the Boston Celtics. We also discuss how several key injuries may affect the landscape of both East and West playoff races, as well as more Knicks drama and much, much more.
(Note: This was recorded before we received the terrible news about Isaiah Thomas' sister, which will undoubtedly affect the series no matter how it plays out - our hearts our with him and his family at this most difficult of moments.)
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Thanks to CelticsLife readers, Topher and Luis have some nominations for interesting awards to break down the regular season.
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Topher and Mark discuss two crushing losses to Cleveland and Atlanta, the Celtics still having a shot at the 1-seed, potential 1st round matchups Lonzo Ball his Laker love, and a whole bunch of other fun stuff.
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This week's deep dive podcast takes on a controversial topic (tanking) from the most oppositional camps we could come up with - Lakers versus Celtics fandom - as ESPN's SportsNation and 82 Games alum Alton Labreque joins Justin Quinn to talk about the NBA Draft Lottery, the Lakers' and Celtics rebuilds, the "Process" and its legacy, and potential solutions to tanking along with a LOT more on the subject of incentivized losing and the power imbalances built into the draft. If the race to the bottom this season is getting under your skin, or you just want to know more about how the draft itself works, this is the pod for you.
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This week, Josh Coyne and Justin Quinn talk about what the final stretch of games in the regular season will mean for playoff seeding, what those matchups might look like, James Young's work with the Flint Water Crisis, Yabu's NBA D-League debut with the Maine Red Claws, the NCAA tourney title game from a draft perspective, and a lot more.
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Join Luis Gonzalez and Justin Quinn as they take a look at the best potential draft prospects left in the NCAA tournament that Celtics fans may want to keep an eye on.
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Topher and Mark celebrate a 4-0 week for the Celtics right after a tough game with the Miami Heat. The react to 70 points on Friday night from Devin Booker, 538 giving the C's they best odds in the East to win the title, and loads of other shenanigans.
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Luis and Mark go through questions submitted from CelticsLife readers about the draft, playoff seeding, which matchups we favor, and all kinds of other stuff.
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The Celtics had great week soured with a bad loss to the Philadelphia 76ers yesterday. Without Isaiah Thomas to carry the scoring load late the Celtics were unable to close out a inferior opponent. With the Wizards in town for a big showdown tonight we hope IT is back in the lineup for a game with some big playoff implications. Justin and Mark dive into all that and a host of other stuff on this weeks weekly review.
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Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they break down the playoff race in the NBA's Eastern Conference. They cover the remaining schedule, new additions and injuries, resting players and other strategies in an in-depth review of what it will take for Boston to steal the #1 seed - and what it will mean if they don't.
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Topher and Mark talk about a tough road trip with a big win over the Warriors , the Celtics and Wizards battle for the 2-seed in the Eastern Conference, Markelle Fultz, and home court advantage vs rest and health going into the playoffs.
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Luis and Mark break down where Celtics players stand in the running for year end NBA player awards.
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This week CelticsLife writers Topher Lane and Justin Quinn as always break down last week's Celtics games and the week ahead, including a huge win over of the Cleveland Cavaliers last week and a big matchup looming this Wednesday with the Golden State Warriors. There's a little ROY talk and some talk of C's rookie Jaylen Brown vs Lakers forward Brandon Ingram.
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Now that the dud of a trade deadline and the All-Star game is in the rear-view window, Mark Allison and Luís Gonzalez make sense of a busy week both on and off the court. They break down how the teams who DID make moves will impact Boston's playoff aspirations, and also potential buyout candidates the Celtics may be looking into. As usual, they cover last week's game and the week ahead, and all the minor stories you've come to expect.
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Join Justin Quinn and CelticsLife UK correspondent Josh Coyne as we discuss how this move impacts the terrain of the 2017 NBA trade deadline (Thursday, February 23rd), as well as other recent rumblings coming from around the league. We even talk a bit about Josh's recent visit to the US to see the recent four-game homestand from the perspective of a fan in a country where football (soccer, that is!) is king, and basketball is only just starting to get a toehold.
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Join us this week as Topher Lane, Mark Allison, Luis Gonzalez and Justin Quinn break down the state of the trade market for the Boston Celtics, and discuss the potential impact of other moves around the league. We also poke a little fun at the league's new flat-earth society and some of the other news coming out of the league, with a quick look at the past week's games and the schedule ahead.
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This week, Mark and Topher discuss the stinker vs the Sacramento Kings, and the rest of the games last week, the debacle with the New York Knicks and how it might affect free agency, and enjoy a little schadenfreude as they review the new ads on the Brooklyn Nets jerseys. They close out the show with a preview of the week ahead, which gets progressively more difficult as Boston heads towards a rematch against the Toronto Raptors.
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This week Topher and Justin look back at a truly amazing week for the Celts and Boston sports in general, as well as the week ahead. We also cover a first look at some of the top prospects in the 2017 NBA draft, and deconstruct a few of the more recent high-profile trade rumors connected to the Celts.
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Join us this week as Luis and Justin talk about Isaiah being named an All-Star reserve, ads on jerseys, Ibaka, Vucevic and Melo trade rumblings, Larry Sanders working out for Boston, plus the usual look back and ahead at the on-court action you've come to expect from CelticsLife.
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This week, we talk about IT not getting a starting nod in the All-Star voting, the death of sleeved jerseys, Carmelo Anthony trade rumblings, how NBA expansion might affect the Celts plus our usual look at the week ahead and the results of last week's games.
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Can we beat a GOOD team? + who's on and off the trade block, IT4MVP and more, plus the week ahead and in review.
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