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Coach Nick is the President of BBall Breakdown and bballbreakdown.com.  Twitter: @BballBreakdown   3:06 Why Boston Celtics D is underachieving 8:40 Is it concerning opposing guards are having big games v Celts? 10:00 Al Horford’s decline and why Kelly Olynyk should take some of his minutes 24:55 Celts rebounding struggles 33:50 What makes the Celts offense great 38:45 Importance of Avery Bradley and why you can’t fully trust defensive stats 42:30 IT’s place in NBA & comparison with Allen Iverson 46:00 Is this best set of guards in NBA history? 49:35 Independent media v national basketball media Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, January 8th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Draper is the host of Boston Celtics Pre & Post-Game Live on Comcast Sports Net. Twitter: @KyleDraperTV Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, January 1st.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Austin Ainge is the Boston Celtics Director of Player Personnel.     2:45 January ticket giveaway details 3:50 Austin Ainge on the new CBA 6:00 On the 2017 NBA Draft 7:45 General takeaways on season thus far 11:50 Marcus Smart’s and organizational vantage point of his development 22:00 How has Avery Bradley improved so much in seven years? 26:20 What did Celts think they were getting when they first made IT trade? 28:20 Can you win with Isaiah Thomas as #1 option? 35:00 Disappointments from this season so far 36:03 What qualifies a successful season? 37:00 Urgency to win now 47:12 Celtics-Knicks Pre-Game Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, December 25th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephanie Ready is the television color commentator for the Charlotte Hornets.  Twitter: @StephanieReady.  Chris Forsberg is the Boston Celtics beat reporter for ESPN.  Twitter: @ESPNForsberg.  Boston Celtics Pre-Game conducted with Surya Fernandez, who is the Miami Heat’s SB Nation blog’s Site Manager.  Twitter: @SuryaHeatNBA 1:50 Stephanie Ready on Celts D 5:10 How the C’s beat the Hornets 12:10 Where do Celts & Hornets rank in Eastern Conference? 17:20 Dec 27 Grizzlies Tickets Giveaway 19:40 Is Jaylen Brown’s defense legit? 21:25 Why can’t Celtics beat good teams in clutch? 29:10 Boston’s AWFUL second quarters 34:05 Celts defensive statistics equivalent to last year 36:40 Should Jonas Jerebko start? 43:00 Marcus Smart with starting unit 51:00 Miami Heat Pregame Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, December 18th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi

Jack Armstrong is the TV color commentator for the Toronto Raptors.  Sam Sheehan is a redditor and cap and stats aficionado. Twitter: @SamSheehan.  Adam Joseph covers the OKC Thunder for SB Nation and joins LHR for Boston Celtics Pre-Game. Twitter: @AdamJosephSport   3:55 Ticket giveaway details 4:51 Jack Armstrong 6:15 How Toronto guards exploit Boston’s perimeter D 10:15 Is Raptors D elite? 14:58 Why the Celts are Toronto’s biggest roadblock to ECF 16:30 Boston Celtics needs 23:22 Why the Celtics CANNOT be overly aggressive in trade market 24:40 Why Danny Ainge will make a ‘big move’ in next 12 months 26:42 Will the Celtics be able to afford a max free agent this summer? 30:52 Who the Celtics will target in trade market and free agency 34:45 If Celts sign max free agent, who can they keep on current roster? 44:46 Andrew Bogut only Celts trade target? 47:39 Value of Tyler Zeller’s contract 49:36 Oklahoma City Thunder Pre-Game 54:32 Prediction   Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audib

Jeff Goodman is a basketball insider for ESPN.  The preeminent draft expert in the country, Jeff joins Celtics Beat as part of a yearly tradition to primer highly touted college basketball draft prospects for this year’s NBA Draft.  Twitter: @GoodmanESPN 2:35 Ticket giveaway information 4:33 Jeff Goodman joins the show 6:30 Is Isaiah Thomas an elite point guard? 8:20 Harry Giles 11:18 Who should Celtics take #1 overall? 12:30 Scouting reports on Markelle Fultz, Dennis Smith, Lonzo Ball, Malik Monk, Jayson Tatum, Josh Jackson & more 28:08 Boston’s strategy w/ remaining two Nets lotto picks 33:00 Evaluation of Kelly Olynyk, Marcus Smart & Jaylen Brown 47:01 NCAA Final Four predictions 49:02 Mailbag on Andrew Bogut, Celts off-season plans, Jonas Jerebko and whether Al Horford should’ve played in Miami Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, December 4th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Lea

