Tag: Cedric Maxwell

Which Boston Celtics are among the top 15 all-time?

For such a storied franchise, the potential for debate is considerable.

Who are the top 15 Boston Celtics of all time? After the arrival of the NBA’s 75th anniversary, lists upon lists upon lists highlighting, projecting and rejecting players among the NBA’s and its component teams’ best players abound. Yet the interest seems to continue in who ranks what among who continues unabated.

So don’t expect a reprieve from the Celtics media sphere any more than the national one. Such an exercise was the focus of our friends at the CLNS Media podcast “Celtics Beat,” where hosts Evan Valenti and Adam Kaufman debated with Hall of Famer (and top-15 all-time Celtics prospect himself) Cedric Maxwell on who ought to populate such a list.

The crew also talk about Maxwell’s book, “If These Walls Could Talk: Boston Celtics: Stories from the Boston Celtics Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box.” Be sure to check it out!

Check out the clip embedded above to hear what Celtics make the cut, what’s in the book, and much, much more.

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 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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Cedric Maxwell trash talks Los Angeles Lakers rivals after the Boston Celtics win Banner 18

It was especially glorious for former members of the Celtics organization to be able to rub it in the faces of their Laker peers.

The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers have one of the oldest and fiercest of rivals in the history of the NBA. So it was especially glorious for former members of the Celtics organization to be able to rub it in the faces of their Laker peers, which is exactly what Boston forward alum Cedric Maxwell did after the Celtics won Banner 18.

The host of his eponymous “Cedric Maxwell” chopped it up with cohost Josue Pavon, with Max telling the tale of which former Laker legend he reached out to (and how that legend reacted to the news).

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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Cedric Maxwell talks with Chuck D on rap, and the evolution of the NBA

This is an episode you do definitely not want to miss!

Once again, back is the incredible, the rhyme animal, iconic rapper and Hip-Hop producer Chuck D, for those of you too young to recognize those lyrics. We are speaking about a recent CLNS Media “Cedric Maxwell” podcast the founding member of Public Enemy recently made an appearance on.

The eponymous host Cedric Maxwell and his cohost Josue Pavon had a chance to sit down with the recording legend. The trio talk about the evolution of the NBA, modern hip hop culture, and reflect on some of Boston Celtics alum and broadcaster Cedric Maxwell‘s highlights as an NBA player with the lifelong New York Knicks fan. This is an episode you do definitely not want to miss!

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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The national NBA media is sleeping on the Boston Celtics

Champion Celtics forward alum Cedric Maxwell is not too pleased about that fact.

The national NBA media is sleeping on the Boston Celtics, and champion Celtics forward alum Cedric Maxwell is not too pleased about that fact. With the Boston hot take economy in overdrive for clips, it may be the worst thing we can do to give those sorts of stories coverage.

But between recycling tired (and inaccurate) narratives for clicks and ostensible journalists using their status as such to swipe at Celtics players for odd reasons, there have been entirely too many such stories in the press for the team with the best record in the 2024 Playoffs. Max and cohost Josue Pavon of their eponymous CLNS Media “Cedric Maxwell” podcast weighed in on this and more 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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Boston Celtics 1984 reunion: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, and Cedric Maxwell are together again

You know that the title town vibes are high when these guys are in the house.

You know that the title town vibes are high when legendary Boston Celtics alumni Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, and Cedric Maxwell are in the city of Boston ahead of the Celtics taking on the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.

CLNS Media reporters Josue Pavon and Nick Gelso were there in the flesh to provide us with exclusive coverage from the 1984 Celtics reunion featuring Bird, Maxwell, Parish, and McHale. The iconic Celtics players gathered for the grand opening of Dick’s House of Sport at Prudential Center on this past Saturday (April 20).

Take a look at the clip embedded below to see the reunion for yourself.

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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Joe Mazzulla’s need to hang Banner 18 with the Boston Celtics is reportedly intense

It certainly does not hurt to have your head coach as hungry to win an NBA title as his players happen to be.

It certainly does not hurt to have your head coach as hungry to win an NBA title as his players happen to be, and in the case of the Boston Celtics, they evidently have that in their corner. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla recently shared how hungry he is to hang Banner 18 for Boston to 1981 Celtics Finals MVP Cedric Maxwell on the latter’s eponymous CLNS Media podcast.

To talk it over on a recent episode, Jack Simone and Sam Lafrance, the hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” podcast, sat down and reflected on what it means to have the coach so gung-ho for Boston.

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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Celtics champ and broadcaster Cedric Maxwell on Boston’s playoff journey

Maxwell knows a few things about the Celtics in the NBA Finals.

Champion Boston Celtics forward and current day Boston broadcaster Cedric Maxwell knows a few things about the Celtics in the NBA Finals. So when the former Finals MVP has something to say about how Boston might get back to the NBA’s biggest stage, we probably ought to listen.

Speaking on a recent episode, the hosts of the CLNS Media “First to the Floor” podcast linked up with Cornbread to talk about the Celtics’ playoff rotation, this year’s championship prospects, and which modern players compare closely to Max back in his playing days.

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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Joe Mazzulla will do anything to bring another title to the Boston Celtics

They spoke about the pressure that comes with being the NBA’s best as the regular season winds down.

The Boston Celtics need the sort of head coach who is willing to do whatever it takes to win another title, and from what we are hearing from Celtics legend Cedric Maxwell, they happen to have one under contract.

That would of course be current Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, who recently spoke with the former Boston forward and current Celtics broadcaster. Maxwell spoke about the encounter and what was said on a recent episode of his eponymous CLNS Media podcast with co-host Josue Pavon. Per Max, the two spoke about the pressure that comes with being the NBA’s best as the 2023-24 regular season winds down and the playoffs that are around the corner for the dominating Celtics.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what he 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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Cedric Maxwell reacts to Boston’s Jaylen Brown in the NBA’s 2024 Dunk Contest

Maxwell shared his feelings about Brown’s participation in the Dunk Contest.

We have heard from players, fans, and NBA analysts what they think of this year’s NBA Slam Dunk Contest featuring star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown, but what do the Celtics greats of the past think of it? While that might be a hard question to answer more generally, in the case of one of them, we have a clear reply.

And that Boston legend is current day Celtics broadcaster Cedric Maxwell, who won two NBA titles with the Celtics in the heady days of the 1980s. That era certainly had some greats taking part in the dunk contest, even if Maxwell never tried his own hand at it.

Maxwell shared his thoughts on the event and Brown in it on a recent episode of his eponymous CLNS Media “Cedric Maxwell” podcast.

Check it out above!

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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