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Celtics alum Tacko Fall sits down with Shams Charania to talk CBA, Wembanyama and more

The former Boston big man opened up about his time playing in China, life as a 7-footer, and lots more.

Former Boston Celtics two way big man Tacko Fall recently sat down with Stadium’s Shams Charania to discuss what his experience playing basketball in China’s CBA is like and how it transformed him as a player and person.

The Senegalese center reflected on the challenges of adapting to a new country during the pandemic, the immense popularity of basketball in China, and his role as a leader on the court. Fall also detailed his efforts to improve his shooting, particularly from the free-throw line, and shares his thoughts on fellow seven-foot player Victor Wembanyama.

The UCF alum talks about his own physical stature and how it relates to his interactions with others and touches on his new role as a father and his hopes for his daughter’s future.

To hear more about what the Boston alum has been up to and what his future holds, check out the clip embedded above.

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Shams: Former Celtic Tacko Fall headed back to CBA with Nanjing Monkey Kings

Fall is headed back to the CBA after trying to get back to the NBA this offseason.

Per the Athletic’s Shams Charania, former Boston Celtics big man Tacko Fall is poised to return to the Chinese Basketball Association after an offseason trying unsuccessfully to get back into the NBA.

Fall, who played in China during the 2022-23 season, has signed a deal with the Nanjing Monkey Kings. He previously played in the CBA for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers on a one-year contract.

After a solid college career at the University of Central Florida, Fall went unselected in the 2019 NBA draft but signed with the Celtics as a two-way player after a strong showing that offseason in the club’s training camp.

The Senegalese center spent a pair of seasons with Boston as before joining the Cleveland Cavaliers in a similar role for the 2021-22 season.

From there, he joined the CBA with Xinjiang, where he has carved out a niche for himself in the league he has yet to at the NBA level.

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The Boston Celtics now have a finite window to contend

What can they do to maximize it?

The Boston Celtics have a limited window of about two years to make a championship push under the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement that is significantly more punitive to teams that carry expensive rosters.

The Celtics must be more aggressive and willing to make moves before next summer in the eyes of some fans and analysts in light of what the new CBA will likely do to costly contenders, especially given they will have a roster carrying two supermax deals.

Keeping an eye on potential trades during the season could be beneficial for Boston, but the Celtics must maximize their assets for long-term success under this new CBA.

On a recent episode of the CLNS Media “Winning Plays” podcast, host Brian Robb was joined by NBC Boston Sports reporter Chris Forsberg to talk about that window.

Check out the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say about it.

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How has the league’s new CBA affected the 2023 offseason so far?

The CBA’s effects on team dynamics and young players’ contracts raise questions for the future,

The new NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement has already influenced the offseason. We’ve seen record-breaking spending in free agency while other teams such as the Boston Celtics felt the sting while trying to build their rosters.

The Phoenix Suns strategically navigated the CBA to make moves that might come back to bite them, and veterans and mid-level players expressed concerns about the effect of the CBA on their earnings.

The CBA’s effects on team dynamics and young players’ contracts raise questions for the future, while some of the teams it was created to punish, such as the Suns and Golden State Warriors, do not seem fazed by its punitive aspects just yet.

How has the league’s new CBA affected the 2023 offseason so far?

On an episode of ESPN’s “NBA Today” from earlier this summer, the hosts dive into the impact of the new CBA so far — check it out in the clip embedded below.

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How will NBA rules change in the 2023-23 season?

The league will implement two key rule changes for the looming 2023-24 season.

With the end of the 2022-23 NBA season, more change is coming than just a new collective bargaining agreement and the dreaded second apron. The league will implement two key rule changes for the 2023-24 season — minor as they are, the contours of how games will be played will change for the Boston Celtics and their peers around the association.

The first change involves coaches’ challenges, where teams will receive a second challenge if their first one is successful. The second change addresses flopping penalties, with players receiving a non-unsportsmanlike technical foul for intentional acts to draw fouls.

To hear more details about how the officiating of flopping and how coaches’ challenges will be conducted starting next season, check out the clip embedded below put together by the folks behind the official NESN YouTube channel.

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How does the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement affect a Jaylen Brown supermax extension?

The Boston Celtics face a potentially significant increase in their luxury tax bill in future seasons – what could be the effect on a Brown extension?

The Boston Celtics face a potentially significant increase in their luxury tax bill in future seasons under the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), especially if they give Jaylen Brown a supermax contract extension that will be worth nearly $300 million over the next five seasons.

