Banners Broadcast: a Boston Celtics Discussion Pod

Jaylen Brown hopped on CJ McCollum's podcast to talk about writing a book, meditation, activism, a vegan diet and gambling. We hopped on our podcast to talk about that.  Gordon Hayward's doing lateral movement and we look forward to training camp in Boston -- since Nick won't have to travel.  Cedric Maxwell called Kevin Garnett the GOAT Celtics player. Is there a case? Nick opens his history books to analyze the greats, the 76ers rivalry and how it created the Beat LA chants. 

Will the Lakers even be good? It's incredible we're asking that after they signed LeBron James but it's how we open a new potential era of Celtics-Lakers. Unless the Warriors win four straight western conferences as they could. Trevor Lane joins the show to represent the purple and gold's new relevancy to the Celts. 

Has the "ship sailed" on Isaiah Thomas ever playing for the Celtics again? (2:22) Kawhi Leonard's in the Atlantic division, but tough to imagine him picking up where he left off against the Warriors (5:39) Smart's contract: good will or trade salary? (9:40) Plus: Ben's conversation with Gordon Hayward (15:41) and memories of C's keeping Kevin Garnett on the court in 2012 (19:39). 

Now that Cavaliers-Celtics is a thing of the past, please refer to Sean Woodley as the new Justin Rowan. It's now all about Raptors-Celtics. We get into the monumental risk of the Kawhi Leonard trade, what to expect from the Raps stylistically against Boston and envision a playoff series the two teams have dodged. What's Leonard at this point? What're the odds he makes it more than one season? Could this all just be opening a back door to a rebuild? 

Comic con of NBA, overwhelming place (0:00) Marcus Smart chase (3:15) Kings offer (4:30) Vegas encounters: Cuban, Ballmer, Silver, Fultz (7:32) Jabari Bird (10:00) Summer League (11:38) Jaylen Brown in Summer League? (12:34) Robert Williams (14:22) Semi Ojeleye (17:24) "More likely to happen when they're all in the same place"  Is there a Smart replacement? (21:22)

How much playing time can we expect from the newest Celtic Robert Williams in his rookie season? (0:00). Jeff Goodman weighed in. He fell all the way to Boston at 27. So, should we be glad that he fell or concerned about why he fell? (1:16)  We discuss the rawness of Williams' talent, past Celtics big men that Ainge selected and whether or not they'll be in a good place to develop him (10:56). What can we expect from Williams? Where'd he come from? Goodman weighed in on that too (21:55). 

JR Smith sprints toward half court as the NBA Finals tick away from Cleveland. Who avoided more blame, George Hill or Kevin Durant? Did Smith overshadow Kanye West Thursday night?  Will Bryan Colangelo be fired? Future cost of the franchise luxury tax issues facing the Celtics, plus Marcus Smart's future in Boston and... Aron Baynes 27 Hard cap and the MLE  Marcus Morris  Rozier 32 Greg 34 Mo Bamba 35 Weird cap stuff 37 Julius Randle 39 Cap fight 40 Shane Larkin 42

If LeBron James played us again, by extending a series just to crush the Celtics' hearts, it wasn't intentional. Neither were his theatrics on the ground with an injured leg, that Justin Rowan believes could have been to salvage a few minutes of rest.  The Cavaliers beat the Celtics in Game 7 so we need to talk about the surprise of Jeff Green, the disappearance of Al Horford late, the infamous final two minutes, the four former Celts repping the Cavs in The Finals.

If you ran a million 2K simulations, Kyle Korver probably doesn't record 2 blocks, so says Jared Weiss.  After last episode's wacky dive into the best Weird Celtics Twitter moments, we dive back into the Xs and Os that flipped Cavs-Celtics upside down. From "autoswitching" to Al Horford's sets, Jared has it covered.  I mistake a bad rotation for a 2-3 zone set, because Syracuse. 

It's time for the definitive top-10 list of Weird Celtics Twitter moments from its inaugural season.  Between NBC Sports Boston's coverage of it, national articles and even player recognition the oddball memes of the Celtics fans on Twitter reached widespread recognizability this year. In a vicious cycle, the content and posting only increased to where we have a tough choice breaking it down to 10 moments with bracket master Sam Packard of the LockedOnCeltics Podcast. 

What is "gooning" up the game, am I the only one who's never heard of that word?  It's difficult to point out a game-breaker for the Celtics, or what went wrong, but Justin Rowan will try to after his Cavs in "4" or "5" went out the window in two games. Two games is also the number JR Smith should have been suspended for, one of the few things Justin and I could agree on.

This may be the year the Cavaliers-Al Horford jokes end, so says Justin Rowan of FearTheSword. But his prediction will draw some laughs.  “My heart is telling me Cavs in 5, my gut is telling me it’s a sweep."  These two teams don't look the way they anticipated to when many predicted Boston and Cleveland to be here before the season, but here they are anyway and the two fanbases will meet head-on as they always do.

Jayson Tatum, Terry Rozier and Marcus Morris combined for another second half thrilled against the 76ers pushing the Celtics up 2-0. But Al Horford's been right in the middle of Boston's postseason run for the second straight year. This episode's dedicated to him, but also what's wrong with Philadelphia? Not calling timeouts, not playing Fultz, all while Horford puts Joel Embiid on an island and Twitter puts Ben Simmons on Wilt with a "1." 

It's time for the long-overdue official welcome of Sam to CelticsBlog. We throw away Episode 34 as Milwaukee's turned this series upside down. Sam dives into turnovers, Marcus Morris' last shot, Shane Larkin and lineups. Then, with a best 2 out of 3 starting tonight, we ask if the Celts SHOULD win this series.  Also, a greater look at the East as the Cavs face trouble in round 1. Is the door open for the 76ers to take the East and if so does that threaten Boston's future hold on the conference? 

Jimmy Toscano says the Bucks have lost themselves in some way in this series between a lack of leadership and losing culture. That frustration boiled over as Milwaukee fell 0-2 in the Boston opener to their series with the Celtics. Toscano takes us inside the Garden for a review of the first two, from Bledsoe-Rozier's odd feud to Middleton's silliest shot ever.  Also, do the Bucks have a losing culture and should Tommy Heinsohn remember the record that Jaylen Brown just broke?