Tag: 2023-24 nba season

The best of the Cedric Maxwell podcast on the way to Banner 18

From Chuck D to Grant Williams, this season’s podcast guests were top-notch.

The NBA’s 2023-24 season was one for the books after the Boston Celtics carved their way through it like a hot knife through butter on their way to the 2024 NBA Playoffs and hanging Banner 18 beyond it.

And it was a year for the books on the CLNS Media “Cedric Maxwell” podcast, which saw the eponymous host and his cohost Josue Pavon welcome on a truly rich cavalcade of guests to chronicle Boston’s path to winning a league-record 18th banner. From Chuck D to Grant Williams, this season’s podcast guests were top-notch on Maxwell’s show, so the folks behind it put together a best of the last season episode.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say this season.

If you enjoy this pod, check out the “How Bout Them Celtics,” “First to the Floor,” “Celtics Lab,” and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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The Boston Celtics NBA Finals and 2024 Postseason Awards Show

With Banner 18 finally hung in the City of Boston, there are plenty of hardware recipients to be had.

Another Boston Celtics playoff series has ended, which means it’s time for the First to the Floor End-of-Series awards show! Not only that, the hosts of the CLNS Media “First to the Floor” podcast, Jake Issenberg, Ben Vallis, and Wayne Spooney, are handing out awards for the Celtics’ entire postseason, and highlighting every player’s best moment of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.

With Banner 18 finally hung in the City of Boston, there are plenty of hardware recipients to be had in this edition of the FTTF awards show, so strap in and relax while they cue up the trophies.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say about who ought to get what honors for being a member of the Celtics organization this season.

If you enjoy this pod, check out the “How Bout Them Celtics,” “First to the Floor,” “Celtics Lab,” and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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A last look back at the Boston Celtics’ 2023-24 championship season

Some last thoughts about the Celtics- 2023-24 campaign are worth a final look. 

As the process of building the Boston Celtics‘ roster for the 2024-25 NBA season starts to pick up steam, the last thoughts about the Celtics- 2023-24 campaign are worth a final look. 

And that is exactly what the hosts of the CLNS Media “The Big Three NBA” podcast, A. Sherrod Blakely, Gary Washburn, and Kwani Lunis, did on a recent episode of their pod. They talked what worked, what didn’t, and some of the standout performers not named Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown during the 2024 championship season that saw Banner 18 finally get hung by this core of the team.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say.

If you enjoy this pod, check out the “How Bout Them Celtics,” “First to the Floor,” “Celtics Lab,” and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Checking the receipts to see what we thought of the Boston Celtics before the 2023-24 season

Did we really think this team was going to win it all before the start of the season?

Checking the receipts to see what we thought of the Boston Celtics before the 2023-24 season, we learned some interesting things about the hosts of the CLNS Media “Garden Report” podcast, Bobby Manning, Josue Pavon, Jimmy Toscano, A. Sherrod Blakely and John Zannis.

Before the start of the campaign that would end with Boston finally hanging the long-awaited Banner 18, the “Garden Report” crew laid out what they thought would happen this season. Now, they have reconvened to discuss the Celtics’ championship and review their preseason bold predictions, analyzing what they got right and what they got wrong.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say.

If you enjoy this pod, check out the “How Bout Them Celtics,” “First to the Floor,” “Celtics Lab,” and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Joe Mazzulla deserves credit for the Boston Celtics historic run

The Celtics coach played no minor role in Boston’s successes this season.

The Boston Celtics have put together an all-time great run to the 2024 NBA Finals, and if you try to narrow down the names most responsible for it going down, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla needs to be at the top of the list. 

You can point to the play of the stars given the impact of Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, and Kristaps Porzingis. The other starters in Derrick White and Jrue Holiday have been literally indispensable. And the bench from Al Horford to Jordan Walsh have all done their parts, and made their sacrifices to fuel the success for Boston.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “Still Poddable” podcast, Brian Robb, Sam Packard, and Jay King, took a closer look at how Mazzulla has impacted the run on a recent episode. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear it.

If you enjoy this pod, check out the “How Bout Them Celtics,” “First to the Floor,” and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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What player improved the most for the San Antonio Spurs last season?

With such a young team, there is a long list of potential candidates to point to.