Keith Smith covers the NBA for realGM and the Boston Celtics for CelticsBlog. Twitter: @KeithSmithNBA Ryan Bernardoni covers the Celts with a specialization on roster building, the CBA and the salary cap for ESPN’s True Hoop blog, CelticsHub. Twitter: @dangercart   3:50 Jae Crowder & locker room audio 8:12 Keith Smith on Al Horford’s early season impact 10:50 Fixing the Celtics second unit 12:45 Kelly Olynyk struggles & his importance 15:48 Terry Rozier’s development 17:00 Celtics 2nd Quarter Statistics 20:30 Marcus Smart’s improved playmaking 23:15 Should the Celts bench Jaylen Brown? 26:12 Upcoming week prediction 31:00 Ticket Giveaway & new contest 34:54 Celts team weaknesses 36:30 Boston’s strategy in trades w/ salary cap in mind 40:17 Trading for Andrew Bogut; Should C’s wait? 43:18 Pressure for Celts to trade assets? 44:55 Other trade targets 49:00 Isaiah Thomas: One of best trades in Celtics history? 51:40: 2001 Allen Iverson v. 2017 IT4 54:59 What to be thankful for   Celtics Beat

Danny Leroux is the host of realGM Radio, Dunc’d On, Locked on Warriors, and the Twitter NBA Show.  He also contributes to Sporting News and The Athletic.  Twitter: @DannyLeRoux   2:21 Ticket giveaways 5:12 How Golden State Warriors smothered the Boston Celtics in Friday’s 3rd quarter. 8:50 Is Boston’s defense an issue? 12:06 Primary concerns for Celts 16:25 Targeting Andrew Bogut and would he would bring 23:05 Isaiah Thomas and his place in NBA 29:05 Dubs intensity level in regular season going forward 34:15 Draymond Green comments 36:10 Boston’s improved crunch time play 43:57 Al Horford return v Detroit Pistons & future impact 45:28 LeBron James & Phil Jackson   Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, November 20h.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons legend and current analyst for NBAtv joins Larry H. Russell to discuss his protege Jaylen Brown’s performance thus far after some recent struggles.  LHR also recaps the week that was, opens the mailbag and brings back Around the NBA in 5. Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, November 13th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave McMenamin of ESPN returns to discuss Thursday’s Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Boston Celtics on national TV.  LHR recaps the remainder of the week and conducts the pre-game segment against the Denver Nuggets with Justin Poulin. Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, November 6th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Forsberg of ESPN Boston is in studio to discuss the Boston Celtics opening week of the 2016-17 NBA campaign with games against the Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, and Charlotte Hornets. Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, October 30th, 2016 at 9 AM ET.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rich Gotham, President of the Boston Celtics returns to the broadcast to discuss the prospects of the 2017 Boston Celtics who open up Wednesday at the TD Garden against the Brooklyn Nets.  LHR also gives his full slate of predictions both for the Celts and the NBA. Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, October 23rd, 2016.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One week to go: The Boston Celtics are entering their final week of the pre-season.  It is just the exhibition NBA season, but thus far, the Celts have looked good and the fans (those who watched) have to be pleased with what they see.  How will this translate to the regular season which begins in ten days? The returning Larry H. Russell tries to answer this question the best he can while also giving his own player outlook for this season. Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe returns to the featured guest chair once again and takes some rapid fire questions from LHR.  Questions include: What’s the best and worst case with Boston in 2017? Is there a concrete definition to what is and what is not a successful season? What are the team’s biggest and least of concerns? Which teams, save for the Cleveland Cavaliers present the most problems with the Celts in the East? With the season just days a week, LHR and Bob give an entire individual and team rundown on the coming 2016-17 NBA campaign. It’s all on this week’s Celti

Three NBA pre-season games are in the books for the Boston Celtics, and there have been some decent takeaways.  So much so that we actually have a mailbag this week on Celtics Beat.  Justin Poulin of Celtics Stuff Live, sits in this week for Larry H. Russell to discuss the opening slate of pre-season basketball. Jeff Clark, founder of CelticsBlog joins Justin in Suday’s featured segment to talk about what they’ve seen thus far in the pre-season.  Such as how the floor spacing created by Horford has really benefited Jaylen Brown and Isaiah Thomas, the battle for the final roster spot and whether or not the Celtics can beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the regular season. And that’s not all.  Justin and Bobby Manning of CelticsBlog run through the mailbag and answer (almost) all of your questions! It’s all on this week’s Celtics Beat. Brought to you by Blue Apron, audiblepodcast.com/celtics, Casper, and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, October 9th 2016.  Po