To accommodate Brown’s supermax, the team may need to trade away players with mid-level salaries and downgrade the roster in the short term given the ball club’s ownership group’s willingness to pay a high tax bill is uncertain on the scale going into the so-called “supertax” or second apron by bringing back the team as it was last season.

There are other paths to a contending team that strike a balance between taking steps back or going hard into the tax available also.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what the hosts of the CLNS Media “First to the Floor” podcast has to say about the range of options available to the team to build a contender for 2023-24.

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Celtics trade ideas: Lamelo Ball to Boston in Jaylen Brown Package deal

In light of the new CBA, the folks at the CLNS Media “Garden Report” podcast have been brainstorming trade ideas for Brown,

The Boston Celtics will have tough decisions to make to maximize their contention window under the NBA’s especially punitive (at least, for teams with expensive rosters like the Celtics) collective bargaining agreement that was designed to limit teams spending their way to a title.

That new CBA has some nervous fans and analysts clamoring for decisive action in that vein immediately. Many even calling for Boston to deal away star forward Jaylen Brown instead of offering the Georgia native a supermax extension. To that end, the folks at the CLNS Media “Garden Report” podcast have been brainstorming trade ideas for Brown, with their latest clip focused on a swap for Charlotte Hornets star point guard Lamelo Ball.

To hear the finer details of such a potential swap — or to scream at your screen because you hate the suggestion — take a look at the clip embedded below to see what the Garden Report crew has in mind.

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How new CBA could force the Boston Celtics to make tough roster choices sooner than later

The new CBA introduces punitive measures that make it difficult for high-spending teams like the Celtics to maintain their competitiveness.

The NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement poses serious team-building challenges for the Boston Celtics at a critical moment in the franchise’s pursuit of another title, potentially leading to it to make tough roster decisions sooner rather than later to dodge the worst of those penalties early in what remains of the team’s contention window.

The new CBA introduces punitive measures that make it difficult for high-spending teams such as the Celtics to maintain their competitiveness and retain their talent over time. But Boston has a shot at getting the team both better next season and better positioned to avoid those penalties in the short term.

NBC Sports Boston’s Chris Forsberg recently linked up with cap expert Ryan Berardoni to talk over all of the above.

Check out the clip embedded above to hear what they have to say about Boston’s choices this offseason.

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Celtics Lab 200: Making sense of Boston’s offseason in light of the NBA’s new CBA with Yossi Gozlan

To get a better read on what the Celtics may be facing, we brought on HoopsHype cap expert Yossi Gozlan.

One of the biggest challenges the Boston Celtics will need to overcome in the short term if they want to win another title will not necessarily be an opposing team or player.

As we begin to learn the details of the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and how it was designed to punish ball clubs with rosters and payrolls like the Celtics’, it is becoming increasingly clear the team’s title window will likely be shorter than hoped — and far more difficult to navigate on top of the more quotidian issues Boston needs to address in its roster construction.

To get a better read on what the Celtics may be facing and what options and specific challenges might be waiting for Boston this offseason, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast brought on friend of the pod Yossi Gozlan, HoopsHype cap expert, to talk us through the finer points of the league’s new CBA.

They also get into the trickle of news still percolating through the Celtics media sphere, advocating for the hire of Sam Cassell shortly before it happened among other coaching staff to flesh out head coach Joe Mazzulla’s bench for next season.

The Celtics Lab podcast is sponsored by Fan Duel and Better Help.

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Celtics projected to come in $11 million under the second apron before re-signing Grant Williams

If the Charlotte native gets a bigger offer in free agency, Boston would likely need to get creative to retain him.

The NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement was designed to put pressure on teams like the Boston Celtics. who will begin feeling the pinch as soon as this offseason. Per HoopsHype’s Yossi Gozlan, the Celtics will come in at roughly $4 million over the tax and $11 million below the second tax apron, the supertax. This figure only counts the 13 players the team already have under contract next season, and could see Boston above that second apron should they sign Grant Williams to a new deal.

Such a move would bring a number of limitations on what clubs like Boston can do to build their team. This includes no more cap exceptions save the veteran’s minimum, no access to buyout players and no ability to take on more than 110% of the money they send out in trades.

If Williams slides in under that amount, Boston may be able to retain him without additional moves. Otherwise, the team will need to explore moving other players for less money coming back.

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