Havlicek Stole the Pod NBA Basketball Podcast

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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