Check off Media Day, first day of training camp and Open Practice.  The Boston Celtics are now one full week into training camp and things are beginning to take shape.  Jared Weiss, host of the Garden Report and Michael Pina of Bleacher Report discuss the entire outlook on the Celtics as we head into their first patch of pre-season games. Marcus Smart also joins the program in an exclusive interview with CelticsBlog’s Jared Weiss.  They dive deep into Smart’s work to fix his jump shot this summer and how that will change the dynamic for not just Smart himself, but the entire Celtics offense both for the starting and second units. TIMESTAMPS 4:00 Covering Kobe’s Final year 8:03 Pina on Kobe’s final game and stealing Kanye West’s spotlight 10:15 Jared discusses his interactions with KG 16:00 General state of Celtics entering season 25:45 Al Horford’s as a passing hub 33:34 Jaylen Brown’s role 41:05 Gerald Green’s role as 3 and D guy 42:40 Tyler Zeller role 46:20 Pina’s unique approach to coverage 51:00 Marcus

Every year on Celtics Beat, we delve into the history of the NBA’s most legendary franchise...the Boston Celtics! This year, during the off-season, we individually profile a player rather than a specific game.   Jo Jo White returns to the airwaves to talk about his career as a Celtic, how hard it was to come to a team that just lost Bill Russell and going about to establish its own championship pedigree of its own.  How relevant is that to today as this current group of Celtics, where after the departure of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, Boston is now clearly on a similar upward path?   And speaking of KG, it goes about saying there will be some reflection on his career following his retirement.   It’s all on this week’s Celtics Beat. Brought to you by Blue Apron, audiblepodcast.com/celtics, Casper, and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, September 25th 2016.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The end of the primer series marks the end of the NBA off-season.  With the Boston Celtics training camp set to open next week, it’s is the last show of the summer of Celtics Beat.  And we wrap up the primer series with the Atlanta Hawks with Chris Vivlamore.  There’s been a lot of talk about what the addition of Al Horford will do for the Celtics.  But what about his loss to the Hawks? That has gone under the radar, but safe to say, it won’t this week. Kevin Pelton of ESPN also returns to the airwaves.  With the conclusion of the primer series of Boston’s most relevant foes, but what about everyone else.  KP gives the rundown of the entire conference in today’s featured guest segment. It’s all on this week’s Celtics Beat. Brought to you by Blue Apron, audiblepodcast.com/celtics, Casper, and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, September 18th 2016.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFL Kickoff Weekend means that we’re one week closer to the start of the NBA season.  And we continue our Boston Celtics primer series, this week not looking at an NBA Playoffs foe, but rather a supplier of highly valued first round selections in the NBA Draft: Our Yearly Preview of the Brooklyn Nets. Ian Eagle, Nets play-by-play announcer for the YES Network, stops by for his annual September appearance on Celtics Beat.  Brooklyn cleaned house this off-season, new GM, new coach, new players.  So, it goes without saying: How will it work out? What are the philosophies of Sean Marks and their rookie head coach Kenny Atkinson? Are they going to put an emphasis on player development and not worry about the repercussions of sending more high lottery picks Boston’s way.  And yes, we’ll do it.  Point blank: Will the Nets be the worst team in the NBA? And if not, what is their best case scenario for 2016-17? And while this is a Celtics-centric show, most are well aware of Ian’s role as one of the NFL on CBS top pl

Happy Labor Day! Summer is now officially over here on the East Coast.  The NBA season is now just weeks away and the Boston Celtics are counting down the days to training camp and the 2016-17 campaign.  And in doing so, we continue our primers of the Celtics premiere competition in the NBA’s Eastern Conference here on Celtics Beat. Stephanie Ready, color commentator for the Charlotte Hornets on FOX Sports South is first up.  The Hornets were one of the surprise teams in the league last year and are generally regarded to be one of the best coached teams in the league.  What makes this band of castaways go? Last year, they rode productive seasons from many free-agents-to-be such as Al Jefferson, Courtney Lee, Jeremy Lin, Marvin Williams and Nic Batum.  Lin, Lee and Jefferson are gone and weren’t really replaced.  Will these losses drop Charlotte from being a team to be taken seriously? And if not, how will they be replaced? Despite finishing with identical records last year, can we get Stephanie to admit that

Training camp is now less than a month away and Labor Day is next week.  The summer is winding down which means the NBA season is right around the corner.  Which gives Celtics Beat ample opportunity to preview some conference rivals for the Boston Celtics in 2016-17. Quinn Buckner, longtime NBA veteran, former Celtic, and current Indiana Pacers color commentator on FOX Sports Indiana is back on the CLNS Radio airwaves once again to give a primer on the Pacers and their off-season.  No team outside of Oakland added more talent to their roster this season than Indiana. What kind of challenges will there be to get all these pieces to mesh? What other weaknesses do the Pacers have that the Celtics could exploit? And would Paul George, being the best player in a potential playoff series, knock off teams like the Celtics and God forbid, the Cleveland Cavaliers? It doesn’t end there.  Coach Jack Armstrong of TSN also stops by to talk about the Toronto Raptors, and their quiet summer which was highlighted by retain