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Making sense of the early deadline moves, rumors - and what it could mean in the East with Nick Fay Feb 09, 2022

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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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Jaylen Brown might want out? Jazz into J-Rich? Dissecting trade rumbles and strategies with Adam Kaufman Feb 02, 2022

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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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Talking the NBA's 75th anniversary team, the 2022 All-Star Game and Timelord's potential with Robert Parish Jan 26, 2022

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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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Taking the Temperature of Boston Celtics Trade Intel with Jared Weiss Jan 26, 2022

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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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Boston's hitting singles, dodging tax ahead of the trade deadline Jan 19, 2022

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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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Boston's 2022 trade deadline intelligence special edition with Michael Scotto Jan 17, 2022

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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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What CAN Boston do to get better at the 2022 NBA trade deadline, anyway? Jan 13, 2022

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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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Diagnosing the cure for what ails the Boston Celtics with Tim Bontemps Jan 06, 2022

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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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Finding some resolve for a struggling Boston squad with the new year Dec 30, 2021

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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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A Boston Celtics Festivus for the rest of us to get some gripes off of our chests Dec 24, 2021

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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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