Celtics Lab NBA Basketball Podcast

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Boston gets to work teambuilding with Gallinari deal, Brogdon trade with Kory Waldron Jul 01, 2022

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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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What can we expect from a Utah Jazz retool led by Danny Ainge and Will Hardy? Jun 28, 2022

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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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Las Vegas Summer League and team building options with Tom Westerholm Jun 27, 2022

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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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A crash course on what Boston might do in the 2022 NBA draft with Bryan Kalbrosky Jun 21, 2022

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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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What options do the Boston Celtics have to improve their 2023 title odds? Jun 20, 2022

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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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What went wrong in Game 5 of the NBA Finals for Boston, and can they fix it in Game 6? Jun 14, 2022

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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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Talking about the 2022 NBA Playoffs, Derrick White, and Giannis with Mirin Fader Jun 13, 2022

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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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How important is Boston winning Game 5 for hanging Banner 18? Jun 12, 2022

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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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Recapping Boston's big Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors Jun 09, 2022

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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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Sorting out Game 3 of the Celtics' 2022 NBA Finals with Ky Carlin Jun 06, 2022

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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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