What player improved the most for the San Antonio Spurs last season? With such a young team, there is a long list of potential candidates to point to, but most fans of the team are likely to point to a certain rookie forward who hails from France for the obvious answer.

And the case is not a hard one, considering said French forward (Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama, in case it is not so obvious as we think it is) entered the league barely able to stay on the floor defensively at times to a bona fide 2024 Defensive Player of the Year candidate by the end of the season. But there are other candidates — who are they?

The host of the “Locked On Spurs” podcast, Jeff Garcia, connected with “Alamo City Sportscast” podcast host Michael Jimenez to talk about which Spurs players improved the most last season

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.

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San Antonio Spurs honor Victor Wembanyama for winning NBA’s 2024 Kia Rookie of the Year

The French forward phenom’s 495 points nearly lapped his next closest rival, Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren.

Your NBA 2024 Rookie of the Year is none other than star San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama, with the returns from the voting now in and tabulated by the league.

The French forward phenom’s 495 points nearly lapped his next closest rival, Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren, who, in his second year under contract with the Thunder, garnered 295 total points in Rookie of the Year voting. Other rookies who got votes include Brandon Miller of the Charlotte Hornets, Jaime Jaquez Jr. of the Miami Heat, Brandin Podziemski of the Golden State Warriors, and Derek Lively II of the Dallas Mavericks.

That Wemby won this honor unanimously makes it all the more impressive. He is the first rookie to do so since Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and just the sixth rookie to do so ever.

The Spurs organization put out a video to celebrate Wemby’s major career milestone. Check it out in the clip embedded above.

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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama wins unanimously NBA’s 2024 Rookie of the Year award

Wembanyama is the first to be a unanimous selection for Rookie of the Year since Karl-Anthony Towns in the 2015-16 season.

French forward phenom Victor Wembanyama has made his first major mark in his NBA career by winning the NBA’s 2024 Kia Rookie of the Year award with a unanimous vote. Wemby got all 99 first place votes for an overall total of 495, with second-year Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren getting the next-highest vote total of 295 (0 first place votes, 98 second place votes, and 1 third place vote).

Other rookies making an appearance on the vote total list include Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller (1 second place vote, 83 third place votes) for 86 overall, and Miami Heat wing Jaime Jaquez, Jr. (10 third place votes) for 10 overall.

Golden State Warriors wing Brandin Podziemski (4 third place votes) also register votes for 4 overall, and Dallas Mavericks big man Derek Lively II (1 third place vote) for 1 overall.

Per the league, Wembanyama is the first to be a unanimous selection for Rookie of the Year since Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns in the 2015-16 season.

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Who should the Boston Celtics want to play, the Cleveland Cavaliers, or the Orlando Magic?

Which of the two teams is the ball club that is a better matchup for the Celtics?

The Boston Celtics have defeated the Miami Heat in their 2024 NBA Eastern Conference first round series, getting revenge for the Heat bouncing them from the Eastern Conference finals last spring. Now, they away the outcome of the winner of the Orlando Magic – Cleveland Cavaliers first round series.

Which of the two teams is the ball club that is a better matchup for the Celtics? Do we think that team is the one to advance? The hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” and “Talkin’ Cs” podcasts, Jack Simone, Sam LaFrance, and Bobby Krivitsky, weighed in on a recent episode of their shared podcast.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say.

If you enjoy this pod, check out the “How Bout Them Celtics,” “First to the Floor,” and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Boston’s Jrue Holiday on why the Celtics’ bench defense is so important

‘Even the White guys play defense,’ he joked recently.

The Boston Celtics have mostly made headlines this season with their historic offensive capabilities, putting their opponents on their heels defensively with startling regularity. 

But it has been on the defensive end of the court with the Celtics’ true strength has lain in their 2023-24 regular season campaign and beyond into the 2024 NBA Playoffs. When the Celtics have played their best defense in their Eastern Conference first round series against the Miami Heat, there has been little the Heat have been able to do to fix it. The hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” podcast, Jack Simone and Sam LaFrance, assessed the import of Boston’s defense this season on a recent episode.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say.

If you enjoy this pod, check out the “How Bout Them Celtics,” “First to the Floor,” and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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