Celtics Lab NBA Basketball Podcast

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CLAB 19: Remembering Tommy Heinsohn & highly subjective draft thoughts Nov 14, 2020

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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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CLAB 18 - How does a $132m projected tax impact the NBA, Celtics? Nov 04, 2020

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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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CLAB 17: The longest season over, we look at the strangest draft Oct 28, 2020

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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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CLAB 16: After the longest season, where does Boston go from here? Oct 14, 2020

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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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CLAB 15: Previewing the Miami-Boston Eastern Conference Finals Sep 15, 2020

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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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CLAB 14: Taking stock of the NBA restart post-strike with N. Jeremi Duru Aug 27, 2020

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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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CLAB 13: Talking the 76ers - Celtics first-round matchup with Anna Horford Aug 15, 2020

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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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CLAB 12: Examining the NBA's racial justice plans with N. Jeremi Duru Jul 17, 2020

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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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CLAB 11: The NBA is back and headed to the bubble soon -- but should it be? Jul 03, 2020

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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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CLAB 10: When things fall apart: sports in times in crisis Jun 03, 2020

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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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